Oppenheimer star Devon Bostick pokes fun at the Barbie movie cast sleepover story. The next Christopher Nolan film centers on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist and leading figure in the Manhattan Project who is often referred to as the "father of the atomic bomb." Starring frequent Nolan collaborator Cillian Murphy in the title role, Oppenheimer is set to release theatrically on July 21, 2023.
Also scheduled for release that day is Barbie, the upcoming movie from writer-director Greta Gerwig starring Margot Robbie as the titular character. As highly anticipated projects from esteemed filmmakers that seem to be significantly contrasting, both movies have seen a lot of fan interest as they undergo production, especially considering they both feature star-studded ensemble casts. Recently, Sex Education star Emma Mackey said that the actors playing different versions of Barbie all got together for a sleepover before the start of filming.
Now, Bostick, who is cast as Manhattan Project scientist Seth Neddermeyer in Oppenheimer, pokes fun at the Barbie movie's cast-bonding story. Quote tweeting an article about Mackey's sleepover tale, the actor jokes that the Oppenheimer cast did the same thing, which would've been an odd way for everyone to prepare for Nolan's biopic. Bostick's joke just underscores how amusing it is that both of these movies will be opening alongside each other next year. Check out the tweet below:
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While he's clearly kidding, a Nolan's Oppenheimer movie cast sleepover would have been quite the event. Many roles remain unnamed at this point, but so far, actors announced for the project include Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, and Gary Oldman, to name but a few. Barbie is right behind them in terms of star power, with Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, and others joining Robbie and Mackey.
Despite expected differences in tone and visual style, both movies have shared a strong public interest in behind-the-scenes looks, with Barbie and Oppenheimer filming set photos being widely shared on social media. Gerwig's film has hogged most of the attention recently, however, something that Bostick's tweet humorously points out, but Nolan fans are likely hoping that the studio doesn't try to recapture the spotlight by sharing similarly light stories from set. The excitement surrounding their shared release date wouldn't be quite as strong if people thought of the two projects in the same way, and the more Oppenheimer takes the prestige-event road, the better.
Source: Devon Bostick/Twitter
