Oppenheimer's Most Bone-Chilling Line Was In Fact Improvised On Set
Even Christopher Nolan didn't know how to react.
No matter how good the script is, improvisation can sometimes add a layer that will make it ten times better, and that's exactly what happened with Christopher Nolan 's new dark hit, Oppenheimer.
Directed and written by Nolan, the Cillian Murphy-led movie is already conquering the theaters.
However, not every single line in the film is Nolan's brain child; in fact, one of Oppenheimer most unnerving lines was something that James Remar, the actor playing Stimson, came up with by himself while filming.
Speaking to The New York Times, Nolan revealed that the actor invented the line when he told the government officials to refrain from bombing Kyoto because he and his wife honeymooned there.
Remar's cold delivery, enhanced with the bone-chilling context of the situation, made sure the line plunged everyone in the room in silence.
“He [James Remar] kept talking to me about how he learned that Stimson and his wife had honeymooned in Kyoto,” Nolan said. “That was one of the reasons that Stimson took Kyoto off the list to be bombed. I had him crossing the city off the list because of its cultural significance, but I’m like, ‘Just add that.’"
The Oppenheimer director revealed that all actors had "tons of homework to do," making sure that everyone does their research on their characters. Well, looks like the effort paid off; Ramer's improvised line is definitely one of the movie's highlights.
Oppenheimer is currently marching through theaters with great success; in just two weeks, Christopher Nolan's movie about the father of the nuclear bomb eclipsed the $412 million mark in the box office.
Source: The New York Times