“I couldn’t find my way to its essence”: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Was Almost Directed by This Oscar Winning Director Who Made Tom Cruise Hollywood’s Living Legend

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Was Almost Directed by This Oscar Winning Director Who Made Tom Cruise Hollywood’s Living Legend

Christopher Nolan’s grand project, Oppenheimer, has earned yet another admirer in the form of the Academy Award-winning director, Oliver Stone. Often associated with controversial films centered around American politics, Stone has notably explored the lives of US Presidents in his films including JFK, Nixon, and W., and produced a trilogy on the US involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Cillian Murphy in and as Oppenheimer
Cillian Murphy in and as Oppenheimer

Oliver Stone also catapulted Tom Cruise to legendary status through the anti-war drama film Born on the Fourth of July. In many reviews, comparisons were drawn between Nolan’s biographical drama and Stone’s directorial style in the critically acclaimed JFK.

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Oliver Stone Tweeted His Opinion On Oppenheimer

American film director, Oliver Stone
American film director, Oliver Stone

In his praise for Oppenheimer, Oliver Stone labels it a ‘classic’ movie, commending Nolan for his layered screenplay writing. Surprisingly, Stone also discloses that he once contemplated creating a film based on the life of the Father of the Atom Bomb. But the Platoon director could not go through with the attempt to weave an intriguing tale around the theoretical physicist’s story.

The Natural Born Killers director’s appreciation extends to the film’s cast, with special mention of lead actor Cillian Murphy. Talking about Murphy’s exaggerated eyes, Stone tweeted:

Discussing the historical events of 1945, Stone also noted that he doubted whether such a movie could be made in the current climate of the United States:

Oliver Stone is not the only Hollywood filmmaker to laud Nolan’s cinematic marvel. Across the globe, moviegoers are celebrating Oppenheimer for its brilliance.

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Oppenheimer Has Positive Reviews From All Over

Florence Pugh And Cillian Murphy
Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

Earlier, screenwriter Paul Schrader hailed the movie as the most important film of this century, saying it would “blow the door off the hinges”. Kai Bird, the author of the book American Prometheus, on which the movie is based, praised the film as a stunning artistic achievement, affirming that it would initiate a global conversation on the topics Robert Oppenheimer sought to talk about.

Also Read: Oppenheimer Review: Nolan’s Magnum Opus

The Nolan movie has already collected more than $400 million worldwide despite its three-hour run time. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the movie emerged as a blockbuster, even amid stiff competition from Warner Brothers’ movie, Barbie.

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Written by Hashim Asraff

Hashim writes about movies and celebrities at FandomWire. A Masters degree holder in Sociology, crime investigation thrillers really get him going. He's devoured 15 seasons of Criminal Minds and another 12 seasons of Bones. And the list of shows goes on. Oh, and don't even get him started on the MCU movies and Friends.