Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy answers whether the creator of the first atomic bomb was a hero or a villain

Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy answers whether the creator of the first atomic bomb was a hero or a villain

The actor plays physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, considered the father of the atomic bomb, in Christopher Nolan’s biopic.

Since debut OppenheimerActor Cillian Murphy is making waves in the media. Known for his work in Peaky Blindersstar plays physics J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man behind the world’s first atomic bomb, in Christopher Nolan’s film. In an interview with GoldDerby (via CBR) The artist answered whether he considers the scientist a hero or a villain.

Admit that interpreting the figure was a challenge. “difficult”Murphy gave an open answer to this question. According to the actor, he does not like to divide the characters he plays into “good” and “bad”, because he is really interested in understanding them.

“I never take such a decision while playing any character. I never categorize them as good, bad or different, I just try to understand them.”” said Cillian Murphy. “He was so multifaceted, so complex, so contradictory. It was a pleasure to play him. But at first it was a little scary. He is an iconic real life figure. I’ve never played someone so famous.”

Murphy added to his view of the scientist by saying that “he was very humane”and the coolest thing about his game is knowing that “He was so imperfect”. The actor also emphasized that he tried to do his job with great difficulty. “attention, sensitivity and empathy”because Oppenheimer is a figure “quite controversial”.

Cillian Murphy doesn’t categorize the characters he plays.

Directed by Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer follows the trajectory of J. Robert Oppenheimer during The Second World War, since he created the world’s first atomic bomb. The film became one of the biggest hits of 2023, winning over 900 million US dollars at the global box office.

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