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Robert Downey Jr. will play Lewis Strauss

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 11:35 am
by Ace

The ensemble for Christopher Nolan’s next film Oppenheimer keeps growing in star power as sources tell Deadline Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr. are in talks to join Cillian Murphy in the Universal Pictures tentpole.

Downey will play Lewis Strauss, the infamous Atomic Energy Commissioner who initiated hearings that questioned Oppenheimer’s loyalty to the United States and infamously had the scientist’s security revoked.

Re: Robert Downey Jr. in talks to join

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 11:37 am
by Allstar
This is so awesome and unexpected

Re: Robert Downey Jr. joins cast

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 11:41 am
by Mulholland-Jr
Yep. Take all my money right now.

Wait didn't he talk trash about The Dark Knight back in the day? :lol:

Re: Robert Downey Jr. will play Lewis Strauss

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 11:51 am
by Sanchez
Damn, I don't think anyone predicted this. Love it though!

Re: Robert Downey Jr. will play Lewis Strauss

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 11:53 am
by Tarssauce
Holy smokes! That's so unexpected!

Re: Robert Downey Jr. joins cast

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 11:56 am
by Bale Fan
Mulholland-Jr wrote:
November 2nd, 2021, 11:41 am
Yep. Take all my money right now.

Wait didn't he talk trash about The Dark Knight back in the day? :lol:
I remember this too lol

Re: Robert Downey Jr. joins cast

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 12:00 pm
by Sanchez
Mulholland-Jr wrote:
November 2nd, 2021, 11:41 am
Yep. Take all my money right now.

Wait didn't he talk trash about The Dark Knight back in the day? :lol:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-d ... d_n_119414
"My whole thing is that that I saw 'The Dark Knight'. I feel like I'm dumb because I feel like I don't get how many things that are so smart. It's like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I'm like, 'That's not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.' I loved 'The Prestige' but didn't understand 'The Dark Knight'. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I'm like, 'I get it. This is so high brow and so f--king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.' You know what? F-ck DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."
This quote?

Re: Robert Downey Jr. joins cast

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 12:07 pm
by A Borges man
Sanchez wrote:
November 2nd, 2021, 12:00 pm
Mulholland-Jr wrote:
November 2nd, 2021, 11:41 am
Yep. Take all my money right now.

Wait didn't he talk trash about The Dark Knight back in the day? :lol:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-d ... d_n_119414
"My whole thing is that that I saw 'The Dark Knight'. I feel like I'm dumb because I feel like I don't get how many things that are so smart. It's like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I'm like, 'That's not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.' I loved 'The Prestige' but didn't understand 'The Dark Knight'. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I'm like, 'I get it. This is so high brow and so f--king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.' You know what? F-ck DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."
This quote?
Gotta give Downey credit, funny stuff.

Re: Robert Downey Jr. will play Lewis Strauss

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 12:18 pm
by radewart
Been such a long time since we've seen Downey play anything but a glib, sardonic character and whatever Doctor Dolittle was, will be interesting to see...

Re: Robert Downey Jr. will play Lewis Strauss

Posted: November 2nd, 2021, 12:30 pm
by Bacon
this shit ognna be better than tdkr