I know of no more dramatic tale with higher stakes, twists and turns and ethical dilemmas.

I wanted to be there and see what that might be like.

Like it or not, declared Nolan, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important person who ever lived.

Christopher Nolan discusses ‘Oppenheimer’

Christopher Nolan discusses ‘Oppenheimer’ during Universal’s CinemaCon presentation Wednesday.sGetty Images

He made the world we live in, for better or for worse.

His story has to be seen to be believed.

This is a cinematic tale; this is an experience of this extraordinary individual.

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The story poses the most unsettling questions, its both dream and nightmare.

There are no easy answers but the most fascinating paradoxes.

The Russians have a bomb.

Were supposed to be years ahead of them, Strauss says.

Is there a chance when we push the button that we destroy the world?

Nolan, Emma Thomas and Charles Roven are producers.