Fans of Christopher Nolan's work will be ecstatic to find out that new images from the upcoming film Oppenheimer have dropped, revealing new cast characters and behind-the-scenes photos.
, Nolan's 12th film, is a biopic about American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Specifically, the film will explore his role in the Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. The acclaimed director is known for his preference towards practical effects and for creating films majorly centered on metaphysical themes, exploring the concepts of time, memory, and personal identity.
Although the British-American filmmaker has never shied away from hard-to-tackle projects and ideas, he disclosed on Total Film's upcoming 2023 preview issue that Oppenheimer was the most challenging project he had undertaken in his career in terms of scale. I think recreating the Trinity test [the first nuclear weapon detonation, in New Mexico] without the use of computer graphics, was a huge challenge to take on. Andrew Jackson – my visual effects supervisor, I got him on board early on – was looking at how we could do a lot of the visual elements of the film practically, from representing quantum dynamics and quantum physics to the Trinity test itself, to recreating, with my team, Los Alamos up on a mesa in New Mexico in extraordinary weather, a lot of which was needed for the film, in terms of the very harsh conditions out there – there were huge practical challenges.
