Christopher Nolan is known to have lengthy films in his filmography, with his “Interstellar (169 minutes) being the record-holder, so it’s no surprise he will again be working on an epic scale with his upcoming “Oppenheimer.”
Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick confirmed on a podcast that “Oppenheimer” will span 45 years. Purely a guess, but I bet it’ll tackle J. Robert Oppenheimer’s first days in Cambridge (1923) up to his death (1967).
The teaser for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was released in July. The Black and White looked sumptuous. “Oppenheimer” is said to have a budget of around $100 million. It’ll also be interesting to see just how much of “Oppenheimer” will be shot in IMAX analog black and white by Nolan and DP Hoyte Van Hoytema.
Cillian Murphy will play the father of the hydrogen bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer. A man who, despite inventing the deadly weapon, wanted to place International controls on his dangerous invention, post-Hiroshima.
Nolan is currently in post on the film. He has more than a year to finish editing and put the film in the can. Filming had started on February 21 and ended on May 22 with a cast that includes Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh. Rami Malek and Robert Downey Jr.