After winning an Oscar for Best Actor, Cillian Murphy has found his follow-up role to Oppenheimer, and its in another historical drama.
Summary
- Cillian Murphy transitions from
Oppenheimer
to
Blood Runs Coa
l, a historical drama set in Pennsylvania’s coal mines in the 1960s. - Murphy will star and produce in the film adaptation of the book
Blood Runs Coa
l, focusing on the Yablonski Murders and the United Mine Workers. - Following his Oscar-winning performance in
Oppenheimer
, Murphy’s gravitas as a dramatic actor will continue to shine in his upcoming role.
Cillian Murphy finds his next dramatic role in the historical narrative Blood Runs Coal. Murphy is coming off of his part in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, wherein he played titular physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. The actor ended up winning an Oscar for Best Actor for Oppenheimer, marking his first Oscar win.
As per Deadline, Murphy is now set to lead the upcoming drama Blood Runs Coal. Universal Pictures will produce this film, which is an adaptation of the book Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America. In addition to starring, Murphy will also serve as a producer on the film.
Why Oppenheimer Will Prepare Murphy Well for Blood Runs Coal
Blood Runs Coal is set in the 1960s in Pennsylvania’s coal mines. United Mine Workers leader Joseph Yablonski gets murdered alongside his wife and 25-year-old daughter. This leads to chaos as the mine industry is shaken up and the idea of the American labor union is redefined in the aftermath of the Yablonskis’ blood-soaked fate. It is likely that Murphy will play Joseph “Jock” Yablonski, as he is the epicenter of the book.
Blood Runs Coal will be one of Murphy’s first roles after Oppenheimer. Though the Irish actor has been around for decades, it was Oppenheimer that really established his gravitas as a dramatic actor for the silver screen. Murphy had already shown his TV acting chops as the lead in Peaky Blinders, but Oppenheimer gave him a chance to bring that elevated drama into the film context in a role that established him as more than just a support for films like Inception or Batman Begins.
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All the buzz surrounding Murphy’s Oppenheimer performance will also bode well for Blood Runs Coal. Oppenheimer’s success will garner more interest in Murphy, and audiences will be confident that Murphy can succeed in his next role. Hopefully, Murphy will be joined by similarly powerful stars as Blood Runs Coal continues its development.
Source: Deadline
