Hollywood is one fast-moving place. Even compared to the buzz-buzz of life all around, the intricate charts inside its borders move even faster at the turn of an eye. At any given point in time, one movie may rise while another may stall. A few months down the line, the Internet was a sizzling pot of discussion as two of the most anticipated movies of 2023 were about to clash head-on. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were two juggernauts who had submerged the world with the ‘Barbenheimer’ craze. Now, its respective leads, Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy talk about more intricate details surrounding the era of one stupendous hype.

Interestingly, before the two mega-blockbusters landed in cinemas, an interesting behind-the-scenes war of words had taken place to which Robbie now spilled the beans.

Margot Robbie relays first-hand insider information about ‘Barbenheimer’ to Cillian Murphy

July 21 was that eventful date when cinema theaters were choc-a-bloc with people queuing up for one memorable event. As analysts sat in their offices pondering which of the two behemoths would eventually prevail over the other, the public defied all expectations. In candid conversations with Variety, Margot Robbie informed Cillian Murphy that one of the producers from Oppenheimer had asked her to move the dates up for Barbie, which she sternly refused.

Incidentally, there was a flurry of exchanges with both asking the other to shift the dates, but neither budging. The Australian actress revealed that the two releasing at one go was a “perfect double-billing”. And truly, it stood that way with people opting to watch both movies at one stretch, making way for one long binge session. Thus, the two sharply contrasting movies with polar opposite lights to their stories stood equally appreciated. Robbie stood right and exclaimed, “See? People like everything.” People are weird.”

The discussion went hearty and personal along with time as the actress went on to ask some pressing questions.

Why does Christopher Nolan rehire the actors he works with?

Soon after, the Peaky Blinders star corrected The Wolf of Wall Street actress when she said that he had now worked probably five times with Christopher Nolan. “This is six, actually.” The answer left Robbie dumbfounded, which led to her asking the reason behind it. Murphy let out a subtle answer in addition to one he had already given before, “With Chris, it’s just the work.” The actor echoed what many have long spoken of Nolan, that the only thing he looked for in his cast was their skills and dedication to work.

The Oppenheimer director famously recreated a majority of the scenes in the movie without any computer-generated graphics. Always taking the practical approach, Nolan does not even possess a phone, a mark of his dedication to simpler ways. However, there is no denying the exceptional quality of his work that let his latest work soar past $945 million.

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