Christopher Nolan comments on Oppenheimer’s Oscar success: “We had faith”

With the announcement of the nominees for the 96th edition of Oscarlast Tuesday (23), Oppenheimermost recent feature by Christopher Nolanjoined the hall of productions with the highest number of nominations for the biggest cinema award. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporterthe filmmaker commented on the film’s success in the awards season:

“We clearly caught a wave [de sucesso] with the film and we are very grateful for that. We never imagined this level of success, but we had faith that it was a great story.”stated Nolan.

“Also, for a film released in the summer to be recognized by the Academy at the end of the year or beginning of next year is very gratifying. Frankly, it’s not really what we expected when we started this project and it’s a wonderful surprise.”continued the filmmaker.

In the conversation, Nolan He also celebrated his second nomination for the Best Director category at the Oscars and said he hopes to win on March 10th, when the awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, in the United States:

“A win in this category would mean a lot to me. I grew up loving Hollywood films. I grew up watching the Oscars as a child, [a premiação] It’s always been in my mind as the highest form of recognition in a field I love, and it’s recognition from the people who work in the industry alongside you”he declared.

Oppenheimeris the 12th film directed by Christopher Nolan and the 11th with the filmmaker’s signature on the script. The story is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, American Prometheus: Triumph and Tragedy by J. Robert Oppenheimerin Kai Bird It is Martin J.Sherwinand addresses the creation of the atomic bomb by the American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Murphy).

At the 2024 Oscars, the film competes in the categories of Best movie, Best Direction for Christopher NolanBest Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actress for Emily Blunt, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Adapted Screenplay for Christopher Nolan, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Sound Editing, Best Costume, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Production Design, Best Edition It is Best Photography.

Where to watch Oppenheimer?

At the moment, Oppenheimer is available for purchase and rent on digital platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies, Apple TV+, YouTube Movies and others, with values ​​ranging between R$11.90 (for rent) and R$49.90 (for purchase).

However, the long – which still has Matt Damon (The Last Duel), Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful), David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad) It is Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo: A Star Wars Story) in the cast – re-releases in Brazilian cinemas, for a limited time, starting this Thursday, January 25th. Watch the trailer:

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