Q 01/05
A) Christopher Nolan
B) Ridley Scott
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Denis Villeneuve
Answer · why
It was his first film not distributed by Warner Bros. since Memento, after their HBO Max day-and-date dispute.
Q 02/05
A) Jake Gyllenhaal
B) Cillian Murphy
C) Benedict Cumberbatch
D) Adam Driver
Answer · why
It was his sixth Nolan film but his first as the lead; he took style cues from 1970s David Bowie for the look.
Q 03/05
A) Edward Teller
B) Leslie Groves
C) Harry Truman
D) Lewis Strauss
Answer · why
Strauss was the Atomic Energy Commission chairman whose 1959 Commerce Secretary confirmation frames the black-and-white scenes.
Q 04/05
A) Brighter than a Thousand Suns
B) The Making of the Atomic Bomb
C) Now It Can Be Told
D) American Prometheus
Answer · why
Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin spent 25 years writing it; Sam Mendes and Oliver Stone both circled adaptations first.
Q 05/05
A) Matt Damon
B) Josh Hartnett
C) Casey Affleck
D) Kenneth Branagh
Answer · why
Casey Affleck plays intelligence officer Boris Pash and Hartnett plays Ernest Lawrence.
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