How Christopher Nolan Crafted the World of ‘Oppenheimer’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( behind the scenes [An Action Movie About Scientists Talking]( Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer plays out across the landscapes of Los Alamos and of Cillian Murphy’s face. Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures [Christopher Nolan]( remembers when he first heard the name [Oppenheimer](. It was via the lyrics of Sting’s 1985 antiwar hit, “Russians”: “How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer’s deadly toy?” Like many in his generation, Nolan was already obsessed with the end of the world; he recalls the camps and blockades at Greenham Common in the early 1980s, when thousands of women joined forces to protest the placement of cruise missiles in England, and the growing campaign for nuclear disarmament in Europe. “As impressionable young people, when we were 12 or 13 years old, we were convinced we were going to die in a nuclear holocaust,” Nolan recalls. “I think very much the way kids these days feel about climate change.” [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of New York City: [Say Cheese!]( • Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake: [Mother Truckers]( • The Righteous Gemstones: [Go Off, Queen]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [What Mystery Restaurant Got Caught Up in the RHONY Reboot Beef? “I wouldn’t be caught dead at [bleep].”]( By Brian Moylan [Ariana Grande Now Has One Less Ring She and Dalton Gomez reportedly split at the beginning of the year.]( By Justin Curto [The Best and Most Spectacular of Queen, According to Brian May “I felt like I was called upon to represent rock music of the last 50 years.”]( [A Righteous Cock Fight How The Righteous Gemstones pulled off a giddy, gruesome, emotionally devastating “mid-jack-off” altercation.]( [Celebrities Have Labor Disputes Just Like Us Jane Fonda is in her prime on the picket line.]( By Bella Arnold [Story of Seasons Is Basically Harvest Moon (Taylor’s Version) The cult-favorite farming sim gets a modern update.]( By Alejandra Gularte [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 23-Across, Eight Letters: Boat on Below Deck Down Under. Hollywood on strike [Today on the Picket Line: Writers, Actors, and Pets Converge on Burbank]( Photo: Sinna Nasseri Vulture visited the pickets at Disney and Warner Bros., speaking to picketers about the issues that most concern them, body scans for AI, and how long they intend to fight for the future of their industry. ➽ “Fuck these people. Fuck these people who are fucking billionaires,” said comedian Jon Daly, echoing a common sentiment across conversations and picket signs all over Hollywood. “The scanning of background actors that they’re talking about today is just the beginning. And this is just the beginning of how labor will deal with AI. And this is just the beginning of our fight. We’ll continue until we get a fair deal. I’m saying very generic things, but I fully believe them.” [Read more]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved