Cillian Murphy, who plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Oppenheimer, nearly played the role a decade ago in Manhattan.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy was in the running to play J. Robert Oppenheimer much earlier in the TV series Manhattan. The WGN America show, which ran for two seasons from 2014 to 2015, starred John Benjamin Hickey as Dr. Frank Winter, a fictionalized version of real-life Manhattan Project figure Seth Neddermeyer, who was portrayed by Devon Bostick in Oppenheimer.
Byock: When we were casting Oppenheimer, we went through a whole series of different ideas. There were actually some rock stars we considered, [including David Bowie, who was] not available.
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