Oppenheimer star Emily Blunt explains what it was like on set

In Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt portrays the character of Kitty Oppenheimer, the alcoholic wife of Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy.

The film delves into the life of Robert Oppenheimer, who achieved great success as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and played a pivotal role in inventing the Atomic Bomb as part of The Manhattan Project.

However, he later opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb. The story focuses on a trial hearing that determines the future of Oppenheimer’s security clearance.

During a recent interview with TalkRadio, Emily shared her experience of filming one of the trial scenes. She admitted the scene did not unfold as she expected and described the small room they filmed in as feeling “claustrophobic.”

She said: “They’re exquisitely written scenes, and it’s a sort of time for [my character] Kitty to sort of reclaim that brilliant brain that is sort of deteriorated throughout the course of the film.

“And it was very claustrophobic in there. I remember [in a trial scene] we were all expecting a big courtroom.

“In actuality, it was a tiny, shabby little room, where he was really just, you know, dragged across the coals and so it was a tiny, shabby, little room that we shot those scenes in.”

Known for her roles in Disney blockbusters like Mary Poppins Returns and Jungle Cruise, as well as films such as The Devil Wears Prada and Into The Woods, Emily admitted she enjoys both lighter and more intense roles.

She appreciated the calm and organised atmosphere on the Oppenheimer set, despite the intense nature of some of the scenes.

She said: “I mean, some of the scenes are a bit more intense to play, but the set was really calm and sort of like lovely. It was like a really un-chaotic set. But I also love going towards the light.”

The Oppenheimer premiere was attended by a number of high-profile stars, including Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr., and Kenneth Branagh.

However, they left the event early after SAG-Aftra called for a Hollywood Actor’s Strike, resulting in a delayed start time for the screening.

Christopher Nolan, the director, acknowledged the incredible cast during the introduction of the film. He said: “I have to to acknowledge the work of our incredible cast, led by Cillian Murphy, the list is enormous — Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek and so many more.

“You’ve seen them here earlier on the red carpet. Unfortunately, they are off to write their picket signs for what we believe to be an imminent strike by SAG, joining one of my guilds, the Writers Guild, in the struggle for fair wages for working members of their union.”

Oppenheimer is in cinemas now.

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