Cillian Murphy reveals Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan hand-delivers his scripts on special paper that cannot be copied
Cillian Murphy has revealed that Chrostopher Nolan personally delivers all his film scripts on special paper that cannot be photocopied.
The actor, 47, starred in Christopher's blockbuster Oppenheimer, which earned him a Best Actor nomination at this year's Academy Awards.
It was the fifth time Cillian and Christopher have worked with the film star, revealing the director's personal approach to handing out his screenplays.
He flew to Ireland to hand-deliver the script to the actor, with Cillian immediately reading all 197 pages.
Speak with GQ magazine, he said, “So it was his mother who got me the script before. Or his brother; He's leaving and coming back in three hours.
Cillian Murphy has revealed that Chrostopher Nolan personally delivers all his film scripts on special paper that cannot be photocopied
The actor, 47, starred in Christopher's blockbuster Oppenheimer, which earned him a Best Actor nomination at this year's Academy Awards (Christopher and Cillian pictured in February 2024)
“Some of it has to do with keeping the story secret before it comes out. But part of it has to do with tradition.
'They've always done it this way, so why stop now? It does add a ritual to it, which I really appreciate. It fits me.'
Cillian also talked about how Christopher had already called him about playing J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film and said yes before reading the script.
The actor also described what it's like to work with the acclaimed director, describing his sets as an “intimate laboratory.”
He said, “Even though he works at a tremendous pace, there's always room for curiosity and discovering things, and that's what making art should be about, you know? There are no telephones, but no announcement either: everyone just knows.
'And there are no chairs. Because he won't sit down. Sometimes a film set can be like a picnic.
“Everyone has their seats and their snacks and everyone is texting and showing each other f*****g, you know, emojis or whatever, memes that I know, but why?”
Elsewhere during the interview, Cillian talked about how he tries to make just one film a year and doesn't mind being 'unemployed' while he waits for the right project.
Christopher flew to Ireland to hand-deliver the script to the actor, with Cillian immediately reading all 197 pages (Cillian pictured in Oppenheimer)
The March issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on newsstands on February 27
He said: 'I have a few friends who are actors, but the majority of them are not. Most of my friends are not in the business. I also enjoy not working.
“And I think a lot of exploration as an actor for me is just fucking living, and you know, living a normal life, doing normal things and just being able to observe and be in that kind of thing. beautiful flow of humanity.
“If you can't do that because you're going from film festival to film set to promotions… then I mean that's The Bubble.
'I'm not saying that it makes you any better or less of an actor, but it's just a world in which I couldn't exist. I think it would be very limiting to what you can experience as a human being, you know? '
The March issue of British GQ is available via digital download and on newsstands on February 27.