Oppenheimer's latest trailer pits theory against reality
The newest trailer for Christopher Nolan's drama about the "father of the atomic bomb" begins with Josh Peck and ends with a countdown to mass destruction
No one becomes death, destroyer of worlds without a little help from their friends. After initial teasers for Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited historical drama Oppenheimer focused closely on the “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) himself, a new trailer widens the scope, exploring the vast range of individuals who came into play as one of the most consequential ideas in human history became a tangible, terrifying thing.
The film’s latest teaser finally begins to reveal the more linear aspects of the atomic bomb creation story, which has its roots in an American desire to prevent the Nazis from obtaining an atomic bomb. Working alongside Manhattan Project director Lieutenant General Leslie Groves (Matt Damon) and the U.S. Army, Oppenheimer rushes to create and test the atomic bomb, crafting an isolated makeshift New Mexico town where scientists and their families can live uninterrupted as work on the bomb continues.