One rather unlikely person relishing in the fervour of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon is Christopher Nolan. Although his film will compete with Barbie at the box office, Nolan recently told IGN that he finds it “terrific” to have both summer blockbusters launching on the same day.
“Summer, in a healthy marketplace, is always crowded, and we’ve been doing this a long time,” Nolan opined. “I think for those of us who care about movies, we’ve been really waiting to have a crowded marketplace again, and now it’s here and that’s terrific.”
Cillian Murphy, who stars in the title role of Oppenheimer, agreed with the director, “I think it’s great. I mean, I’ll be going to see ‘Barbie.’ I can’t wait to see it. I think it’s just great for the industry and for audiences that we have two amazing films by amazing filmmakers coming out the same day. Could spend a whole day in the cinema, what’s better than that?”
Barbie and Oppenheimer open in theatres July 21 from Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, respectively.
