‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan thinks ‘Barbenheimer’ is ‘terrific’

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Matt Damon, from left, Josh Hartnett, Tom Conti, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film “Oppenheimer” in London.

Matt Damon, from left, Josh Hartnett, Tom Conti, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas pose for photographers upon arrival on the premiere for the movie “Oppenheimer” on Thursday, July 13, 2023 in London.

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Extremely-anticipated summer time blockbusters “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” each land in theaters on July 21. As moviegoers put together for a double-feature weekend — in any other case often known as “Barbenheimer” — filmmaker Christopher Nolan and “Oppenheimer” solid members are all-in on the Barbenheimer craze.

Throughout an interview with IGN this week, “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan mentioned he thinks it's “terrific” that the movies are touchdown in theaters the identical day.

“Summer time, in a wholesome market, is all the time crowded, and we’ve been doing this a very long time,” Nolan instructed IGN when requested about sharing a launch date with “Barbie.” “I believe for these of us who care about motion pictures, we’ve been actually ready to have a crowded market once more, and now it’s right here and that’s terrific.”

Cillian Murphy, who performs J. Robert Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer,” can also be embracing the “Barbie”-”Oppenheimer” double characteristic as a optimistic factor.

“I believe it’s nice. I imply, I’ll be going to see ‘Barbie.’ I can’t wait to see it,” the actor instructed IGN throughout the identical interview. “I believe it’s simply nice for the business and for audiences that we've two wonderful movies by wonderful filmmakers popping out the identical day. May spend an entire day within the cinema, what’s higher than that? I imply I’ll be going to see ‘Barbie’ 100%.”

“I really like the truth that individuals are speaking about going to 2 motion pictures in a weekend,” Matt Damon, who additionally stars in “Oppenheimer,” defined to IGN. “Ben (Affleck) and I used to go to 2 motion pictures each weekend, and I believe individuals ought to do this.”

One other “Oppenheimer” star, Emily Blunt, revealed that she thinks it's “superior” how the 2 motion pictures share a launch date as “the curiosity within the number of what’s obtainable is so superior.”

Murphy provided moviegoers a phrase of recommendation in deciding which of the 2 movies to see first — “Simply flip a coin,” he instructed IGN.

AMC says 20,000 moviegoers are collaborating in ‘Barbenheimer’

1000's of moviegoers — together with Tom Cruise — are geared as much as expertise the “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” double characteristic. As a result of what higher to melt the blow of nuclear catastrophe than an journey with Barbie and Ken?

Final month, Cruise shared a photograph of himself and “Mission Unattainable: Lifeless Reckoning Half One” director Christopher McQuarrie holding a number of film tickets, together with ones for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”

“I really like a double characteristic,” Cruise tweeted. “And it doesn’t get extra explosive (or extra pink) than one with Oppenheimer and Barbie.”

In line with AMC, hundreds of film followers have already bought tickets for the unofficial double characteristic weekend.

“That greater than 20,000 moviegoers have already made plans and bought tickets to see ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ on the identical day is a superb signal that the rising on-line dialog round seeing each of those unimaginable movies is popping into ticket gross sales,” Elizabeth Frank, govt vp of worldwide programming and chief content material officer of AMC Theatres, mentioned in a press release, per AV Membership.

Greatest Barbenheimer fan reactions

As “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” go toe-to-toe, audiences can’t assist however discover humor within the stark distinction between the movies.

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