While most of my “upcoming movie promotion” brainspace has been devoted to Barbie, I have paid *some* attention to the Oppenheimer promo. I was worried that Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh were basically cast as girly window dressing for the big-man movie, but as it turns out, Oppenheimer has “earned” its hard-R rating with a lot of nudity and sex scenes. Blunt plays Oppenheimer’s wife, Kitty, while Pugh plays Oppenheimer’s mistress Jean Tatlock. Both women have major roles, apparently. This film is Christopher Nolan’s first time directing sex scenes and nudity, and it’s also the first time a Nolan film has gotten an R-rating in 20 years. Well, after Cillian Murphy filmed all of those sex scenes and bomb scenes, he didn’t want to go out to dinner with his costars. That’s what they said in a People Mag exclusive:
Emily Blunt stars as Oppenheimer’s wife Kitty; Matt Damon portrays Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves, who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project; Robert Downey Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, who served two terms on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; and Florence Pugh stands out in several scenes as Oppenheimer’s mistress.
In a group interview with PEOPLE, Blunt equated filming the movie with the sprawling cast in New Mexico to being at “summer camp.”
“We were all in the same hotel in the middle of the New Mexican desert,” she recalls. “We only had each other. Me and Matt were roommates and we were like, ‘Let’s go to have dinner.’ ”
Sadly for Cillian Murphy, he rarely got to join in on the fun due to the daunting task of leading Nolan’s film.
“The sheer volume of what he had to take on and shoulder is so monumental,” marvels Blunt. “Of course he didn’t want to come and have dinner with us.” Damon agrees, saying, “He couldn’t. His brain was just too full.”
Adds Murphy, “You know that when you have those big roles, that responsibility, you feel it’s kind of overwhelming.”
Compare this to the Barbie promotion, where they were doing Barbie sleepovers and hosting movie nights and playing dress-up games… it’s funny. I mean, I understand why Cillian was like “no, I don’t want to hang out.” Let the man have some peace! He probably just wanted to rest and learn his lines and not do Oppenheimer sleepovers and dinners! Let people be introverted! Let people have a separate work life and personal life! I am going to use this as an excuse for not hanging out though – my brain was too full, I was overwhelmed, you guys.
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Plus one for “let people be introverted”! The bias of the world toward extroverts and morning people is truly exhausting for those of us who aren’t either of those things.
Totally agree. I’ve taken a lot of trips with big groups and by dinner, I have to bow out of any group dinner or activity. Many took my absence personally, having no respect for the needs of an introvert.
My extroverted daughter likes to have long talks about her worries late at night. I finally decided to tell her “it was past my emotional bedtime.” By the time I’m at the end of a day dealing with people, my ability to interact is at zero. But we now use the phrase “past my emotional bedtime” pretty regularly! Now I inquire about what’s on her mind during the day when I’m still able to engage.
As someone in STEM… I totally get it actually. After a long day at a conference, my brain is just… overwhelmed and I need the peace and quiet away from people to whelm myself back to normal.
And sometimes prepare for the next day, depending on what’s happening. Which takes even more mental energy to deal with.
Never called it having a full brain, I always went the other way as in ‘brain dead, need recharge, bye.’
How does one know when their brain is full? Does an alarm of some sort go off?
Yes
Yes. It’s called the “I don’t want to be around people anymore today” alarm. All introverts have it.
As an introvert, I know my brain is full when I cannot absorb any more information, when conversation becomes noise, when music and ambient sounds, and lights become overwhelming these are all signs it’s time to take a break in a quiet space to recharge my batteries.
For me it is difficult to describe but always very obvious to me. When I was younger I could never understand why I was like this, until I realized I was an Introvert. It just feels like, ok, that’s enough talking, need to be away, alone, thanks but I’m done.
Hmm, I get extremely snarly, curt, and “go away” when I’m overloaded.😈 I grew up “being nice” and too often putting other people’s comfort before my own. But I’ve learned what’s right for me–and being around a bazillion people for more than an hour or two wears me out. It takes energy to deal with folks and their constant demands for chatter, help, answers, etc.–and if I don’t go off and recharge, it can get grim. 😈👀
I think it’s a lot more than just being introverted. I can see how people who have seen a lot of darkness, or experienced war or trauma, have neither patience nor stomach for lighthearted banter and socialization. And an actor preparing for a role, having done a lot of research into something heavy and unpleasant, shouldn’t be expected to just snap out of it.
