Excitement builds for Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ at CinemaCon
Associated PressLAS VEGAS — Universal started out its CinemaCon presentation with the big one: New footage from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” “I know of no more dramatic tale, with higher stakes, twists and turns, paradoxes,” Nolan told a room full of theater owners Wednesday in Las Vegas. “His story is both dream and nightmare.” Nolan shot the movie on large format IMAX in both color and black and white, but “not too much black and white, don’t worry,” he said. “Oppenheimer” marks the first time Nolan has partnered with Universal, after he parted ways with his longtime studio Warner Bros. amid the shop’s divisive pivot to streaming for its 2022 releases. The film studio team has been basking in the recent box office success of Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which has already made over $900 million at the global box office. “Mario” also came on the heels of hits like “Cocaine Bear” and “M3GAN,” which Universal’s domestic distribution chief Jim Orr noted also dominated cultural conversation from memes to late night fodder.