“Existed on Martinis and Cigarettes”: Charged 10% of the Total Movie Budget, Cillian Murphy Pushed Himself to the Verge of Insanity to Play Oppenheimer

The world changed once and for all on August 6, 1945, when Little Boy landed on Hiroshima, as people realized the era of nuclear weapons was here. Now Hollywood is gearing up for the World War II saga as Christopher Nolan has to tell the story of The Father of the Atomic Bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy plays the lead in this scientific thriller.

Notably, this is the first time Murphy plays the lead in Nolan’s movie. In an interview with The New York Times, the 47-year-old spilled the beans on his preparation for the role of Oppenheimer.

Cillian Murphy’s insane prep to play the intense role of Oppenheimer

The American government decided to stop World War II and chose J. Robert Oppenheimer to lead the Manhattan Project to create the first nuclear weapon. It forms the crux of Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer”. The intense gaze of the scientist on the cover of his biography, American Prometheus, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin made Nolan offer the role of the scientist to the blue-eyed Cillian Murphy.

But to suit the thin frame of the Atomic Bomb creator, Murphy, who charged $10 Million for this over $100 Million movie, had to lose a lot of weight. Referring to Oppenheimer, Murphy said in the interview with the New York Times that “he was very slim, almost emaciated, existed on martinis and cigarettes.“

Murphy is known for his convincing portrayal of roles, making it easy for the audience to navigate with him through the story. He confessed his love of acting with his body, and to perfect the silhouette of the physicist, Murphy lost a few pounds through strict diet regimes. However, he advised against his competitive attitude while losing weight for the role.

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Enacting a character with gray shades in a believable way is impossible for the ordinary. But for Cillian Murphy, who lives the characters he plays, the challenge of pursuing the role of genius Oppenheimer was nothing short of an adventure. So, he put himself into a routine of skipping meals during the shoot.

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Christopher Nolan is known for his grinding to get the best out of his actors, and Murphy loves the drill to bring the best out of himself. However, he doesn’t recommend his over-competitive nature and said, “While You become competitive with yourself a little bit, which is not healthy. I don’t advise it,” in an interview with the Guardian.

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The world will soon witness the magic created by Nolan and Murphy on screen as they take us to the plight of Mr. Oppenheimer, the physicist who once said, “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.“