Emily Blunt was at a Christopher Nolan-themed summer camp filming “Oppenheimer.”
The actress, who plays the scientist wife of the titular father of the atomic bomb (Cillian Murphy), told People magazine that filming the historical epic with a star-studded ensemble cast was akin to being on vacation.
“It was like being at camp!” Blunt said. “We were in the middle of the Mexican desert at some hotel in the middle of nowhere, and we were all together making this extraordinary film.”
She added of her co-star Murphy, “Me and Cillian are like thick as thieves because we worked together before [on ‘A Quiet Place Part II’] and I adore him. We have a lot of trust between us. So I spent the most time with Cillian.”
Blunt also noted that neighbor and co-star Matt Damon was a familiar face on set.
“Matt Damon and I go back years back,” the “Devil Wears Prada” alum revealed. “Matt lives in our building, actually, so we would hang out a lot.”
Blunt shared that her character Kitty is “kind of lethal” and a “non-conformist” for the era.
“She’s such a big personality,” Blunt said. “She did not conform to the ‘50s housewife ideal. We love a non-conformist. And she was such a confidant for him and fiery and smart and troubled. Not an easy person. So I guess I saw her because she was a challenging person; it was a great challenge for me to take her on as a character.”
Blunt teased of the R-rated historical epic, “You’re going to love it. It’s so incredible, this movie. I’m so excited.”
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