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Gary Oldman Gave Christopher Nolan an Ultimatum on ‘Oppenheimer’ Due to ‘Slow Horses’ Role: ‘If You Don’t Want Wigs’ Then ‘Get Someone Else to Do It’
Gary Oldman refused to cut his hair to play President Truman in 'Oppenheimer' because of his commitment to "Slow Horses."
Gary Oldman is back on Apple TV+ thanks to the fourth season launch of his Emmy-nominated drama “Slow Horses,” and his ongoing role of Jackson Lamb nearly impacted his reunion with Christopher Nolan on “ Oppenheimer.” Oldman, who played detective James “Jim” Gordon in Nolan’s Batman trilogy, starred as U.S. president Harry S. Truman in the director’s Oscar-winning drama. And it dictates if I do anything else,” Oldman told the Wall Street Journal Magazine about how his preference to immediately move on from the characters he plays has now changed from doing an ongoing TV series. Nolan agreed to the prosthetic cap and the two reunited for “Oppenheimer.” During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show” last year, Oldman expressed gratitude for the “Harry Potter” and “Batman” movies for saving him personally and professionally.
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