SAN DIEGO—Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.

San Diegans can see it starting July 20 at the Fleet Science Center's iconic Heikoff Giant Dome Theater.

The world’s first tilted dome theater is the only place in San Diego to see Oppenheimer in its full glory.

The film was shot using some of the highest resolution film cameras in existence. Filmed entirely in IMAX 65 mm and Panavision 65 mm, it’s then projected in 70 mm. Oppenheimer includes, for the first time ever, sections in IMAX black and white analog photography.

Moviegoers at the Heikoff Giant Dome will be fully immersed in the complex world of the father of the atomic bomb.

The Heikoff Giant Dome Theater is the world’s first tilted dome theater, where IMAX® movies like Oppenheimer come to life, giving moviegoers a 360-degree experience.  

With a 76-foot wraparound movie screen and state-of-the-art IMAX with laser technology, the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater is a scientific marvel. Every element in our theater is specially designed to create an immersive experience of sound and vision each time the lights go down. 

The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar® winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence.

Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh.
The cast includes Dane DeHaan (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets), Dylan Arnold (Halloween franchise), David Krumholtz (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises).

The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan.

Nolan’s films, including Tenet, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy, have earned more than $5 billion at the global box office and have been awarded 11 Oscars and 36 nominations, including two Best Picture nominations.

Showtimes

• Thursday, July 20 7 p.m.  
• Friday, July 21 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, July 22 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, July 23 5:30 p.m.
• Saturday, July 29 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, July 30 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, August 4 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, August 5 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, August 6 5:30 p.m.

For media

For more information about Oppenheimer at the Fleet’s Heikoff Giant Dome Theater, please contact Fleet Science Center Communications Specialist Suzanne Sanders at (619) 238-1233 ext. 804 or ssanders@rhfleet.org. We can arrange interviews with Fleet subject matter experts.

Información y entrevistas en español también están disponibles para los medios necesarios.

Additional information

For more information on Oppenheimer, please visit https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/

To view the trailer, please visit
https://www.fleetscience.org/films/oppenheimer

For press images, please visit
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YdnkeUQyQUPvLF81H7G_PQrAbR1P9Xh6?usp=sharing 

About Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is an American film studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal, and is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios. Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California. Distribution and other corporate offices are in New York City. Universal Studios is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Universal was founded in 1912 by the German Carl Laemmle (pronounced "LEM-lee"), Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour.

It is the world's fourth oldest major film studio, after the renowned French studios Gaumont Film Company and Pathé, and the Danish Nordisk Film company. Six of Universal Studios' films; Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), Despicable Me 2 (2013), Furious 7 (2015) and Jurassic World (2015) achieved box office records, with the first three (which were directed by Steven Spielberg) all becoming the highest-grossing film at the time of its initial release.

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About the Fleet Science Center
Since 1973, the Fleet Science Center has been a central link between science, schools and scientific organizations, collaborating with the communities that call San Diego County home. Its mission is simple yet bold: to realize a San Diego where everyone is connected to the power of science. The organization delivers on this mission through engaging experiences and culturally driven education programs in neighborhoods throughout the county and the historic Balboa Park flagship location. The Fleet creates places of inspiration by collaborating with communities to support and grow STEM talent in San Diego. From interactive exhibits and school field trips to free science programs, the Fleet is forward-thinking and consistently evolving to create positive change in the world. To learn more, visit fleetscience.org. 

About Balboa Park
Located near downtown San Diego, Balboa Park is the largest urban-cultural park in the United States. First established by the City of San Diego in 1868, it is also one of the oldest city parks in the nation and is the most visited single destination in San Diego. Its 1,200 acres include 17 museums, many gardens and attractions, the San Diego Zoo, miles of hiking trails, and multiple athletic complexes to explore and discover. For more information, visit balboapark.org.