Cillian Murphy confesses to extreme diet for ‘Oppenheimer’ role: “I don’t recommend it.”

Actor‍ Cillian Murphy’s Extreme Diet‍ for ⁤”Oppenheimer” Role

Actor Cillian Murphy revealed the unhealthy lengths he went to⁢ while preparing for his ⁣titular ⁤role in Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer.” Murphy, who ⁤portrayed the physicist behind the race to develop the atomic bomb, admitted that he⁤ pushed ​himself to see‌ how little he could ⁤eat ‌and ‌still‍ function.

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“You become competitive⁤ with⁣ yourself ‍a ⁣little bit, which is‌ not healthy.⁢ I don’t advise it,” Murphy cautioned.

Murphy ​refused to ​disclose ⁣the⁢ specific foods‍ his nutritionist instructed him to eliminate or the‍ total amount of weight he lost, as he ⁢didn’t want the focus to be solely on his ⁣physical transformation.

According ‍to⁤ Murphy, ​the fast-paced ⁣nature of ⁤Nolan’s extreme diet for ‘Oppenheimer’ role: “I don’t recommend it.””>filming process inadvertently made it easier for him ⁤to ⁣skip meals without‍ even​ realizing it.

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“It’s like‍ you’re on this⁤ f***ing train that’s⁢ just bombing. It’s bang, bang, ‌bang, bang. You sleep for a ⁣few hours, get up, bang‌ it‌ again. ⁢I was ⁤running on crazy⁤ energy; I went over​ a threshold to where I⁣ was ⁢not worrying ​about⁣ food ⁣or⁢ anything,” Murphy explained. “I was so ‌in it,⁤ a state‍ of⁣ hyper…​ hyper ⁢something. ⁤But it was ‌good because the character was like that. He⁣ never ate.”

In ⁣reality,‌ Oppenheimer, who passed⁣ away from ‍cancer in 1967, was a ⁢constant⁣ smoker, ⁣alternating between ⁣cigarettes and his pipe⁤ while occasionally enjoying a ‍martini.

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“Cigarettes and‌ pipes. He would alternate between the⁣ two. ‌That’s what did him in the end. I’ve smoked so many ‍fake cigarettes⁣ for ‘Peaky [Blinders]’ and⁢ this,” Murphy lamented. “My ​next character will not ⁢be a smoker. They⁢ can’t‍ be good for you. ⁣Even‍ herbal cigarettes have health‍ warnings now.”

While⁣ Murphy ⁣acknowledged his ​extreme dieting, his co-star Emily Blunt may⁤ have ​exaggerated the severity. “He could only ⁣eat, ‍like,⁢ an almond every⁣ day. He was so emaciated,” she claimed.

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