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Christopher Nolan’s upcoming biographical thriller delves into the intriguing world of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist known as the“father of the atomic bomb.”Starring an exceptional ensemble cast including Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, and Florence Pugh has also added to the eagerness of film enthusiasts. The anticipation has only grown after its box office clash with Greta Gerwig’sBarbieand Tom Cruise’sMission Impossible.
However, apart from that, it has now become a subject of controversy ahead of its release due to the age gap between Murphy and Pugh, who star opposite each other in the upcoming movie.
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Cillian Murphy RevealsOppenheimerHas Multiple Explicit Scenes
Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming movie,OppenheimerstarsCillian Murphyas the lead alongside an incredible cast, which also includes the English actressFlorence Pugh. The Marvel star portrays the character of Jean Tatlock, a psychiatrist who was known to have a romantic relationship with the physicist.
ThePeaky Blindersstar has also revealed that there are some explicit scenes between him and theLittle Womenactress, which also include extended n*dity scenes. During an interview with The Guardian, Murphy shared that he cannot reveal too much about it due to the strict restrictions.
But he did share that the movie features “prolonged nudity scenes” with his co-star Florence Pugh. Not just Pugh, he shared that the movie also features“pretty heavy”scenes withEmily Blunt, who plays his wife in the movie Katherine Oppenheimer.
While people have not raised questions over his and Blunt’s explicit scenes, they are not happy with Pugh starring opposite Cillian Murphy, as they have a twenty-year age gap. And it has now become a controversial topic among netizens as they share their opinion on social media.
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OppenheimerGets Surrounded By a Controversy
The age gap between the co-stars Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh has become a hot topic of conversation among netizens. Many have raised objections over the age gap for their respective roles and relationship in the movie.
While there are also people who have defended the movie, saying that it depicts their characters. Several Twitter users also mentioned how theDon’t Worry Darlingstar is known to be in a relationship with actor and filmmaker Zach Braff, who is 21 years older than her. The two broke things off last year.
Why this whole age gap discourse is nonsense. A thread.
- Florence Pugh is twenty-seven, playing Jean Tatlock who died a few weeks before her thirtieth birthday.
2.#Oppenheimerwas ten years older than Tatlock rather than twenty, but the film follows him across the decades.https://t.co/he5K7KCSVt
— J.G. Moore (@JGMooreWriter)July 26, 2025
At this point in the BIOPIC Oppenheimer is 32 and Tatlock is 22 so your real complaint is “The 47 year old shouldn’t play a 32 year old” which IS a position to have. Anyway it’s just not believable in REAL life Pugh would have a relationship with a 21 year age gap, that’s gross!https://t.co/D4zNQHPLI1pic.twitter.com/8rvXKqxvsu
— Angie Manfredi (@misskubelik)Jun 14, 2025
Oppenheimer leading to yet another round of age gap and sex scene discourse.pic.twitter.com/iWXYBYHTCJ
— Emma Fraser (@frazbelina)July 11, 2025
I supported Robert Oppenheimer until I found out he was in an age gap relationship. Shame!https://t.co/Ozj7LN9szB
— Sofia Coppium (@indianloonie)July 19, 2025
It was a 10 year age gap. And surely only men can fool themselves into thinking Cillian Murphy doesn’t look wildly older than Florence Pugh.
— northangarbelfry (@adastra117)July 21, 2025
age gap discourse over cillian murphy and florence pugh is funny to me considering pugh is a certified old man fucker.
— cat ✨ (@catalystcomett)June 22, 2025
People also explained that Murphy plays the character of J. Robert Oppenheimer at different ages, and it has caused controversy, as it would have been inconvenient to cast multiple actors to play the same character at different ages. The filmmaker or the cast has not said anything about the issue yet.
Oppenheimeris set to release on 06 June 2025.
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Source:Screenrant
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