Cillian Murphy\u2019s co-star Emily Blunt revealed that he only ate one almond in a day to transform into J Robert Oppenheimer for Christopher Nolan\u2019s new film.
\nSpeaking about how the role required drastic changes to his diet, Emily Blunt revealed what Cillian ate. She said to achieve his weight loss, which was necessary for the role, Cillian ate only \u2018an almond\u2019 per day.
\nCillian Murphy’s diet
\nIn a recent interview, Emily Blunt told Extra, \u201cHe had such a monumental undertaking. And he could only eat, like, an almond every day. He was so emaciated.\u201d
\nCillian Murphy had told The New York Times in May this year, \u201cI love acting with my body, and Oppenheimer had a very distinct physicality and silhouette, which I wanted to get right. I had to lose quite a bit of weight, and we worked with the costume and tailoring; he was very slim, almost emaciated, existed on martinis and cigarettes.\u201d
\nCillian on his weight loss
\nWhile Cillian Murphy didn’t replicate J Robert Oppenheimer’s reported diet \u2013 cigarettes and martinis \u2013 the exact methods he used to lose weight haven’t been disclosed. However, it has been hinted that the diet was quite restrictive.
\nSpeaking about his weight loss, Cillian recently mentioned that he almost got caught in unhealthy habits, pushing things a touch too far. “You become competitive with yourself a little bit which is not healthy. I don\u2019t advise it,” he told the Guardian in a recent interview.
\nAbout Oppenheimer
\nChristopher Nolan, known for films such as Tenet, Interstellar, Inception and The Prestige, has directed Oppenheimer. This marks the first time he has made a biopic of a real person \u2013 J Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the theoretical physicist, who helped develop the first nuclear weapons. Emily Blunt will be seen as his wife with a supporting cast that includes Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon and Florence Pugh.
\nOppenheimer will be released on July 21, alongside Greta Gerwig’s Barbie featuring Margot Robbie in the lead role and Ryan Gosling as Ken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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