The name of Cillian Murphy has been echoing everywhere since the release of the phenomenonOppenheimerlast summer in theaters.

Lets take a closer look.

(The part would ultimately go to Christian Bale.)

Oppenheimer

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He plays a physicist-astronaut from the year 2057 tasked with reigniting the dying sun to save humanity.

Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy), a commercial heir, becomes one of Cobbs targets.

The BBC series earned acclaim for its compelling storytelling across six season, resonating with both critics and audiences.

BATMAN BEGINS

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(Murphy plays one of the British soldiers stranded on Normandys beaches.)

Its a powerful and bewildering historical narrative, with a sublime Murphy at its center.

Le vent se lève

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Sunshine

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Inception

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PEAKY BLINDERS

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Dunkerque

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Oppenheimer

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