Robert Downey Jr. praises ‘Oppenheimer’ co-star Cillian Murphy: ‘I have never witnessed a greater sacrifice’
nypost.comtold People of Murphy’s performance.“He knew it was going to be a behemoth ask when Chris called him. But I think he also had the humility that is required to survive playing a role like this,” he explained.“We’d be like, ‘Hey, we got a three-day weekend.
Maybe we’ll go antiquing in Santa Fe. What are you going to do?’ ‘Oh, I have to learn 30,000 words of Dutch. Have a nice time.’ But that’s the nature of the ask.”Elsewhere, co-star Florence Pugh, 27, who stars as Jean Tatlock, one of Oppenheimer’s significant love interests in the film, echoed Downey Jr.’s praise of Murphy.“Chris had one of the most incredible leads in Cillian,” she told the outlet. “He is an actor that I have been watching for quite some time and have been desperate to work with for ages.
You’d have to be mad to say no. It was truly one of the best experiences that I’ve had.”“Working with him was hugely impressive,” she went on. “Every single day he shows up knowing every single possible way, intonation, inflection of how to bring this character to life.
That was hugely impressive to me. There’s a reason why he is one of the greats.”Murphy’s commitment to the role included following a very restrictive diet to closer resemble Oppenheimer.According to co-star Emily Blunt, 40, who played Oppenheimer’s wife Kitty in the film, Murphy achieved the look by scarcely consuming food.“He had such a monumental undertaking,” she told Extra earlier this month. “And he could only eat, like, an almond every day.
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