Oppenheimer: Nolan ‘apologised’ to Florence Pugh for small role in film

One of the main drawbacks of Oppenheimer, one of the top films of 2023, is the development of female characters. Even the director Christopher Nolan came to “apologize” to Florence Pughinterpreter of Jean Tatlockfor a small role in the narrative.

It is worth remembering how Jean Tatlock was lover of J. Robert Oppenheimerplayed by Cillian Murphy in the feature released on July 20, 2023 in Brazilian cinemas, and was very important for the political life of the physicist who led the creation of the atomic bomb during Second World War.

“There was a lot of secrecy surrounding the project, so I didn’t know what it was about initially,” he said. pugh during an interview with MTV. “I just knew Chris he was apologizing the whole time for the size of the paper, and saying he’d understand if I turned it down.”

Of course I replied, ‘I don’t care. Even if I were a waitress in the back of a coffee shop, let’s do this.’

Then she recalled how she met nolan in New York when she was filming A Good Person (2023). “He told me, ‘You read what we have. Honestly, I’ll understand if you don’t think it’s worth your time,'” continued the actress. “I remember getting the script that night and thinking, ‘I don’t need to read this… I know I’ll take it.'”

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