How Actor James Woods Took On Exec Producer Role in ‘Oppenheimer’

Make no mistake about it, Christopher Nolan was the visionary behind “Oppenheimer”—the latest in a lineup of 21st-century masterpieces of his, though this one just may surpass the likes of “The Dark Knight,” “Inception,” and “Interstellar” as the director’s very best. But even he would attest that sometimes, you get by with a little help from some of the more unlikely friends you’ve made along the way. Considered the best picture front-runner at March 10’s 96th Academy Awards, Mr. Nolan’s characteristically mega-scale epic has grossed back its $100 million budget more than ninefold—to the tune of $960 million, as of March 7. Not too shabby for an R-rated historical drama that has re-leveled the playing field otherwise commandeered by superhero sagas and action franchises....