Nolan’s New Movie Oppenheimer Casts King Richard’s Tony Goldwyn

Actor Tony Goldwyn is the latest cast member joining the upcoming biopic, Oppenheimer, from Universal Studios.  The film marks household legend Christopher Nolan’s first time directing a biographical drama, a noteworthy departure from his distinct background in the science-fiction/action genres. Announcements in recent months of cast additions and other production news for Oppenheimer have spurred increasing public excitement for the film’s July 2023 release date.

The latest announcement comes from THR, who revealed in an exclusive announcement that Goldwyn will join the already impressive cast list of Oppenheimer. Currently, Goldwyn’s specific role remains undisclosed, but he will notably star alongside Cillian Murphy, already a frequent player in Nolan’s cinematic oeuvre (The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Dunkirk), in the titular role. Initial shooting for the highly anticipated film reportedly began in New Mexico a few weeks ago.

Interestingly, recent buzz around Goldwyn also centers around his involvement in another biographical drama– acclaim for his role as tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams’ first coach in King Richard. The film, starring Will Smith in a poignant portrayal of Venus and Serena’s father, has enjoyed immense critical success and accolades, including six Oscar nominations. Aside from his role in the lauded film, spectators might know Goldwyn for his work in horror-remake The Last House on the Left in 2009, or 2014’s science-fiction blockbuster Divergent– or, for perhaps his most endearing role, the titular character in Disney’s beloved 1999 film Tarzan.

The enlistment of Goldwyn to the A-list cast list of Oppenheimer – a call sheet that, in addition to Goldwyn and Murphy, includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, and Alex Wolff– speaks to the powerful impact of Goldwyn’s filmography that ensures his future success in film and continual relevancy in Hollywood. Oppenheimer, an adaptation of Kai Bird’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. RobertOppenheimer from 2005, will follow the fascinating and complexly fraught true story of one of the fathers of the atom bomb in World War II. While its release date might seem frustratingly distant, Nolan’s iconic directorial style and the incredible work of the actors involved guarantees that Oppenheimer will be well worth the wait.

Source: THR