Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve thought Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was a masterpiece, also a confirmation of the general audiences’ renewed interest in watching feature films in theaters.Nolan’s Oppenheimer is still enjoying its run in cinemas now nine weeks after release. The film has raked in over $900 million to date trailing third behind Barbie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It also just surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody as Hollywood’s most profitable biopic. Aside from its box office success, Oppenheimer is also peer-acclaimed, with Dune director Denis Villeneuve hailing the film as a masterpiece after attending an early screening. Associated Press reports the upswell of support for Oppenheimer bodes well for an industry that is still regaining bearings after the pandemic.Villeneuve even expected Oppenheimer would succeed when the film released, but he did not anticipate how much of an impact it would make on the industry now that the film has become a blockbuster event. “But where it is right now has blown the roof off of my projection,” he said. “It’s a three-hour movie about people talking about nuclear physics.” Villeneuve is no stranger to box office hits. But even with an impressive film credits including Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the Dune films, he sidestepped comparison to Christopher Nolan saying he’s not in the same league.RELATED: Christopher Nolan Describes Oppenheimer as Three Movies Put Together
Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve thought Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was a masterpiece, also a confirmation of the general audiences’ renewed interest in watching feature films in theaters.
Nolan’s Oppenheimer is still enjoying its run in cinemas now nine weeks after release. The film has raked in over $900 million to date trailing third behind Barbie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It also just surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody as Hollywood’s most profitable biopic. Aside from its box office success, Oppenheimer is also peer-acclaimed, with Dune director Denis Villeneuve hailing the film as a masterpiece after attending an early screening. Associated Press reports the upswell of support for Oppenheimer bodes well for an industry that is still regaining bearings after the pandemic.
Villeneuve even expected Oppenheimer would succeed when the film released, but he did not anticipate how much of an impact it would make on the industry now that the film has become a blockbuster event. “But where it is right now has blown the roof off of my projection,” he said. “It’s a three-hour movie about people talking about nuclear physics.” Villeneuve is no stranger to box office hits. But even with an impressive film credits including Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the Dune films, he sidestepped comparison to Christopher Nolan saying he’s not in the same league.
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