Anyone who loves storytelling wants to know how things end. Except for Cillian Murphy, who decided not to read his script for ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ In a recent interview, Murphy talked about being guided by the motivation of the story he was a part of.

Cillian Murphy is bringing the same approach to ‘Oppenheimer.‘ Despite playing the ‘Father Of The Atom Bomb’, Murphy has abstained from researching the character he’s playing or the scale of science involved in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming summer blockbuster. 

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Cillian Murphy Wanted To Keep ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Suspense Going

Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan talked to EW about their professional history, which led them to work on ‘Oppenheimer.‘ Murphy, who’s been a Nolan fan since seeing ‘Memento,’ auditioned for the role of Batman. The part went to Christian Bale, but the 46-year-old actor was cast as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow.

Murphy was asked to reprise Scarecrow in ‘Dark Knight Rises,’ for which he declined to read the script. The Irish actor wanted to keep the story suspenseful, only asking for motivation from his director. He remembers telling Nolan, “I didn’t want to spoil it. So I just came in for that one day, did that little bit on that amazing set, and then waited to see the movie. And it was worth it.”

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Cillian Murphy Stars In Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’

Just like ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ Cillian Murphy refused to look into any research about the physics or the physicist he plays in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film. After his longtime collaboration with Nolan, the ‘Peaky Blinders’ star is finally getting to headline the British filmmaker’s latest project.

In addition to the ‘Peaky Blinders’ star, Oppenheimer’ boasts a massive ensemble of Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, and Kenneth Branagh. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the film is based on the 2005 book ‘American Prometheus’ by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. It has a theatrical release date of July 21, 2023.

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