Cillian Murphy Has Been Waiting to be Christopher Nolan’s Leading Man: After years of stealing the show in supporting roles, the actor stars as the father of the atomic bomb in ‘Oppenheimer’
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Cillian Murphy Has Been Waiting to be Christopher Nolan’s Leading Man: After years of stealing the show in supporting roles, the actor stars as the father of the atomic bomb in ‘Oppenheimer’
32 replies on “Cillian Murphy Has Been Waiting to be Christopher Nolan’s Leading Man: After years of stealing the show in supporting roles, the actor stars as the father of the atomic bomb in ‘Oppenheimer’”
I think he’s a fantastic actor. Impressive in pretty much anything he has done.
I swear I’ve seen this exact same article posted by a dozen different outlets.
He’s solidly become one of my favorite actors thru the years. Super excited to see him in this upcoming film.
Watch this be nolan’s best movie because:
1. It’s way more personal than any of his movies
2. Its based on history, so there’s no room for any non-linear mindfuckery like in his other movies.
His a shoe in for the best actor Oscar next yr .
Love Cillian, but the trailers are just two minutes of Oppenheimer looking stunned.
Are they talking strictly in Nolan’s movies? Because the dude has been the lead of Peaky Blinders for the better part of a decade; not to mention 28 Days Later, Sunshine, and a plethora of other films
I don’t know if he stole the show in any of those movies
I am so looking forward to this. Oppenheimer was such an interesting character in himself with a man of many facets, a literal Janus made flesh in a time where he was enthralled by the science and horrified by it.
When I heard Murphy got the role, I was excited as his pedigree has never really had something this meaty. I foresee strong contention during awards season.
This is easily one of my top most anticipated of the year.
Said Cillian, “I can almost taste those meaty leading man parts.”
Oh no is le consequences of my actíons! I am le bringér of death!
He’s an amazing actor. Glad he’s getting his due.
Cillian Gonna kill it
How will he deliver the famous quote:
“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”
If you like Cillian you must watch The Wind That Shakes the Barley.
Hopefully we can actually hear the dialogue in this movie.
I’m a simple man. If Christopher Nolan makes a movie, I go see it.
Well he does kind of look like Oppenheimer. Lucked out on that one. Cillian Murphy would be near the top list of any production wanting to do a film about Oppenheimer.
Cillian is from my hometown. Hes a treasure to us and is well known in the area for always being really down to earth, not interested in fame and very friendly. He went to school with my cousin as they’re both from Douglas. He said he was always sound out even in secondary school, although he didnt know him overly well. We’re all very proud of Cillian in Cork.
He definitely deserves it. A movie can be a piece of sh*t, but if he is in it, I will watch his part for sure.
The funny thing is, even after he became well known, he still took uncredited parts, other small roles, and small cameos, and didn’t make a big deal about it, even if the part was just a background part. It looks almost as if he was biding his time and using the small roles to build up to bigger ensemble roles, punctuated by an occasional main shared-role, and then going back to smaller ensemble roles in the meantime, all the while trying to place himself in a position where he could grab the kind of complex role that would propel him even higher.
If that is the case, then “Oppenheimer” could be it, and it could be the strong, complex breakout role that he has been waiting for. And it could also be one that takes him to the Oscars as well.
Dreamboat. I love him so much.
“I thought we were building a rice cooker!?”
Anyone who has seen Peaky Blinders knows this man has been due.
During the director’s commentary for ‘Batman Begins,’ Christopher Nolan mentions how he used any excuse to have Scarecrow take his glasses off because he loved Cillian’s eyes. I think it’s a collaboration both have wanted to do for a very long time.
I mean this is pretty much the best shot at an oscar for best male lead he’s ever had. loved him in peaky blinders.
He had a lead role in some terrorist movie where he’s trying to get some lady to help him. Red Eye I think. Was very watchable.
Also when he finds that windmill as his dad dies and he’s crushed emotionally like sixty different ways he sells that shit.
Love inception but they are shitting who seems to the one decent guy in the film.
Good to see ~~Killian~~ Sillian Murphy getting the recognition, finally
It makes me wonder, did Nolan make Oppenheimer knowing he had Cilian on hand?
The likeness is very strong between the two, and Nolan is clearly casting for likeness if you look at his casting of Feynman.
I suppose it helps that he kinda looks like Oppenheimer
I didn’t realize how much they used shadows and angles to make him look menacing in PB.
He is fucking *tiny* in the Oppenheimer trailer.
I just really, really hope they don’t depict him as some heroic paragon.
Even Oppenheimer himself knew he was a SOB after this.
Supporting roles in movies. Watch peaky blinders though.