Oppenheimer

"Oppenheimer," a new biopic directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr., opens in theaters in July.

The film centers on Oppenheimer and his work on the Manhattan Project, which led to the creation of the first atomic bomb during World War II. "We imagine a future and our imaginings horrify. Oppenheimer is based on the Kai Bird and Martin J. [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keydELfWuMQ) for the biopic Sunday featuring Cillian Murphy as American theoretical physicist J. "Theory will only take you so far. [Christopher Nolan](https://www.upi.com/topic/Christopher_Nolan/) (The Dark Knight, Inception) and also stars [Emily Blunt](https://www.upi.com/topic/Emily_Blunt/), [Robert Downey](https://www.upi.com/topic/Robert_Downey/) Jr., [Matt Damon](https://www.upi.com/topic/Matt_Damon/), [Rami Malek](https://www.upi.com/topic/Rami-Malek/), Florence Pugh and [Josh Hartnett](https://www.upi.com/topic/Josh_Hartnett/).

Cillian Murphy stars in Oppenheimer alongside Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, and more.

“Students of American history will now be able to read the last chapter and see that what was done to Oppenheimer in that kangaroo court proceeding was not the last word.” The atomic bomb creator was accused of spying on behalf of the Soviets, undergoing a “kangaroo court” trial which ended in him losing access to his atomic bomb research and effectively ending his career. The injustice done to Oppenheimer doesn’t get undone by this. “I think recreating the Trinity test [the first nuclear weapon detonation ever] without the use of computer graphics was a huge challenge to take on,” Nolan recently said. The central visual effect was not created in a digital graphics lab, but instead uses practical effects to “Theory will only take you so far.”