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- Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nolan cast his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy in the lead role of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb" who headed up the Manhattan Project during World War II.
- Emily Blunt is Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer. Emily Blunt reunited with her A Quiet Place Part II costar Murphy to play Oppenheimer's wife Kitty, who moved to New Mexico with her husband after he took over the Manhattan Project.
- Matt Damon is Leslie Groves. Interstellar actor Matt Damon returned to the Nolan fold to play Lt. Gen. Groves, the director of the Manhattan Project who appointed Oppenheimer to directly oversee the development of the atomic bomb.
- Robert Downey Jr. is Lewis Strauss. Nolan gifted Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. the plum supporting role of Lewis Strauss, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, whose General Advisory Committee was chaired by Oppenheimer.
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- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy, 47, plays the titular character, Robert J. Oppenheimer. The Irish actor is best known for his starring role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders.
- Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Blunt, 40, plays Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, the wife of Murphy’s character. Like her on-screen husband, she had a main role in the A Quiet Place series.
- Matt Damon as Lieutenant General Leslie Groves. Damon, 52, plays U.S. military officer Leslie Groves. Damon has starred in Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan and Mars, and he also played the titular character in the Bourne franchise.
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. Robert Downey Jr., 58, plays Lewis Strauss, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and adversary of Oppenheimer.
- Cillian Murphy As J. Robert Oppenheimer. The Father Of The Atomic Bomb. Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Oppenheimer cast. Murphy is a veteran of Nolan’s films, so his inclusion in this cast should be no surprise.
- Emily Bunt As Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer's Wife. Emily Blunt's Oppenheimer character is Kitty Oppenheimer. Kitty is Robert Oppenheimer's wife, who struggles to cope with his anxiety about work and his affair with Jean Tatlock.
- Matt Damon As Leslie Groves. The Director Of The Manhattan Project. Matt Damon joins the Oppenheimer cast as Leslie Groves. Damon plays Army Corps of Engineers overseer Groves, who is responsible for the construction of the Pentagon and is appointed to direct the Manhattan Project in September 1942.
- Robert Downey Jr. As Lewis Strauss. A Member Of The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) plays Lewis Strauss in the Oppenheimer cast. After playing one of the most famous superheroes in the world in the MCU, Downey plays the villain in Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller drama film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan. It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
Jul 21, 2023 · Oppenheimer: Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Alden Ehrenreich. The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
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Martin J. Sherwin. Book. Christopher Nolan. Writer. The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
