however, much of the film rests on the shoulders of the irish actor cillian murphy.g 0scar buzz. what i was looking to him for, was a lot of pressure really. this is a script written in the first person, so i need cillian to use his powers of empathy, to open his thoughts, open his soul, really, to the audience, and he can do that better than any actor can. it's a really remarkable thing. we imagine a future, - and our imaginings horrify us. the film not only covers the creation of the atomic bomb, but also 0ppenheimer�*s life following the war — a period where he grappled with the fallout of atomic weapons, as well as his past communist associations. it's a timely story in terms of politicisation of science, new technology and ai. did you find that as well? it's interesting. you don't know the circumstances in which your film will be released, but now that people are seeing the film, i'm having more and more conversations with researchers in the field of ai, for example. i don't think 0ppenheimer�*s story, although it points to the important questions and is a true

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a debate that continues to be raised in a lot of films. 0ppenheimer, huge hit at the moment, cillian murphywell who played ruth bader ginsburg a few years ago. very much been a hot topic and increasing one. especially as we, too awards season. these imminent releases out next week. maestro out at the end of the year. both are expected to figure in awards season. the controversy and debate and discussion around their casting which i think is very welcome and needs to be discussed would probably run all the way through to awards season. i certainly never want to hear another hollywood actor howling up another hollywood actor howling up an irish accent in a movie. there have been some bad ones. we are in agreement. absolutely. thank you very much forjoining us. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we're going to have all sorts of weather on friday — from morning thunderstorms across the south of the country, to sunshine in the lake district and scotland. so a real mixed bag on the way. so let's have a look at the big picture. here's the satellite picture — jet stream pushing along this develo

. >> host: cillian murphy mr. casten founder and president of the atomic heritage foundation. we talk about the manhattan project and robert oppenheimer, particularly with the release of the new film oppenheimer. 202-748-8000 if you're in the eastern/central time zones. it's 202-748-8001 mountain at pacific region. the film focuses mostly on the activities at los alamos, new mexico. why was los alamos chosen? >> guest: los alamos was where it happened peer that's where the brain trust was i should say that had responsibility for designing and testing the bomb and overseeing science across the complex. it was 5000 people at the end of the war. something a little more. they thought they could do it with 100 scientists andhe families. it was far more complex than ever imagined. the other sites were involved in production, production of the ingredients of the bomb, usually significant role but it wasn't the same as designing and testing the bumper oak ridge, tennessee, for example, had mammoth factories first of the kind to produce enriched uranium. on the west coast, england, so

however, much of the film rest on the shoulders of the irish actor cillian murphy.the film not only creations that covers the creation of the atomic bomb but also 0ppenheimer�*s life following the war, a period where he grappled with the fallout of atomic weapons as well as his past communist associations. it's a timely story in terms of politicisation of science, new technology and ai. did you find that as well? you don't know the circumstances in which the film will be released. but now that people are seeing the film and having more and more conversations with researchers in the field of ai, for example, i don't think i would rewrite the story, although it does point to important questions and is a true cautionary tale. i don't know how much it gives the way of answers, it just tries to present the questions in the most suspenseful and dramatic way possible. with a dense subject matter, three—hour running time and opening on the same day as barbie, it was feared that it might get lost at the box office. but the movie seems to have benefited from the barbenheimer