Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan’s best film? This director thinks so

Would Oppenheimer be the best film of Christopher Nolan’s (already pretty accomplished) career? So thinks Benny Safdie, co-director, with his brother Josh Safdie, of the acclaimed Uncut Gems (2019) with Adam Sandler and Good Time (2017) with Robert Pattinson.

A biographical film about the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan Fast approaching… The historical thriller is one of those movies that the whole world is now eagerly waiting to discover. But if the public still has to wait ten days to see it, some have already had the privilege: this is the case Benny Safdie who finally appears in the film as theoretical physicist Edward Teller.

In a recent Instagram post (via ComingSoon ), the filmmaker shared an image from the film revealing his character, a shot accompanied by a message that says it all.

“A completely new vision of Edward Teller after the nuclear test! I was able to watch the movie recently and I can tell you with certainty: it is Chris’ best movie. Everything is firing on all cylinders.“

Oppenheimer The title character will be excellent Cillian Murphy. The hero of Peaky Blinders here gives a response to the casting that also makes him comfortable: Besides Benny SafdieWe can find Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck and many others.

Oppenheimer will hit our screens on July 19, 2023.