The big one kicked off Universal’s CinemaCon presentation: new footage from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”
“I know of no more dramatic tale, with higher stakes, twists and turns, paradoxes. ” Nolan told a group of theatre owners in Las Vegas on Wednesday. “After hearing that story, I wanted to be in that room and experience what it must have been like.”
“Oppenheimer,” which opens in theatres on July 21, is the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer. A bright, charismatic physicist who, with his colleagues at Los Alamos, invented the atomic bomb and altered the world. Cillian Murphy, a frequent Nolan collaborator dating back to “Batman Begins,” plays the lead role with Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, and others.
“Whether you like it or not, he is the most important person who has ever lived.” He shaped our world, for better or worse. “You have to see his story to believe it,” Nolan remarked. “His story is both a dream and a nightmare.”
Nolan shot the film in both colour and black and white on large format IMAX film, but “not too much black and white, don’t worry,” he remarked.
Moreover, “Oppenheimer” represents Nolan’s first collaboration with Universal. Following his departure from his longtime studio Warner Bros. amid the studio’s controversial transition to streaming for its 2022 releases.
The filmmaker has always been a staunch supporter of movie theatres. And “Oppenheimer” will be no exception, with 70mm IMAX, 35mm, Dolby Vision, and other premium large-format screen formats accessible worldwide.
Nolan also stated that he could neither confirm nor deny that a full-length trailer will be shown in advance of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which will be released on May 5.
The Universal team, led by filmed entertainment group chairman Donna Langley. Gathered in Las Vegas for the annual conference just days after news broke that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell. A well-known figure in the media industry, was leaving the company following an investigation into inappropriate behaviour.
