Before Christopher Nolan offered Cillian Murphy the leading role, the Peaky Blinders star almost played Oppenheimer in a biopic series.
“We wanted Oppenheimer to feel both like he possessed a certain undeniable charisma, a presence onstage, but also that he was playing a different instrument. He needed to feel alien, or other, in some ways,” Manhattan showrunner Sam Shaw said.
The character was ultimately played by Daniel London in the WGN America-produced series, which centered around the creation of the atomic bomb and the scientists living in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The short-lived period drama starred John Benjamin Hickey, Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, David Harbour, Neve Campbell, and more.Following its explosive theatrical debut last Friday, Oppenheimer currently holds a total gross of over $200 million at the worldwide box office.
The film is written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Nolan and Emma Thomas are producing through their Syncopy banner, along with Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven.Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now.
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