Oppenheimer
Host Jo Koy’s Been Charged With a “Celebratory” Golden Globes — That Doesn’t Mean He Can’t Roast
Host Jimmy Kimmel has five months to prepare for the Oscars. When it comes to this year’s Golden Globes emcee, Jo Koy has less than two weeks. “I haven’t slept,” he acknowledges. “And I’ve never watched this many movies and TV shows in my life.” Indeed, while Koy’s family and friends were off enjoying the […]
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Cillian Murphy on Why He Appreciated Emily Blunt’s Humor on ‘Oppenheimer’ Set: “One of the Funniest People”
Cillian Murphy has revealed a very important rule he has when he’s on set filming. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, published online Tuesday, the Oppenheimer actor said he “can’t work unless there’s a lightness around the set,” especially since he typically takes on more serious roles. “There has to be some levity,” […]
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2023 Box Office: Disney Cedes Global Marketshare Crown to Universal After Years of Domination
Universal’s film empire is taking a major bow after placing No. 1 in marketshare at the 2023 global box office, a feat no studio has been able to pull off since Disney rose to dominance in 2016. The 24 movies released by Universal generated an estimated $4.91 billion in worldwide ticket sales, compared to an […]
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2023 Box Office: Domestic Revenue Clears $9B in Post-Pandemic First (Thanks, Barbenheimer)
Phew. Domestic box office revenue was able to clear $9 billion after all, despite a dismal fall season at the multiplex, according to Comscore. That’s the best showing of the post-pandemic era, with revenue in U.S. and Canada up 20 percent over 2022’s $7.5 billion. But movie ticket sales are still down sharply from pre-pandemic […]
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Christopher Nolan Feels “Great About the State of the Movie Business” After ‘Oppenheimer’ Success
Christopher Nolan is looking back at his banner year in Hollywood thanks to Oppenheimer as well as the current state of the cinema landscape. The summer box office saw a much-needed resurgence following the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw movie theaters shut down. But Nolan’s film and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie helped bring cinemagoers back in large […]
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Creative Fusion on an Extra-Large Scale: Jennifer Lame on Editing ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Postcard From Earth’
Editor Jennifer Lame’s work has appeared on many of the world’s largest screens this year. Over the summer, her second movie with director Christopher Nolan, his historical epic Oppenheimer, for Universal, had moviegoers scrambling for tickets to Imax’s large-format theaters. And in October, the Lame-edited Postcard From Earth, from director Darren Aronofsky, became the first […]
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Stylists and the Strikes: How Red Carpets Were Impacted in 2023
When SAG-AFTRA announced in July that its members would strike for the first time in more than 40 years, star stylist Jessica Paster looked at a clothing rack in her studio. On it were hanging five red-carpet looks planned for client Emily Blunt. None were worn over the summer: The actress and co-star of Oppenheimer […]
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“We Wanted to Paint With the Light and Write With the Camera”: The THR Cinematographer Roundtable
“I think it was a voice from the wider audience telling us that people wanted to go to the cinemas again and people wanted to join in with an event,” says Oppenheimer cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema of the summer’s Barbenheimer phenomenon. Rodrigo Prieto, who lensed Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as well as Martin Scorsese’s Killers of […]
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‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ Among Most Googled Movies Globally in 2023
In a multi-screen digital world, Google’s search world has become increasingly key to marketing movies to a worldwide audience — especially in the run-up to opening weekends. With Barbie and Oppenheimer making waves at the multiplex last summer, Barbenheimer had an unsurprisingly ripple effect for both tentpoles — as they topped the Google Trends table […]
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Talent Behind ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ Among American Cinematheque Crafts Honorees
Talent behind movies including Barbie, Oppenheimer and Maestro are among the honorees for the American Cinematheque’s third annual “Tribute to the Crafts,” which will be held Jan. 19 at the newly renovated Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The event — which will be co-hosted by producers and American Cinematheque board members Franklin Leonard and Paula Wagner […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ Live in Concert Coming to UCLA’s Royce Hall
Oppenheimer: Live in Concert featuring a 53-piece orchestra under the direction of the film’s Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, conducted by Anthony Parnther, is coming to UCLA’s Royce Hall on Jan. 10. The event, presented by Universal Pictures and Syncopy, will include an introduction by writer, director and producer Christopher Nolan. The awards hopeful has been […]
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‘Barbie’ Leads Critics Choice Film Nominations With 18 Nods
Barbie leads the 2024 Critics Choice film nominations, with 18 nods, it was announced today. Oppenheimer and Poor Things scored the second most nominations with 13 nods each, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon, which landed 12 nominations. Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon are all up for best picture, […]
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