Cillian Murphy explains why he was ‘secretly desperate’ for lead role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAfter decades of working with the acclaimed British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy finally has his first lead part.The Peaky Blinders star plays J Robert Oppenheimer – often described as the father of the atomic bomb – in Nolan’s next blockbuster, Oppenheimer.Murphy has a longstanding relationship with the director, having starred in his three Batman films,…