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How Cillian Murphy Found His ‘Resting Physicist’s Face’
“My job is to convince the audience that Oppenheimer knows what he’s doing. I really spent most of the time working on his psychology.”
It’s called Oppenheimer and I’d like you to play Oppenheimer.” With those words, Christopher Nolan introduced Cillian Murphy to the role that may wind up defining the Irish actor’s career. It’s a historical biopic turned on its head — the story of the brilliant man who created a doomsday weapon and spent much of the rest of his life stewing in regret and shame. The part requires so much of Murphy, because the character’s emotional journey happens less through dialogue exchanges and more through subtle changes on his face and the way he moves, through the intimate spectacle of a man torturing himself in his own mind.
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