“I went over to his house.

I read it,” explains Downey in EW’sAround the Tablewith Nolan and the cast.

“I don’t know what those colors are.

Director Christopher Nolan attends the screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey” ahead of the “Sink Or Swim (Le Grand Bain)” Premiere during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 13, 2018 in Cannes, France, Robert Downey Jr. attends the “Oppenheimer” UK Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 13, 2023 in London, England

Christopher Nolan at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival; Robert Downey Jr. at the 2023 U.K. premiere of ‘Oppenheimer’.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images; Joe Maher/WireImage

Anyway, it’s a thing.

It’s kind of like being hypnotized.”

And you’re like, is this an offer?

Robert Downey Jr is Lewis Strauss in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan

Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Oppenheimer’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures

It was so awesome."

Come on, tell me," recalls the actress.

“And he just said, ‘You’re going to just love it.

Emily Blunt is Kitty Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

Emily Blunt in ‘Oppenheimer’.Universal Pictures

You’re going to love it.

I think that is the great beauty of Chris.

Oppenheimerdrops in theaters July 21.

See Nolan and his cast reveal more about the making ofOppenheimerin the fullAround the Tablevideo below.

EW’sAround the Tableinterview was conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

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