![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cillian-murphy-ate-an-almond-a-day-for-major-weight-loss-to-transform-into-oppenheimer/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_cmuphy_main.jpg&description=Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy is starring as J Robert Oppenheimer in the upcoming biopic Oppenheimer and he went to extreme lengths to take on the leading role Cillian Murphy looks very different to his Peaky Blinders days, having gone to "gruelling" lengths to prepare for his leading role in the upcoming blockbuster Oppenheimer. The 47-year-old transformed into the "emaciated" J Robert Oppenheimer for the Christopher Nolan directed film, which is due for release on Friday. The film follows the scientist as he developed the first atomic bomb as part of the secret Manhattan Project. Cillian lost a lot of weight to take on the role, using techniques such as eating "an almond a day" to look like the infamous physicist. The actor said it took more than five months to prepare himself for the role, before admitting he had wanted to lose weight to give the character a "wide-eyed look" to show how he "never ate". "I love acting with my body, and Oppenheimer had a very distinct physicality and silhouette, which I wanted to get right," he said in a new interview. "I had to lose quite a bit of weight, and we worked with the costume and tailoring; he was very slim, almost emaciated, existed on martinis and cigarettes." Cillian said he worked with professionals to perfect Oppenheimer's "silhouette and expressions" right before filming. Speaking to the New York Times, he said he tested himself on how little he could eat before advising against the extreme diet. The actor did not reveal exactly how much weight he lost for the film, but did say the hectic schedule made him stop worrying about eating. He added how he was instead "running on crazy energy". Actress Emily Blunt has also spoke about Cillian's dramatic transformation, explaining what he ate as part of his gruelling diet. The 40-year-old, who plays Cillian's on-screen wife in Oppenheimer, said it was a "monumental undertaking" for Cillian to lose the weight. "He had such a monumental undertaking. And he could only e){kind=link}
Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy is starring as J Robert Oppenheimer in the upcoming biopic Oppenheimer and he went to extreme lengths to take on the leading role
Cillian Murphy looks very different to his Peaky Blinders days, having gone to “gruelling” lengths to prepare for his leading role in the upcoming blockbuster Oppenheimer.
The 47-year-old transformed into the “emaciated” J Robert Oppenheimer for the Christopher Nolan directed film, which is due for release on Friday. The film follows the scientist as he developed the first atomic bomb as part of the secret Manhattan Project.
Cillian lost a lot of weight to take on the role, using techniques such as eating “an almond a day” to look like the infamous physicist.
The actor said it took more than five months to prepare himself for the role, before admitting he had wanted to lose weight to give the character a “wide-eyed look” to show how he “never ate”.