Tag: Murphy
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Forget About ‘Oppenheimer’ Deleted Scenes: Cillian Murphy Says They Don’t, and Won’t, Exist
Cillian Murphy is telling “Oppenheimer” fans to not hold their breath for deleted scenes.The lead actor told Collider in the below video that Christopher Nolan’s film — just like any of the director’s other work — will not have deleted scenes or a director’s cut that surface.“There’s no deleted scenes in Chris Nolan movies,” Murphy…
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‘Coming to America’: Eddie Murphy’s First Time Playing Many Characters
Will we ever get the old Eddie Murphy back? For that matter, when exactly did we lose him? It feels like it’s been so long since we’ve seen Murphy be the singular comedy genius that he is, and it doesn’t help that he most recently was seen getting his time wasted on projects like You…
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Cillian Murphy’s Best Performances: ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘Red Eye,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ and More
Cillian Murphy first cut his teeth at the Corcadorca Theatre Company in his hometown of Cork, Ireland at the age of 20, where he nailed the audition for his first acting role in Enda Walsh’s “Disco Pigs” play. Murphy made enough of an impression to not only land the role for the theater part, but…
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Cillian Murphy Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Deleted Scenes Don’t Exist: Christopher Nolan Doesn’t ‘Fiddle Around Trying to Change the Story’
“Oppenheimer” is Christopher Nolan’s longest movie at 180 minutes, but don’t expect it to get even longer whenever it arrives on home video. Neither a director’s cut of the atomic bomb epic nor deleted scenes from the movie exist, Cillian Murphy recently told Collider.“There’s no deleted scenes in Chris Nolan movies,” Murphy added. “That’s why…
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This ‘Coming to America’ Performance Overshadows Eddie Murphy
It’s nearly impossible to examine Eddie Murphy’s overall brilliant career without bringing up the movie that arguably propelled him to new levels among the Hollywood comedy elite. Sure, it’s easy to single out early classics such as Trading Places, 48 Hours, and Beverly Hills Cop, but when it comes to full-on comedy, Coming to America…
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Cillian Murphy’s Favorite Oppenheimer Scenes Were The Most Harrowing To Film
This post contains spoilers for “Oppenheimer.”Cillian Murphy wasn’t about to phone in his “Oppenheimer” performance. The actor had been waiting since 2005, when he played The Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” to take the lead in one of the director’s films. In the almost 20 years since that movie debuted, Murphy has…
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Cillian Murphy’s Favorite Movies: ‘Scarecrow,’ ‘La Haine,’ and More Films the ‘Oppenheimer’ Actor Loves
For most of his young life, Cillian Murphy wanted to be a musician. Strumming away on his guitar and hammering on piano keys, the eventual “Oppenheimer” star wouldn’t shift his focus to acting until his early twenties. Murphy gained a larger following in film and on TV than from theater, although he has appeared on…
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Cillian Murphy Almost Played J. Robert Oppenheimer in a 2014 TV Series
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is shaping up to be a career-defining role for Cillian Murphy. The longtime Nolan ensemble member stepped into a lead role in one of the auteur’s films for the first time, and his nuanced performance as atomic bomb inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer has made him an early Oscar frontrunner. You could even…
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Cillian Murphy Says Divisive ‘Oppenheimer’ Sex Scene Is ‘Vital’; Oppenheimer’s Grandson ‘Would’ve Removed’ That Poison Apple Moment
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has generated a lot of headlines due to its nudity and sex scenes, the first of the director’s career. Cillian Murphy, who plays the title character in Nolan’s biographical drama, was recently asked by GQ UK to weigh in on all of the buzz surrounding the “Oppenheimer” sex scenes, to which Murphy…
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Robert Downey Jr. Has ‘Never Witnessed a Greater Sacrifice’ by an Actor Than Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’
“Oppenheimer” saw Christopher Nolan working with a predictably excellent ensemble cast that included Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Robert Downey Jr. But more than any other film in Nolan’s career, the success of “Oppenheimer” fell on the shoulders of one actor: Cillian Murphy.The Irish actor’s performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer is the heart…