• randon31415@lemmy.world
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    Oppenheimer: A man intertwined with US nuclear policy, both when creating the first nuke, and during the cold war. Political intrigue mixed with science!

    Execs: “What if it had a sex scene?”

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      Execs (apparently): What if we chose to explore his flaws by showing that he had an extramarital affair?"

      Puritans: This biopic should really only show his other flaws. And political intrigue. Sex wouldn’t make sense in an R rated film.

    • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Imagine thinking Nolan listens to execs when making movies. That hasn’t been the case since The Dark Knight.

      Also, Oppenheimer was a known womanizer.

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      What if we had a sex scene in the middle of a board meeting?

      Every member of the executive board high fiving and wolf whistling