The 'Oppenheimer’ cast on shooting the film's most remarkable moments

"You can almost divide human history into before and after that moment."
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Matt Damon and Emily Blunt interview for Oppenheimer movie
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Mashable editor Shannon Connellan sits down with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt to discuss what it was like shooting the Trinity test scene in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

Oppenheimer is in cinemas July 21.

Editor's note: Mashable's interviews were conducted ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike, commenced July 13.)

Topics Film

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Shannon Connellan

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about everything (but not anything) across entertainment, tech, social good, science, and culture.


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