MOVIE NEWS – Director Christopher Nolan’s new film, Oppenheimer, made a very strong statement on the occasion of the presentation of the taster at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of American cinema operators in Las Vegas, where they get a glimpse of the opuses of the expected film crop to see what they will make a living from next season.

“Like it or not,J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important man in history. He made our world the way we live. We have to see his story to believe it,” the director stated.

Oppenheimer is expected to be one of the biggest cinema events of the summer, and representatives of the industry were satisfied that Nolan will not be disappointed again.

Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist, considered by historians to be the father of the atomic bomb, which attracted Nolan’s attention to him. “I don’t know a more dramatic story where the stakes are higher, the twists are bolder and the dilemmas are more excruciating,” said the director after the successful presentation of the film excerpts. – The best minds of our country continued a desperate competition with the Nazis during the Second World War in order to bring the atom under their yoke. Imagine these minds that knew they could set the whole world on fire, yet they went ahead and pressed the button. I wanted to be there to see what it was like.”

In accordance with the large-scale story, a huge parade of stars will appear in the more than three-hour film. The title role is played by one of Nolan’s favorite actors, Cillian Murphy, and big names such as Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett and Kenneth Branagh.

The Universal studio, which produced the film, has high hopes for this summer, they see the possibility of a return to the era of abundance before the pandemic in the cinema industry. Their first blockbuster, Super Mario Bros.: The Movie, is already living up to expectations, with total revenue exceeding one billion dollars in a few days. Oppenheimer is also believed to be not only a critical success, but also a hit at the box office.

(Oppenheimer – domestic presentation: July 20, 2023.)