‘Oppenheimer’ First Reactions Praise Christopher Nolan’s ‘Most Impressive Work Yet’: A ‘Spectacular Achievement’ and ‘Total Knockout’

McKinley Franklin editor Christopher Nolan cast his eldest daughter in a gruesome role for his forthcoming feature “Oppenheimer.” Speaking with the Telegraph, Nolan revealed that his daughter, Flora, visited the “Oppenheimer” set, alongside his wife and producer Emma Thomas, while the film was still in production. Nolan then had the idea to cast Flora in a then-open role: a nameless young woman who has her face damaged by a nuclear explosion in a sequence within the main character’s mind. “We needed someone to do that small part of a somewhat experimental and spontaneous sequence,” Nolan said. “So it was wonderful to just have her sort of roll with it.” 

Christopher Nolan has confirmed that he will “absolutely” not be working on more films until after the Hollywood strikes end.This week (July 13), the cast of Nolan’s new film Oppenheimer walked out of the UK premiere at the moment an actors’ strike began.The national board of SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) – Hollywood’s largest union, which represents 160,000 actors and performers – voted unanimously to strike, according to The Los Angeles Times.SAG-AFTRA was seeking better pay and working conditions in the age of streaming, while other negotiations related to safeguards against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence in the industry.Thousands of Hollywood productions are therefore currently paused, and Nolan discussed the meaning of the strike in an interview with BBC News, saying: “It’s not about me.”Asked whether he would be working on new films during the strike, he responded: “No, absolutely. It’s very important that everybody understands it is a very key moment in the relationship between working people and Hollywood.“This is not about me, this is not about the stars of my film.”The AMPTP said in a statement that “a strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life”.“The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry,” it added.The separate WGA (Writers Guild Of America) strike, which began on May 2, occurred following unsuccessful negotiations with AMPTP, who represent major Hollywood studios like Netflix, Disney, Apple, Amazon, Paramount, Warner Bros.

Christopher Nolan sees the insistence by striking SAG-AFTRA and WGA members that studios and streamers limit the use of artificial intelligence stems directly from the explosion of streaming over the past decade-plus.

J. Kim Murphy Christopher Nolan expressed caution about artificial intelligence after a special screening of “Oppenheimer,” drawing a comparison between the rapidly developing technology and his new dramatic feature about the creation of the atomic bomb. Nolan’s remarks came during a conversation following a preview screening of “Oppenheimer” in New York. Moderated by “Meet the Press” anchor Chuck Todd, the panel included Nolan, as well as Los Alamos National Laboratory director Dr. Thom Mason, physicists Dr. Carlo Rovelli and Dr. Kip Thorne, plus author Kai Bird, who co-wrote “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” which Nolan’s film is based on.

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan is supporting actors and writers and taking a step back from filmmaking as the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue.

Despite making some of the most ambitious and critically lauded sci-fi movies, Christopher Nolan is not a fan of modern technology when it comes to his personal life.

Robert Downey Jr. is a big fan of his new movie Oppenheimer.

Despite making some of the most revered sci-fi movies of the past few decades, Christopher Nolan does not use modern technology, like email or smartphones. According to a Hollywood Reporter interview with the British director behind “Oppenheimer”, his latest theatrical release, it’s about avoiding distractions that come with having advanced devices.

Robert Downey Jr. is among the stars of “Oppenheimer”, the Christopher Nolan-directed film about theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), who’s been dubbed “the father of the atomic bomb” for his work with the Manhattan Project.

Robert Downey Jr. has called Oppenheimer “the best film I’ve ever been in” ahead of its release next week.The upcoming biopic stars Cillian Murphy as scientist and “father of the atomic bomb” J.

Josh Hartnett and Tamsin Egerton are looking cozy on the red carpet!

Matt Damon has led a number of movies that have topped the box office and even garnered him accolades, including one Oscar win for co-writing and several other Academy Award nominations for acting, he admitted there has been a time where he found himself in a «losing effort,» causing him to fall into a depression while on set. «I think, without naming any particular movies, that sometimes you find yourself in a movie that perhaps might not be what you had hoped it would be and you're still making it,» Damon told Jake Hamilton, host of the YouTube interview series, while promoting his latest role in «I remember halfway through production — and you've still got months to go and you've taken your family somewhere, you know, and you've inconvenienced them — and I remember my wife pulling me up because I fell into a depression about, like, 'What have I done?'» Damon recalled, referring to Luciana Barroso. «And she just said, 'We're here now,'» he revealed.  «I do pride myself, in a large part because of her, at being a professional actor.

Stanley Tucci is looking back at the beginning of his relationship with now-wife Felicity Blunt.

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Stanley Tucci recalled the time he almost broke up with his now-wife Felicity Blunt.

Oliver Stone said Friday he was shocked to hear that the stars of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer had walked out of its London premiere the day before as SAG-AFTRA officially declared strike action.

Shortly before he and other cast members walked out on the UK premiere of Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” yesterday, Robert Downey Jr. couldn’t help but praise the new film. And IndieWire reports that RDJ’s endorsement of Nolan’s latest isn’t just high praise.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Universal Pictures has canceled the upcoming red carpet at the U.S premiere of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. The movie will still be screened, however. The premiere is set to take place on Monday, July 17 at 7pm ET in New York City at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater. SAG-AFTRA called a union strike on July 13, with the first day of picketing beginning July 14. “In support of the ongoing SAG strike, the filmmakers of ‘Oppenheimer’ will not be proceeding with the NY premiere as originally planned, and will instead screen the movie to celebrate the crew and craftspeople who contributed to making this landmark film,” a statement from Universal Pictures read.

Olive Stone has said he was shocked to hear that the stars of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer had walked out of its London premiere on Thursday as SAG-AFTRA officially declared strike action.

Cillian Murphy takes center stage in Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming movie Oppenheimer, and the director is looking back on his casting decision.

Christopher Nolan does not use modern technology, like email or smartphones. According to a interview with the British director behind, his latest theatrical release, it's about avoiding distractions that come with having advanced devices. «I think technology and what it can provide is amazing. My personal choice is about how involved I get,» Nolan says in an interview with the trade publication.

Christopher Nolan has been ready to tell the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the «father of the atomic bomb,» for years.

Oppenheimer actor Florence Pugh saved co-star Emily Blunt from an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at the red carpet UK photocall of the film on Wednesday. It came on the same day Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling attended the Barbie premiere in London's Leicester Square as the two titles are set to land in cinemas on the exact same date later this month.

Members of SAG-AFTRA are showing their support after the labor union failed to reach an agreement with studios over fairer wages, the use of artificial intelligence in media and other issues.

Well, it’s begun. SAG-AFTRA officially began their strike on Thursday after negotiations with the studios broke down.

Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt left the London premiere of Oppenheimer today (July 13) as a Hollywood actors’ strike was called.According to director Christopher Nolan, the actors left the premiere as the strike began (via BBC), after the event was brought forward by an hour so the cast could walk the red carpet.The national board of SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) – Hollywood’s largest union, which represents 160,000 actors and performers – voted unanimously today to strike, according to The Los Angeles Times.SAG-AFTRA was seeking better pay and working conditions in the age of streaming, while other negotiations related to safeguards against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence in the industry.Following a breakdown in negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), SAG-AFTRA members were told to be prepared to strike as they awaited the outcome of today’s vote.The Hollywood shutdown is first time in 63 years that actors and writers have gone on strike simultaneously. Actors will reportedly be on the picket line from Friday (July 14).“What’s happening to us is happening across all fields of labor,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher.

Hollywood stars will walk off sets after US actors union Sag-Aftra announced its first major members strike in over 40 years. The decision came after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to produce new contracts for members on Thursday.

The cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “Oppenheimer” walked out of Thursday’s London premiere to attend “an imminent strike by SAG” in support of Hollywood writers, who continue to fight for their labour rights.

The cast of Oppenheimer staged a walk-out from its London premiere as a Hollywood actors' strike was confirmed. Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon were among those who left the star-studded event to “write their picket signs”.

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan told the crowd at the film’s London premiere Thursday that the cast of his film had left and are “off to write their picket signs” as SAG-AFTRA prepares to go on strike.

, director Christopher Nolan revealed that the cast, including stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh and others, left the event to go «write their picket signs» as the SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) union decided to go on strike. «I have to acknowledge the work of our incredible cast,» Nolan said onstage, before he was interrupted by applause after mentioning names of several of the film's many, many stars, who walked the red carpet at the premiere but did not join the director inside the theater.Christopher Nolan says the cast of #Oppenheimer left the premiere to ‘go and write their pickets’ and join the strike pic.twitter.com/rc2SaSxcfk «Unfortunately, they're off to write their picket signs for what I believe to be an imminent strike by SAG, joining one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the struggle for fair wages for working members of the union,» continued Nolan, before receiving more applause from the crowd. During the event, Pugh took to Instagram to reflect on the film and thanked those for coming out to support the project. «One of the biggest prides of my career. Honouring the work of the MANY who made this movie tonight,» she wrote.

Christopher Nolan is totally into Barbenheimer.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Matt Damon has revealed that the “Oppenheimer” cast talked about their strike strategy before hitting the movie’s red carpet premiere in London on Thursday. “We talked about it,” Damon told Variety on the carpet. “Look, if it’s called now, everyone’s going to walk obviously in solidarity … Once the strike is officially called, [we’re walking]. That’s why we moved this [red carpet] up because we know the second it’s called, we’re going home.” Damon added: “We gave the strike authorization. We voted 98% to 2% to do that because we know our leadership has our best interest at heart.”

The London premiere of Oppenheimer is underway — but not all of the stars will stick around for the screening if SAG-AFTRA officially calls a strike today.

Emily Blunt showed solidarity with her fellow actors on the red carpet at her Oppenheimer premiere as the threat of a SAG-AFTRA strike looms.

Moviegoers are only eight days out now from the movie event of the summer: the “Barbie“/”Oppenheimer” double feature that’s possible after both films hit theaters on July 21. Is it “Barbienheimer”? “OppenBarbie”? Doesn’t matter: it’s likely either Greta Gerwig or Christopher Nolan‘s latest films will be crowned 2023’s Summer Movie by the time next weekend is over.