Tag: Murphy
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Angelica Ross Alleges Ryan Murphy Ignored Her After All-Black ‘American Horror Story’ Season Idea
Angelica Ross is accusing Ryan Murphy of ghosting her over an “American Horror Story” season idea.Ross, who appeared in Seasons 9 and 10 of the anthology series as well as Murphy’s “Pose,” tweeted emails allegedly sent by Murphy that suggested the executive producer was interested in an all-Black season of “AHS.”An email claimed to be…
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Cillian Murphy’s Peaky Blinders Role Almost Went To A Fast And Furious Star
Cillian Murphy has become somewhat synonymous with the series “Peaky Blinders,” the BBC/Netflix series about a street gang in England just after the First World War led by the cunning crime boss Tommy Shelby (Murphy). Created by Steven Knight, the series has permeated the general pop culture landscape so deeply that even those who have…
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Two Sentences From Christopher Nolan Unlocked Oppenheimer For Cillian Murphy
Prior to July 21, 2023, you could’ve made a pretty solid case that Cillian Murphy is one of the most underrated actors working today. But now that Christoepher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has mushroomed across the cinematic landscape, there can be no doubt: Murphy is a staggeringly talented performer who, at the age of 47, has barely…
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How Mr. Rogers And Orson Welles Helped Prepare Cillian Murphy For Oppenheimer
“Oppenheimer” marked a few significant firsts for the main creative team involved in the film. After largely focusing on original concepts, Christopher Nolan pivoted towards a biopic centered on one of the most controversial individuals in American history. Similarly, star Cillian Murphy was tasked with portraying a historical figure for the first time in his career,…
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The One Part Of Peaky Blinders Cillian Murphy Can’t Stand
Is a “Peaky Blinders” movie coming? Probably. Is Cillian Murphy the best source for “Peaky Blinders” movie updates? Maybe not. In an interview with Radio Times ahead of the release of “Oppenheimer,” Murphy hinted that he is not a huge fan of being treated like a Google search page when it comes to the future…
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Cillian Murphy Wishes He Was in ‘Interstellar,’ Says Christopher Nolan’s Film ‘Broke My Heart’
“Oppenheimer” is a high point in both Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan’s careers and the culmination of nearly two decades of collaboration between the two men. No film in Nolan’s oeuvre is more reliant on a single actor to carry the story — and he trusted the role (and the sacrifices that accompanied it) to…
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Cillian Murphy Smoked An Alarming Number Of Cigarettes During Peaky Blinders
If you watched “Oppenheimer” this summer and found yourself wondering if Cillian Murphy really puffed on all those cigarettes while playing theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that they were probably herbal cigarettes. The bad news is this isn’t the first time Murphy has played…
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Cillian Murphy Says ‘Interstellar’ Is a Christopher Nolan Movie He Would’ve Liked to Star In: ‘I Find It So Emotional. It Broke My Heart’
Cillian Murphy’s decades-long collaboration with Christopher Nolan hit a new peak with “Oppenheimer,” his first leading role in a Nolan feature that has garnered him the best reviews of his career and Oscar buzz for best actor. “Oppenheimer” follows Murphy’s supporting turns in three Batman films, “Inception” and “Interstellar.” Recently asked by The Independent if…
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Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer Look Was Inspired By A Classic Rock Star
Something a viewer might instantly note about Christopher Nolan’s new hit biopic “Oppenheimer” is that the film’s star, Cillian Murphy, doesn’t look an awful lot like J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy has an intense gaze and a bird-like demeanor, carrying — in many of his roles — both a brisk openness and a mysterious threat. Oppenheimer…