Cillian Murphy is currently receiving praise from all corners for his powerful performance as the titular character in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. While he has been a regular in many of the director’s films, Murphy has also gained a lot of fame for his role as the dangerous gang leader in the popular British drama, Peaky Blinders.
The series also benefitted from a brilliant ensemble cast whose collective chemistry and performance were appreciated by critics and audiences. Contrary to public belief about the closeness of the actors off-screen, Cillian Murphy confessed that he did not spend time with his co-stars off the set owing to the nature of the show.
Cillian Murphy Could Not Interact With Peaky Blinders Co-Stars When The Camera Turned off
BBC’s intense gang drama Peaky Blinders became one of the biggest and most popular television shows all across the world. Cillian Murphy who played the dangerous criminal Tommy Shelby, impressed viewers worldwide for his performance and his collaboration with a solid ensemble cast. While the actors seemed to have seamless chemistry on-screen, the Oppenheimer star revealed that the situation was not the same once the cameras were turned off. Speaking of the reasons behind not being able to hang out with his colleagues or crew members, Murphy said,
“Because it is such an intense shoot due to the nature of the material, and because we are working about 16 hours a day for about five months, we don’t tend to hang out socially when we aren’t shooting. I think that’s only because we see so much of each other when we work, but it has been a very collaborative journey and I’ve learned a huge amount.”
The Irish actor also spoke about the restrictions that the ensemble faced while shooting during lockdown with masks and other precautions which made it even more difficult to form a bond with the cast and crew on set.
Cillian Murphy Was Caught Unawares by Christopher Nolan For Oppenheimer
After playing different interesting roles in many of Christopher Nolan’s films, Cillian Murphy finally landed his most challenging role and his first time as Nolan’s protagonist in Oppenheimer. The film is already regarded as Murphy’s finest acting performance. While the Irish actor is no stranger to The Dark Knight director’s style of working, he was completely surprised when Nolan offered the character to him. Confessing to being caught unawares, Murphy said,
“He just called me out of the blue. That’s his MO; you never hear from him and then he calls. So he called me, and I genuinely didn’t know what it would be, and then he said, “I’m making this movie about Oppenheimer and I would like you to play Oppenheimer.” It’s a big shock, and a very pleasant one, but then you kind of go, “Okay, now I have a lot of work to do.”
The actor went on to say that he was grateful to Nolan for having trusted him with such a mammoth role that required a lot of intense preparation and internal introspection.
Source: Variety
