Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer Receives Rare R Rating and Breaks Records
- Christopher Nolan's upcoming film "Oppenheimer" has earned an R rating, the director's first R rating in over 20 years.
- The nearly three-hour film is Nolan's longest yet and required 11 miles of 70mm IMAX film, weighing 600 pounds in total.
- The lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer will be played by Cillian Murphy, known for previous collaborations with Nolan.
- The all-star cast also includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., and Florence Pugh.
- The film follows Oppenheimer's leadership of the Manhattan Project during World War II and the creation of the first atomic bombs.