Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, July 21, 2023 Nationwide
some sexuality, nudity and language
Plot: What's the story about?
Story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb.
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Who stars in Oppenheimer: Cast List
Cillian Murphy ... J. Robert Oppenheimer
Inception, A Quiet Place Part II
Robert Downey Jr. ... Lewis Strauss
Iron Man 3, Avengers: Infinity War
Matt Damon ... Gen. Leslie Groves Jr.
If, Air
Emily Blunt ... Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer
If, The Fall Guy
Florence Pugh ... Jean Tatlock
Thunderbolts, Dune: Part Two
Papillon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Stars at Noon
Josh Hartnett ... Ernest Lawrence
Trap, Wrath of Man
Brave New World (series), Cocaine Bear
Mr. Popper's Penguins, Lousy Carter
Tenet, A Haunting in Venice
Late Night with the Devil, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Who's making Oppenheimer: Crew List
A look at the Oppenheimer behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Christopher Nolan last directed Tenet and Dunkirk. The film's writer Christopher Nolan last wrote Tenet and Dunkirk.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Christopher NolanCharles Roven
Emma Thomas
Company
Production Companies
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Production: What we know about Oppenheimer?
Key Facts
- Described by Universal as an "epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it (12/9/2021).”
- Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
- A release is pegged for either late 2023 or 2024 (Variety, 9/19/2021).
- Filming will begin in the first quarter of 2022 (Variety, 9/19/2021).
Filming Timeline
- 2023 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2022 - July: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2022 - February: The film was set to Production status.
Began production this week.
- 2022 - February: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Principal photography has started
- 2021 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production will start in early 2022
- 2021 - September: The film was set to Development status.
Oppenheimer Release Date: When was the film released?
Oppenheimer was a Nationwide release in 2023 on Friday, July 21, 2023. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Barbie, They Cloned Tyrone and Mother, May I?.