after years of faithfully filling in the supporting cast for director christopher nolan irish actor cillian murphy is finally set to take centre stage with the film oppenheimer since first getting his hand on the script in nolans dublin hotel room to sinking into the narrow silhouette of j robert oppenheimer the journey has been a dream said cillian in an exclusive statement to etimesread alsosagaftra strike christopher nolans oppenheimer cast cillian murphy robert downey jr florence pugh matt damon walk out of london premierethe cast of oppenheimer left the london screening of the film in solidarity with the strike called by the hollywoods actors union youve seen them here earlier on the red carpet unfortunately theyre off to write their picket signs for what we believe to be an imminent strike by sag joiningchristopher nolans oppenheimer to have 3 am shows in india after unprecedented rush in ticket salesthe july 21 release of christopher nolans newest picture oppenheimer starring cillian murphy is being met with an extraordinary surge in advance bookings since the advance bookings started on july 1 ticket sales have surpassed expectations so much so that shows have even been slotted forsagaftra strike hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industrystopping strike as contract talks collapsethe screen actors guild sagaftra last month postponed their initial strike deadline in the hope of thrashing out a deal with the likes of netflix and disney over demands for better pay and more protection against artificial intelligence that extension failed to yield any progress in talksoppenheimer first reviews christopher nolans direction and cillian murphys performance enamour criticsthe initial reactions to oppenheimer are remarkable to say the least tuesday saw the paris premiere of christopher nolans movie which also stars cillian murphy robert downey jr emily blunt matt damon and florence pugh the suspenseful story of the movie revolves around theoreticalas he gears up to present to the world a film about the charismatic and controversial theoretical physicist who helped create the atomic bomb the actor got candid about working on the new nolan film with an allstar cast his experience watching the film on the imax screen and why this oscarfavourite will resonate with everyone excerpts what has it meant for you to portray the lead character of j robert oppenheimer in a christopher nolan film supported by such an extraordinary star castits a dream really i never imagined working with all these actors in one movie i think its one of the greatest modern ensembles that christopher nolan has put together but that just shows you how everybody wants to work with chris these actors will turn up because they love his movies and his writing hes an incredible director so yes it was a gift for me every day also when you wake up knowing you are doing a scene with matt damon kenneth branagh emily blunt or gary oldman its just kind of electrifying so you have to turn up the volume on your own performance a little bitwhat