Christopher Nolan claims people are walking out of Oppenheimer screenings ‘devastated’

Christopher Nolan has claimed that early viewers of Oppenheimer left the film “devastated” and “unable to speak.”

The upcoming historical thriller revolves around the life of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and responsible for the creation of the first atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project.

With the expected release scheduled for July 21, the British-American director, 52, has now commented on how early viewers received the film.

Speak against Wired magazine, he explained, “Some people leave the movie absolutely devastated. They can’t talk.

“I mean, there’s an element of fear in the history and in the underpinnings. But the love for the characters, the love for the relationships, is as strong as I’ve ever been.”

Gripping: The upcoming historical thriller revolves around the life of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy)

The film stars some of Hollywood’s most famous faces, including Peaky Blinders’ Cillian Murphy, 46, as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt, 40, as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer.

Little Women star Florence Pugh, 27, plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock — while Matt Damon plays General Leslie Groves Jr, director of the Manhattan Project.

Nolan said, “It’s an intense experience because it’s an intense story. I recently showed it to a filmmaker who said it’s kind of a horror movie. I don’t disagree.’

The director even admitted that he was “relieved to be done” with the project because of the emotional toll it took.

“When I started to finish the movie, I started to feel this color that isn’t in my other movies, just darkness. It’s there. The film fights against that,” he said.

Written and directed by Nolan, the epic thriller Oppenheimer thrusts audiences into the heart-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.

The film revolves around the life of the American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, responsible for the creation of the first atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project.

In August 1945, bombs were detonated on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date – to end World War II.

It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin.

The three-minute new trailer is exciting and shows the race against time to develop the bomb and the moral dilemmas involved.

Nail-biting: With the expected release scheduled for July 21, the British-American director, 52, has now commented on how early viewers received the film

Familiar Face: Emily Blunt, 40, plays the titular character’s wife, biologist and botanist Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer

New look: Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock

Other famous faces include Robert Downey, Jr. who plays Lewis Strauss, one of the founders of the US Atomic Energy Commission.

Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber, and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence.

Oppenheimer also plays Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar-nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh.

It comes after Cillian Murphy said he was “desperate” to land the lead role in Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming Oppenheimer after five films as a supporting actor.

“I’ve always said to Chris publicly and privately that if I’m available and you want me to be in a movie, I’m there,” he said.

“I don’t really care about the size of the part,” Murphy revealed in an interview with the AP. “But deep down, secretly, I was desperate to star him.”

It turns out that Murphy had no idea about getting the lead role in Oppenheimer until Nolan called him out of the blue and offered him the part.

“He’s so understated and self-deprecating and in his very English way just said, ‘Listen, I wrote this script, it’s about Oppenheimer. I’d like you to be my Oppenheimer,’ Murphy recalled before adding,” It was a fantastic day.’

The actor decided to focus his pre-shoot preparations on learning more about J. Robert Oppenheimer and what inventing the atomic bomb does to the individual, the actor said. The protector last year.

“You realize that this is a huge responsibility. He was complicated and contradictory and so iconic,” Murphy said of the Oppenheimer man, adding, “But you know you’re with one of the greatest directors of all time.

“I felt confident going into it with Chris. He has been a major influence on my life, both creatively and professionally. He has offered me very interesting roles and I found them all very challenging. And I just love being on his sets.”

Oppenheimer will be in cinemas from July 21.

Cast: Matt Damon plays General Leslie Groves Jr, director of the Manhattan Project

Coming soon: The IMAX film Oppenheimer will hit theaters July 21