Oppenheimer: The controversy over the age difference between Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh

Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh will find themselves on the big screen as two of the stars of Oppenheimer. The actors will have a passionate relationship in Christopher Nolan’s new film, based on the story of the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”.

However, this It has caused some controversy on social media. due to the age difference between the two actors. Especiallyafter it became known that they had scenes that were quite risqué.

What happened to Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh?

A few days ago, it was announced that oppenheimer will be rated R that is, restricted to minors without a companion. This, due to the scenes of explicit nudity and sexuality starring Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy.

In the film, Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project, while Pugh plays Jean Tatlock., physicist and member of the Communist Party of the United States. These had a passionate relationship that will be portrayed in the film.

However, some have criticized the age difference between the actors in relation to their characters. Although Florence Pugh does have a similar age to Jean Tatlockhis difference with Cillian Murphy is double what scientists had when did you meet.

“I don’t want to be that person. But there’s a 20-year difference between Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy. Why does Hollywood keep doing this?”, “Let women grow old”wrote some users for the difference between the actors.

However, this age difference is explained quite simply. And it is that Cillian Murphy will play Oppenheimer across multiple decades, so his character will age throughout the film. Since he is the only one who will play the character, it makes sense that he would play him when he was younger too.

That was the defense given by some fans, who criticized this new speech about Oppenheimer. For his part, Florence Pugh was very appreciative of the film in her social networksposting photos alongside Cillian and the rest of the cast.