UPDATED: “Rated R For Sexuality, Nudity and Language.”
EARLIER: My inbox has been filled with readers who swear they just saw an ad for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and that it’s Rated R! I’ve emailed Universal to get confirmation …
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This would be Nolan’s first R-rated movie in over 20 years, the last time that happened was with 2002’s “Insomnia.” Before that, “Memento” also garnered the same rating.
I always hoped Nolan would go back to R-rated filmmaking. There are some who complained that “Dunkirk” could have benefited from such a rating. This is absolutely great news and there should be no complaints about it — Nolan is swinging for the fences here.
Hey, the real Robert Oppenheimer was the self-proclaimed “destroyer of worlds,” that means something. It also means that Nolan most likely had more creative freedom with this latest epic of his, which clocks in at 3 hours.
This has turned out to be a major risk-taker for Nolan. A 180 minute film, partially shot in black and white that is neither sci-fi nor action. It’s a labor of love. The rivalry with “Barbie,” which shares the same release date, have always been ridiculous.
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.
“Oppenheimer” stars Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek and Robert Downey Jr.
Following “Air,” this is Affleck’s latest stint behind the camera. He has cast himself in the lead role, alongside Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”).