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Róisín Murphy is sitting in an old-fashioned shabby-chic drinking club in Soho, central London, that she approvingly describes as “very literary”. She is telling me about lockdown in Ibiza, where she lives with her partner and two children. “It was lovely to have the island so clean and quiet, driving along the salt flats, nobody around. Except they sent the Guardia Civil to Ibiza – they really clamped down. You couldn’t walk your dogs, you couldn’t smoke on the street. There were policemen with machine guns. So you were…

Christopher Nolan Shares An Interesting Tale Of Cillian Murphy’s Casting In Batman Begins(Photo Credit –wikimedia) Christopher Nolan is a gem of a director and has his own process of getting things done in the right way. He once had a desperation to work with Cillian Murphy and he actually set up a screen test for the actor as Batman, just to get the production studio’s attention on him. This eventually led to Murphy bagging a role in the film. Keep reading to know more! It traces back to the times of Batman Begins…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCillian Murphy has opened up about his complicated relationship with fame, saying that it can “ruin experiences”. The 46-year-old Irish actor is best known for starring in several Christopher Nolan films, including The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Dunkirk, and his forthcoming drama Oppenheimer. Yet it was perhaps his most recent turn leading BBC’s drama Peaky Blinders for six…

Photo via Universal Pictures Getting to work alongside Christopher Nolan must feel like the opportunity of a lifetime for most actors, but even though Cillian Murphy has already gone through the experience five times before, he still lost his cool when it came to Oppenheimer. The Irish actor best known for portraying Tommy Shelby in the BBC’s Peaky Blinders is soon bringing to life one of the most iconic people in history. Murphy’s first collaboration with Nolan dates back to before 2005 for the role of Dr.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA new trailer for Oppenheimer has been released – kicking the hype for Christopher Nolan’s new film up a notch.The celebrated director of The Dark Knight and Interstellar’s forthcoming project focuses on the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who developed the nuclear bomb.In the film, he is played by Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy, who is backed by an all-star…

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,…

Christopher Nolan's next after Tenet (2020) is quite literally an explosive look at the making of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy plays J Robert Oppenheimer, the man tasked with making the mission a reality. The second trailer shows audiences a closer look at the other key players in the film including actors Emily Blunt who plays his wife Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as General Leslie Groves Jr and Robert Downey, Jr as Lewis Strauss from US Atomic Energy Commission. (Also read: Oppenheimer trailer: A…

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,…

Irish Actor Cillian Murphy Was Spotted Peeing On A Street A Boozy Night Out In London ( Photo Credit – IMDb ) Peaky Blinder’s star Cillian Murphy seemed to be in a celebratory mood as the Irish actor was papped with Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight during a boozy night out. Cillian was clicked in London as he hit the pub with Steven. The actor had a great time while enjoying his pints before moving on to champagne. Cillian Murphy will soon be seen in Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated Oppenheimer. A…

Bleeding Cool has been given an exclusive first look at the full creator list for the Lake Como Comic Art Festival, being held next month in ItalyLast year I went to Lake Como Comic Art Festival, and it was the most glorious comic book convention I can remember going to in my life. You can see much of our coverage right here. Held at Villa Erba in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, running on the 12th and 13th of May, as well as a opening soiree on the evening of the 12th. And it's a very different comic book…