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Cillian Murphy has easily become one of the most well-recognized faces in Hollywood. Having played many characters with varying types of personalities and lives, there is doubt that he is an incredibly talented actor, fully immersing himself in the complex roles and projects that he takes up, making it hard to look away when the actor is on screen.
Having worked with Christopher Nolan since 2005, the actor has starred in many projects with the filmmaker, likeDunkirk,Inception,and most recentlyOppenheimer.It is because of this, that it is quite interesting to consider the fact that Murphy’s MLB Doppelgänger might just be a bigger fan of the filmmaker than the actor.
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What Does Tyler Glasnow Have To Say About Being Called Cillian Murphy’s Doppelgänger?
Tyler Glasnow is a professional American baseball player, the pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays ofMajor League Baseball.Outside of this, he is most well known for the similarities between his looks and that ofCillian Muphy. During a recent interview withGQ,the MLB player Was asked about this more specifically if this recognition has increased in recent times due to the hype surrounding the actor’s recent project,Oppenheimer.
“No, I’ve gotten it for a while, all the doppelgänger stuff. It’s definitely been more now, but there hasn’t been a big shift or anything. I don’t really look at Instagram. I’m not on there a ton, and I think most of this [lookalike conversation] is through online stuff. Sometimes I’ll get stopped in Tampa and stuff, but nothing crazy.”
During this interview, the athlete revealed that there hasn’t been a major shift in how much he gets confused with Murphy because of the release of the film as this is something that has been going on for quite some time now. He also revealed that he does not hear it as much as one would think as the conversation about their resemblance is much more present on the internet rather than in real life and he is not very active on social media. The most that he has experienced is getting stopped on the streets of Tampa every now and then.
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Is Tyler Glasnow A Bigger Fan Of Christopher Nolan Than Cillian Murphy?
Tyler Glasnow was then asked if he was a fan of Christopher Nolan and his response was quite interesting. He started off by tellingGQthat it would be ridiculous for someone to not be a fan of the filmmaker, going on to gush over how good the films by him are specifically talking aboutInception, Interstellar,
“Yeah, of course. If you say you’re not a Christopher Nolan fan, you’re crazy. You know what I mean? He’s awesome. All his Batman movies are pretty sick. Is he Interstellar and Inception too? [GQ: Yes.] Holy shit. Interstellar is really good. Wow! I didn’t know that he did Interstellar. Maybe I don’t know that much. That movie is insane. I like—Cillian was in Batman Begins too, right? [GQ: Yes.] He does a lot of movies! Wow, that’s incredible.”he then talked aboutOppenheimer,”it was worth the wait. I really loved it.”
Glasnow Then went on to talk about Nolan’s recent projectOppenheimerand how he was very excited about the film. Adding that the film lived up to its hype, he stated that it was definitely worth the wait, and the efforts and work put into the film were visible in the final product.
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Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
