Director Christopher Nolan's upcoming film Oppenheimer debuts a new poster that sees star Cillian Murphy standing in front of his explosive creation. Oppenheimer is a biopic telling the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his involvement in the Manhattan Project, which led to the creation of the first nuclear bomb. Murphy leads the film in the title role alongside a stellar cast including Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, and Gary Oldman.

Universal shared a new poster for Oppenheimer that sees Murphy posed front and center with the infamous atomic bomb positioned behind him.

The film will be released on July 21, following a year-long promotional campaign that began with a sneaky trailer attached to last summer's Nope. Now, with the film's release only a few months away, Oppenheimer is seeing its marketing ramp-up.

Nolan is known for films like Inception, The Prestige, and Christian Bale's Dark Knight trilogy. However, he's also known for building complex plots that stoke deep contemplation, like Interstellar and Tenet. While Nolan has also tackled true events before with 2017's Dunkirk, even that movie had a disjointed narrative, breaking the story up between different times and places. So while Oppenheimer may appear like a biopic, it could play out uniquely, with comments from CinemaCon pointing toward it being a thriller.

Nolan is also skilled at putting emotionally moving stories at the heart of his thrilling action set pieces. Interstellar offered up numerous tear-inducing scenes throughout its epic space travel, and Inception's heady plot was grounded by a man simply trying to get back to his children after his wife's death. So while Oppenheimer tackles grand themes, highlighting the creation of the first nuclear bomb, the film will likely carry emotional weight, examining the ramifications of such a weapon.

Oppenheimer also has Nolan reteaming with actors from his previous films, which the director has a penchant for. Murphy and Oldman have both appeared in The Dark Knight trilogy, Damon appeared in Interstellar, and Branagh played the villain in Tenet. So while Nolan likes to keep his films shrouded in mystery, he has laid the groundwork for another stand-out production. Further details surrounding Oppenheimer will be forthcoming as its release date nears.

Source: Universal

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