 Nolan's blockbuster smash hit Oppenheimer, starring Peaky Blinders frontman Cillian Murphy, 47, has been a massive hit at the box office. Starring opposite Florence Pugh, who plays his on-screen partner Jean Tatlock, Murphy embodies Oppenheimer and his work on the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II. Expectations were high for Nolan, with the writer-director-producer having a reputation for 'event' moviemaking thanks to past successes including Inception, the Dark Knight trilogy and Interstellar. Reviews have been strong, with Metro's own critic Tori Brazier saying Nolan has produced a 'taut and twisty intelligent blockbuster that asks its audience to think along with the film.' Now, with reviews rolling in claiming it 'a towering achievement' in The Guardian, and an 'Oscar calibre masterpiece' by Forbes, it's no wonder that EW){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Fans of blockbuster Oppenheimer, which hit cinemas last week, can now find out more about the fascinating physicist in a relaunched TV series from the 1980s.
Following the release of Christopher Nolan’s epic feature film, which brings the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer to the silver screen, the BBC has put its classic series boxset of the same name on iPlayer.
Starring Sam Waterson, 82, who went on to become a household name with starring roles in Law and Order, The Newsroom, and Grace & Frankie under his belt, the series originally aired in 1980.
It tells the story of how Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spent years developing and designing the atomic bomb, which came to fruition in June 1945.