Actor Cillian Murphy is entrance and heart in practically each scene in Christopher Nolan’s sprawling, three-hour-plus biopic “Oppenheimer” — a frightening problem for any performer. However Murphy’s co-star, Robert Downey, Jr., stated that the actor, who gained an Oscar as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, was not solely as much as the duty, however put himself via a demanding regime to keep up authenticity.
Chatting with Folks, Downey – who additionally gained an Oscar for “Oppenheimer” – stated of Murphy, “He knew that [“Oppenheimer”] was going to be a behemoth when Chris requested him. However I feel he additionally had the humility that’s required to outlive taking part in a task like that.” For instance his level, Downey stated, “We would be like, ‘Hey, we obtained a three-day weekend. Possibly we’ll go antiquing in Santa Fe. What are you going to do?’ ‘Oh, I’ve to study 30,000 phrases of Dutch. Have a pleasant time.’ However that is the character of the ask.”
Emily Blunt, who performed Oppenheimer’s spouse, Kitty, stated that Murphy was equally rigorous in sustaining an excessive weight loss plan to match the true Oppenheimer’s slim construct. “He had such a monumental endeavor,” she advised Folks. “And he may solely eat, like, an almond a day. He was so emaciated.” Of his weight loss plan throughout filming, Murphy advised IndieWire, “I do not advise it.”