Through PTI
LOS ANGELES: Christopher Nolan has added “Pearl Harbor” superstar Josh Hartnett to the solid of his subsequent directorial challenge “Oppenheimer”.
The Common Footage undertaking is a biopic of J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist remembered as one of the most fathers of the atom bomb.
Assets informed Cut-off date, Hartnett is the newest addition to the bevy of stars already starring within the movie.
Main points of his persona are unknown presently.
Prior to now introduced solid contains Cillian Murphy, who is about to superstar within the identify position, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, and Benny Safdie.
Hartnett’s casting is going again to the time when Nolan was once excited about him enjoying Bruce Wayne prior to ultimately roping in Christian Bale for the activity in “Batman Starts”, which additionally starred Murphy as Dr Jonathan Crane/ The Scarecrow.
“Oppenheimer” is in keeping with the Pulitzer Prize-winning e-book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer” through Kai Chicken and Martin J Sherwin.
Nolan will write and direct the movie, whilst his inventive spouse and spouse Emma Thomas will produce with Charles Roven of Atlas Leisure.
The film is slated for a July 21, 2023 arrival, a date synonymous with Nolan’s earlier movies unlock.
The “Oppenheimer” unlock additionally comes kind of two weeks prior to the anniversary of the shedding of the bomb on Hiroshima.
Common had no remark.
Hartnett will subsequent reunite along with his “Wrath of Guy” director Man Ritchie on “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” and superstar in “The Concern Index”, a Sky TV collection.
