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Cillian Murphy says he used makeup to copy Oppenheimer's nicotine-stained fingers, even though he thought no one would even notice

Cillian Murphy sought subtlety and detail in the role of Robert J. Oppenheimer for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer — down to his fingertips.

Durling noted that the IMAX presentation of the film was so large that he noticed apparent nicotine stains on Murphy’s fingers to reflect Oppenheimer’s smoking habit. Downey said Nolan explained the dynamic between Oppenheimer and his character, the jealous, scheming Lewis Strauss, by citing the one between Mozart and Salieri in Amadeus. Main image: Cillian Murphy speaks onstage at the Maltin Modern Master Award during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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