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Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how ‘Oppenheimer’ represents the Manhattan Project with nuance

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Robert Downey Jr. said he came away from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” thinking about how important context is to understand significant moments in history. Downey plays former chair of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss, a key figure in the revocation of Oppenheimer’s security clearance. Robert Downey Jr. poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film ‘Oppenheimer’ on Thursday, July 13, 2023 in London. Robert Downey Jr. AP: Do you think there are parallels in this story to anything we’re seeing right now, politically?

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