According to Variety, the creators of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer biography still don’t know if the film will be allowed to be released in Japan.
The reason for doubts was historical factors – the Japanese authorities are painfully sensitive to the plot of the film devoted to the creation of nuclear weapons and its author, Robert Oppenheimer. Recall that after the atomic bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, about 200,000 Japanese civilians died.
Broadcast sources state that the movie distribution in Japan is still suspicious and could be cancelled. The film’s distributor, Universal, has also not announced a release date. The decision regarding Oppenheimer’s distribution in Japan rests with Toho-Towa, the country’s largest distributor of Hollywood films. He is expected to make his decision soon.
The difficulty of releasing a new film by Christopher Nolan is linked to other aspects of Japanese film distribution. Usually Hollywood movies are released there much later than in other countries. Sometimes this difference is several months.
Meanwhile, Oppenheimer’s two main rivals have already been greenlit at the Japanese box office. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie hits theaters on August 11 and Mission: Impossible. The Fatal Showdown, Episode 1, Tom Cruise – July 21 The world premiere of “Oppenheimer” will take place on July 21.
Previously, it was known that he was the head of the toy company Mattel. at loggerheads With Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig on the set of Barbie.