Deadline dropped a casting bombshell this morning in an exclusive report that Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon are joining Christopher Nolan’s increasingly impressive Oppenheimer cast. They’ll be joining Emily Blunt as well as Cillian Murphy, who will be starring as scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Just who exactly RDJ and Damon will be playing in the film is unknown at this time. Nolan previously worked with Damon in the 2014 sci-fi epic Interstellar.
Update: The answer is yes! The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the news.
Sources have told Deadline that Emily Blunt is in talks to join Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer as the wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer. This is the first casting new since the initial project announcement with Cillian Murphy being cast in the titular role. Interestingly enough, Blunt recently stared alongside Murphy in A Quiet Place Part II. While the casting isn’t yet confirmed, Deadline was the first to break the news about Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, so their track record here is solid. Neither Universal or Blunt’s reps have commented on the report.
Christopher Nolan’s next film officially has a title, release date, and lead actor! Universal Pictures and Syncopy have confirmed Cillian Murphy will star as scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in theaters July 21, 2023. The film will be based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
