Oppenheimer this is a new movie Christopher Nolan which will arrive in Italy on August 23, almost a month after the US release. In fact, in Bel Paese, the films of the director of the Dark Knight trilogy always come out at the end of the summer. It happened to Rise of the dark knight With Dunkirk and with the recent – and somewhat disappointing – the keeper However, this “delayed” release only adds to the anticipation associated with the new film. stage setting focused on the figure of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a scientist played by Cillian Murphy and is considered one of the creators of the atomic bomb. Murphy, who has already worked with Nolan on countless faces, is just the head of a very rich cast that includes (among other things) also Josh Hartnett, Robert Downey Jr., Gary Oldman, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt AND Kenneth Branagh. On the other hand, a name that did not appear in the film Robert Pattison, seen in the keeper. And it was in his absence that Christopher Nolan returned to perform.
Nolan on Pattinson’s absence from Oppenheimer
In an interview with journalist Tara Hitchcock says deadlines, Nolan explains how the idea for the film came about Oppenheimer, born from a movie the keeper and raised by Robert Pattinson. Specifically, the director explained:
“Yes, in the spirit of Tenet, speaking of Oppenheimer, Rob and I wrote something about that incredible moment Opfenheimer and the Manhattan Project scientist had when they couldn’t completely rule out the possibility that when they first pulled the trigger of this the first atomic device could start a chain reaction capable of destroying the world (…) We used this moment as a metaphor for Tenet, which also included Rob. As a final gift for the film, he gave me a book of Oppenheimer’s speeches from the 1950s, where you can read how this great intellectual tried to come to terms with the terrible consequences of how he forever changed the lives of all people. us.”
Given Robert Pattinson’s help in leading Nolan to write and do something related to the scientist Oppenheimer, it’s legitimate to wonder why, in such an extensive and choral cast that includes some of the director’s regular collaborators, Robert Pattinson wasn’t even small part. Christopher Nolan also responded to this doubt during the same interview, explaining the simple reason why he hasn’t hired the former Edward Cullen as well. He explained that Robert Pattinson was not registered Oppenheimer Why “he was busy. Now he is a sought-after actor.”
In fact, Robert Pattinson will return as billionaire Bruce Wayne in the film’s sequel. batman, which was very well received indeed. In addition, he was recently announced as one of the main characters in a comedy about serial killers called Average height, average build. Thus, there is no mysterious reason for the actor’s absence from Nolan’s film, if not for a schedule full of commitments that, on the one hand, forced him to abandon this ambitious project, and on the other, prove that Robert Pattinson’s career continues. be on the rise.