‘Oppenheimer’ First Reactions Praise Cillian Murphy’s ‘Mesmerizing’ Performance in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Spectacular’ Epic

The explosive first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s WWII epic “Oppenheimer” have lit the internet ablaze.The film hosted its world premiere in Paris, shortly before the cast walked out of the U.K.

premiere amid the SAG-AFTRA strike being announced July 14.

Oppenheimer” is set to debut in theaters July 20 and stars Cillian Murphy as the titular father of the atomic bomb, J.

Robert Oppenheimer.

Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr.

are among the star-studded ensemble cast.Writer-director Nolan used real explosions in lieu of CGI to mimic the first detonation of the atomic bomb during the Trinity Test.

The entire film was shot in IMAX.

Oppenheimer” is inspired by 2005 book “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J.

Sherwin and centers on Manhattan Project leader J.

Robert Oppenheimer (Murphy) as he grapples with the moral repercussions of creating the bomb.Murphy’s co-star…

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