Barbie is obviously, a blast. And if actors were treating comedy like Hamlet (ahem, cough) I would be like, get over yourself. But dark things should make us solemn and contemplative, and that’s more than okay.
When your brain is full, you can’t help but know it. You stop being able to take in info. Sonetines trying to track the speaker makes my brain ache (not headache: brain ache).
It’s taken me several years to convey to my spouse that my brain being full is a physical state of depletion that doesn’t care how much I love him or WANT to be able to push forward.
I’ve seen him around my town a few times and yeah, he has the demeanour of a man who does not relish attention. I wouldn’t be surprised if he were a bit of an introvert.
I can totally believe that Cillian Murphy was exhausted.
He is the main character carrying a 3 hour movie for a Director he adores + he is intense in many of his roles.
This is a huge film that will likely and deservedly win CM an Oscar.
I don’t truly think nudity or sex scenes would have been needed in this movie, JMO.
CM certainly can bring the heat, as he did often in Peaky Blinders but it is really not needed.
I find it kind of a distraction with him, tho he is a gorgeous man.
His acting is so controlled, so subtle, just terrific in scenes where you can damn near read his thoughts in just his expressions. Big, big fan. He carried 90% of Peaky Blinders for nearly a decade.
A separate work life and a separate personal life. Amen.
Read that Drew Carey link. Good man, good for him.
I hope more financially successful Union members do the same.
Kinda sorry the Oppenheimer PR got cut short.
I could happily look at photos of Cillian Murphy and Keanu Reeves all day! 😁
I’d watch either of them reading a phone book. Is that OK to mention?
I hope as Cillian ages he does not start with any kind of face fillers or botox.
Maybe we could have throw back fashion postings from actors earlier in their careers to fill the gap bc of the strike?
Or a who has the most natural cheekbones in HW? Hairstyles thru the years?
LOL
I planned on seeing oppenheimer at a science center imax dome. After seeing the full cast list, I’m not hopeful. I feel this will be one of those nolan movies with a weak story. Beautifully shot but maybe not worth catching a respiratory aliment for. The regular theatre has screens in 70mm and I get in for practically free. Have to wait for a review to plan my move.
Why does a film about the creation of the atomic bomb need nudity and sex scenes? Were they afraid the subject matter wasn’t explosive enough?
Because it’s not just about the bomb – it’s about Oppenheimer. Hence the name. It’s a biopic.
Oppenheimer had one extremely turbulent personal life, to say the least. IIRC, his mistress was a socialist/Communist or was suspected of being such, so that alone would certainly affect his work. And what his exact political allegiances were were a matter of some controversy. It would be shorting the subject to not deal with that.
I know, I was making a joke that obviously didn’t land.
Later you said this was a joke but I agree. We shall see. Will this movie end up being a re-do of an earlier “bomb” movie. One where the story devolves into a romantic thriller. I think most want to see a balanced movie.
Being the lead in a film means you’re in most if not all scenes. So his work schedule was twice that of his co-stars. Then you have to deal with the emotional toll of acting itself – which can accumulate. Then add on being an introvert – which Cillian very clearly is lol. Yeah…I don’t blame him. I would have wanted to just go home and be by myself for the rest of the day/evening. Forced socialization is hard for us introverts when our tank is already depleted.
I made a comment the other day about Cillian being a misanthrope and was jumped by his groupies on this board ….
I just cannot see him getting along with Emily Blunt much less the Hollywood set in the picture above.
Cillian considers himself to be a real actor. Ask about him.
Insert Oprah shrugging gif…..
Contrary to most comments on here, I am holding my hand up as an self-confessed extrovert. I love company, am social and gregarious with a big number of friends, family and acquaintances.
I’ve been to many conferences lasting days and away for work training courses lasting many days also.
If the company is good I’m the last to bed. But it depend on who I’m mixing with. There have been occasional events when I can tolerate other people for the day and very early evening (a meal) but then I’ll excuse myself to have an early night/do more studying/ have phone calls to make, etc.
So even extroverts can weary of people sometimes.