“Is he aware this is Cillian’s 6th Nolan movie?”: Oppenheimer Fans Not Taking Lightly to Robert Downey Jr’s Condescending Tone Towards Cillian Murphy

Oppenheimer Fans Not Taking Lightly to Robert Downey Jr’s Condescending Tone Towards Cillian Murphy
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Cillian Murphy is reuniting with renowned filmmaker, Christopher Nolan for their highly anticipated project, Oppenheimer. This film continues to garner worldwide attention not only because of the star-studded cast and Nolan but also because of the outstanding plot which is soon going to be released in theatres.

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Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Though the stars associated with the project were quiet for a while amid the strong competition in the market, they are eventually back. However, MCU alum and Murphy’s co-star, Robert Downey Jr.’s recent remarks have caught fans’ attention though it’s not entirely good.

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Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy Discussed Oppenheimer

Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr
Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr promoting their new film, Oppenheimer

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While the Oppenheimer stars are now back in turbo speed to promote their upcoming film, a recent comment by Robert Downey Jr. on Cillian Murphy felt condescending to fans. The duo recently gave an interview on ExtraTV and talked about several things connected to their new project. During a segment, they were discussing the intensity of the film which Murphy shared can “alter your emotions” which he thought is profound.

The former also chimed in to express his opinion however explaining his point, he referred to how the film would change the Peaky Blinders star’s life.

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“I mean we’ll just say the way, your life is changing now is you’re going to be in front of this huge film.”

He was talking about two feelings existing in parallel. Taking the example of Murphy’s role in the film, he opened up about how it’s a big opportunity for him which would definitely have a positive impact on his acting career but his privacy would be compromised.

Fans Slam Robert Downey Jr. for Making Remarks on Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy in and as Oppenheimer
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

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That particular segment was shared by a Twitter user who was unhappy with the Iron Man star’s tone towards the latter. Many online commentators felt the same expressing their opinions on the social media platform.

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Check out the tweets below.

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They are angry over the fact that Downey Jr. somehow discredited the latter’s past achievements, which are definitely not to be underestimated. But, his intentions were not like that. The other faction also came forward to express their opinions that he meant no harm with what he said. Despite working with Christopher Nolan in the past, this is going to be his first major role in his film. Not just that, the star is widely recognized for playing Tommy Shelby’s role in the BBC series, but he is yet to gain global fame which is another aspect of how his life would be affected given that the project is making buzz everywhere.

Oppenheimer is set to premiere on July 21, 2023

Source: Twitter

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