“Because I’m very allergic to wigs in movies.”

“I did insist on scheduling it around Cillian’s haircut.

[Laughs] Because I’m very allergic to wigs in movies.

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan

Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures (2)

Murphy has been a stalwart supporting playerin several of Nolan’s previous movies, including 2005’sBatman Beginsand 2010’sInception.

“I genuinely had no idea.

I had to sit down.

It was kind of overwhelming.”

Because every time you answer the phone it’s like, ‘What’s it going to be?'”

Oppenheimerhits theaters July 21.

EW’sAround the TableforOppenheimerwas conducted before the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

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