However, it turns out that the Irishman could have played the physicist, also known as the"father of the atom bomb", nearly 10 years earlier., a series which ran for two seasons between 2014 and 2015. Like Nolan's latest film, the show depicts the development of the world's first atomic bomb by scientists - including Oppenheimer - at Los Alamos in New Mexico during the '40s.
Manhattan was highly regarded by critics but did not garner enough viewers to prevent its cancellation. That said, the new blockbuster about Oppenheimer and his work during World War II has led to a renewed interest in the project.Speaking to Vanity Fair, the series' creator Sam Shaw and one of its writers Lila Byock discussed the casting of Oppenheimer in the show, with the real-life figure appearing as a recurring character in Manhattan.
Shaw adds: “We wanted Oppenheimer to feel both like he possessed a certain undeniable charisma, a presence onstage, but also that he was playing a different instrument. He needed to feel alien - or other - in some ways. He stood out.”Among those Byock and Shaw say were in consideration for the role include musicians Beck and David Bowie, a then relatively unknown Ebon Moss-Bacharach and apparently Cillian Murphy.
“Oppenheimer was a guy who was famous for being extremely charming when he needed to be, but also extraterrestrial in his erudition and I think Daniel really got to that," Shaw states.However, while Murphy's casting was not to be, Manhattan and the new blockbuster do both share an actor in Christopher Denham. He played the fictional scientist Jim Meeks in the series and also plays the real-life Klaus Fuchs in the movie.
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