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James Cameron Critiques Oppenheimer as Moral Cop-Out, Plans Survivor-Driven Hiroshima Film

He intends to adapt Charles Pellegrino’s Ghosts of Hiroshima into a firsthand account that focuses on survivors’ experiences

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Overview

  • Cameron branded Nolan’s film a “moral cop-out” for its limited depiction of Hiroshima’s victims
  • Ghosts of Hiroshima will draw on Pellegrino’s upcoming book and survivor interviews to portray human suffering without moralizing
  • The project is timed for the bombing’s 80th anniversary and aims to deliver an immersive, apolitical narrative
  • Nolan’s Oppenheimer remains a box-office juggernaut with almost $1 billion gross and seven Oscars despite survivor criticism
  • Cameron hopes his film will remind audiences of nuclear weapons’ devastating effects through unfiltered survivor perspectives