Florence Pugh attended the UK Premiere of ‘Oppenheimer‘ in Leicester Square, London, on July 13, 2023. The cast, including Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, and director Christopher Nolan, also joined the premiere. See the images below.
On Instagram, Pugh shared a post and wrote, “Sincerely? One of the proudest moments of my career. Honoring the work of MANY who made this film tonight. This film was made with respect for art, teams, and creativity. It’s the set I’ll remember and talk about for decades. Working with these people and more has been an honor, Christopher Nolan respects the craft and people, and that’s the bottom line. Thank you to everyone who supported, the film is now yours. With love, us.”
Pugh and the entire cast of ‘Oppenheimer’ left the premiere without presenting the film, as they joined the SAG-AFTRA strike.
From Christopher Nolan, ‘Oppenheimer’ tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), a brilliant theoretical physicist who was appointed as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, and Oppenheimer’s journey as he works tirelessly to develop the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, a top-secret government initiative. He works closely with Leslie Groves (played by Matt Damon), a military leader tasked with overseeing the project, and faces opposition from scientists who question the morality of creating such a destructive weapon.
The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie as Edward Teller, Michael Angarano as Robert Serber, Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold as Frank Oppenheimer, David Krumholtz as Isidor Isaac Rabi, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine as Vannevar Bush, Jack Quaid, David Dastmalchian, Jason Clarke, Josh Peck as Kenneth Bainbridge, Devon Bostick as Seth Neddermeyer, Alex Wolff, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Grimes, Josh Zuckerman, and James D’Arcy.
‘Oppenheimer’ hits theaters on July 21, 2023, by Universal Pictures.
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