Christopher Nolan's biographical drama 'Oppenheimer' has zero CGI

Los Angeles: Christopher Nolan has made it clear, ever since the announcement of the biopic 'Oppenheimer', about his disinterest in using CGI for the movie, opting instead for practical effects in every aspect of the film.

'Oppenheimer' will, therefore, have absolutely no CGI.

True to his reputation for realism and intricate storytelling, the renowned director of 'The Dark Knight' franchise is dedicated to maintaining authenticity in his latest project.

In a recent interview with Collider, Nolan emphasized that 'Oppenheimer' will not rely on VFX as the film prioritizes practicality.

This approach aligns with Nolan's consistent preference for minimizing the use of visual effects in his previous works, including 'The Dark Knight' trilogy, 'Interstellar,' and 'Tenet.'

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Instead, Nolan has always preferred using things such as camera work, real small-scale explosions and miniature sets to avoid having his work feel wholly unrealistic, employing VFX only when necessary and that too for enhancing the visual aesthetic of certain scenes.

But recreating a nuclear explosion, its immense radiation, the intricacies of the explosion along with other aspects such as the aesthetics of a black hole is no mean feat, but Nolan and his team managed to pull it off without any CGI.

Based on the life of nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer who is widely regarded as the 'Father of the nuclear bomb', the film adapts the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin.

With a particular focus on the Trinity Test and the Manhattan Project which led to the creation of the atom bomb, the movie also showcases the race against time of the Americans to finish building their bomb before Nazi Germany can complete theirs.

'Oppenheimer' stars Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh Jack Quaid, Benny Safdie, Rami Malek, Dane DeHaan, Josh Hartnett, Matthew Modine, Kenneth Branagh, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano, and Alden Ehrenreich and will hit theatres on July 21, 2023.

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