Cillian Murphy debuts as ‘father of atomic bomb’ in Oppenheimer teaser

Cillian Murphy is a favourite collaborator of Christopher Nolan
Cillian Murphy debuts as ‘father of atomic bomb’ in Oppenheimer teaser

Cillian Murphy as J Robert Oppenheimer (Warner Bros/PA)

Cillian Murphy has been pictured for the first time playing J Robert Oppenheimer, the man credited with the creation of the atomic bomb.

The Peaky Blinders star, 46, takes on the role for Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming film about the Manhattan Project, America’s Second World War plan to be first to develop nuclear weapons.

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