Even a brilliant script can be enhanced on set. The Envelope spoke to the film's cast and crew, who shared insights into how the Oscar-nominated screenplay transformed from the page to the screen.

Christopher Nolan left a note on Cillian Murphy's Oppenheimer script – and it's the sweetest thing you'll see all day. The note, written on the cover page of Murphy's script reads: "Dearest ...

It completely changes the experience of reading the script. It puts you in Oppenheimer’s shoes as he defends his entire career and life. This is his story, one that changed the world forever.

Cillian Murphy told GQ that Christopher Nolan flew to Ireland to give him the "Oppenheimer" script. The same ritual happens every time Nolan wants Murphy to star in a new film, the actor said.

February 18, 2024 / 7:00 PM EST / CBS News Cillian Murphy jumped to act in "Oppenheimer," even before reading writer and director Christopher Nolan's script. The decision paid off.

In a recent interview on CBS news program 60 Minutes, Murphy revealed that Nolan wrote him a one-of-a-kind message on the cover of his Oppenheimer script.

Because “Oppenheimer” features such a sprawling cast and Nolan’s script is mostly told through his main character’s perspective, the filmmaker encouraged his supporting actors to do their ...

The conversation is fictional, but the two worked together, and the script tracks with the views they held. In 1947, Oppenheimer was still riding high, celebrated as the father of the atomic bomb.