Christopher Nolan Breaks Down ‘Oppenheimer’ With Professor Brian Cox

To delve into knottier topics that exist within Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s critically-acclaimed new film about the creator of the atomic bomb, Esquire hosted a conversation between Nolan and Professor Brian Cox – no stranger to communicating complicated science on a mass scale. How, exactly, do you prepare a cast for a film of this scale and scientific complexity? What’s up with those black-and-white scenes? And how does Oppenheimer fit alongside Nolan’s much-loved filmography, from time-travel thriller Tenet to wartime epic Dunkirk? You will not need a science textbook to understand everything going on, but it might be helpful to have Google open. OPPENHEIMER is in cinemas 21st July Watch the trailer here: #oppenheimer #christophernolan #cillianmurphy