Barbie vs Oppenheimer latest news: Greta Gerwig makes history with biggest box office opening for a female director
The Barbie cast are coloring the London Eye pink to celebrate the film’s premiere
With “Greta Gerwig” she broke the domestic cinema record for a female director Barbie is on track to make $155 million in its North American opening weekend.
The film topped the $103.3 million domestic premiere of Patty Jenkins’ wonder woman and the $153 million weekend opening 2019 Captain Marvel, accordingly The Hollywood Reporter.
Thanks to the simultaneous release of ” Barbie And Oppenheimer, The anticipation of the respective blockbusters by Gerwig and Christopher Nolan is in full swing.
While OppenheimerThe critical reviews are over Barbie The latter, which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, topped the box office for the Cillian Murphy biopic with a near-perfect Rotten Tomato score.
Impressively, Barbie is now on track to rake in $155 million, while Nolan’s drama is set to gross $80.5 million in North America. Internationally, both films grossed a whopping $337 million world premieres (Barbie) and $174.2 million (Oppenheimer) or.
He is now speaking in a new interview The Independentdescribed Nolan Oppenheimer as “the greatest film I’ve ever made”. Murphy admitted he had difficulty watching the film because his face was projected onto the screen, but acknowledged that the film was “designed to be seen with an audience.”
Oppenheimer’s women: the true story of the brilliant, complicated female characters behind the famous physicist
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In Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s new film about the inventor of the atomic bomb, Florence Pugh is the chaotic lover Jean Tatlock, Emily Blunt is the alcoholic wife. Annabel Nugent speaks to historians and finds the true story of women worthy of a three-hour film of its own:
Inga ParkelJuly 24, 2023 4:00 p.m
Incredible behind-the-scenes look at Barbie’s transport sequences
Said Greta Gerwig BarbieThe transport sequences, showing the characters’ transition between the real world and Barbieland, were intended to “look like a diorama in the natural history museum.”
Ryan Gosling said that without using CGI they were able to use “old silent film techniques”.
Inga ParkelJuly 24, 2023 3:30 p.m
Oppenheimer’s sex scene sparks controversy among India’s right-wing Hindu groups
During the scene, Pugh’s character, Jean Tatlock, pauses during intercourse, reaches for a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism’s most sacred scriptures, and pleads with Murphy, who plays the lead role of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer plays reading from it.
The scene sparked outrage among the Ringwing Hindu groups. A politician from India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called the film a “disturbing attack on Hinduism.” He accused it of being “part of a larger conspiracy by anti-Hindu forces”.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 3:00 p.m
Robert Downey Jr. praises Cillian Murphy’s ‘great sacrifice’ to play ‘giant’ Oppenheimer
Robert Downey Jr. showered him with praise Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy for his dedication in portraying the film’s main character.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 2:30 p.m
Pavement responds to surprise innuendo during Ken’s “mansplaining” scene in “Barbie.”
The Barbie The soundtrack is packed with tracks from the likes of Lizzo, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj and Dua Lipa — but there’s one band reference that has surprised many fans.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 2:00 p.m
Delaying Barbie release in provincial Pakistan met with harsh criticism: ‘The world is moving forward, we’re going backwards’
The release of Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated film Barbie was reportedly delayed in a province in Pakistan and the move drew harsh criticism from the country’s social media users.
According to local reports, the country’s Punjab province has halted the release of the film due to “objectionable content”.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 1:30 p.m
Christopher Nolan Says Oppenheimer Is ‘The Greatest Movie I’ve Ever Made’
The Independent sat down with Nolan and Cillian Murphy to discuss it Oppenheimer.
During the call, Nolan discussed his new film as well as his future as a director, while Murphy admitted, “I love watching Christopher Nolan’s movies when I’m not in them.
Read the full interview here.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 1:00 p.m
Oppenheimer’s sex scene sparks controversy among India’s right-wing Hindu groups
During the scene, Pugh’s character, Jean Tatlock, pauses during intercourse, reaches for a copy of the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism’s most sacred scriptures, and pleads with Murphy, who plays the lead role of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer plays reading from it.
The scene sparked outrage among the Ringwing Hindu groups. A politician from India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called the film a “disturbing attack on Hinduism.” He accused it of being “part of a larger conspiracy by anti-Hindu forces”.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 12:45 p.m
Mission: Impossible fights at the box office against the record-breaking might of Barbenheimer
Tom Cruise seems to be on his way to his very own Mission: Impossible as the latest film in the action franchise. dead reckoningcontinues to battle the double releases of at the box office Barbie And Oppenheimer.
Christopher McQuarrie’s on his second weekend Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One fell 64 percent to $19.5 million (£15 million). Barbie And Oppenheimer.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 12:30 p.m
Robert Downey Jr. praises Cillian Murphy’s ‘great sacrifice’ to play ‘giant’ Oppenheimer
Robert Downey Jr. showered him with praise Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy for his dedication in portraying the film’s main character.
Peony HirwaniJuly 24, 2023 12:15 p.m