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  1. www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2024/03/09The true, dramatic story of Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Oppenheimer ...

    Mar 9, 2024 · The true, dramatic story of Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Oppenheimer’ villain Lewis Strauss’s Senate confirmation battle was far more complicated and historically significant than depicted in the...

  2. www.menshealth.com › entertainment › a44661857The True Story of Lewis Strauss' Rivalry With J. Robert ...

    Jul 28, 2023 · Especially pivotal to the film's third act is former MCU star Robert Downey Jr., who plays Lewis Strauss, a member of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and an increasingly antagonistic party in...

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  4. www.esquire.com › uk › cultureWhat’s The Real Story Of Lewis Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer’?

    Jul 21, 2023 · As we learn in the film, one of the men behind destroying Oppenheimer’s reputation was Lewis Strauss, played by Robert Downey Jr. in a career-best performance. But who was Strauss, and...

  5. www.esquire.com › entertainment › moviesWho Was Lewis Strauss? The True Story Behind 'Oppenheimer's ...

    Mar 4, 2024 · Robert Downey Jr. wanted to challenge the historical figure's status as a villain—playing him like the Salieri to Oppenheimer's Mozart.

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  7. www.slashfilm.com › 1348888 › robert-downey-jr-sawRobert Downey Jr. Kinda Saw His Oppenheimer Character As The ...

    Jul 29, 2023 · In Christopher Nolan's new film "Oppenheimer," a biography of one of the chief architects of the atomic bomb, Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a real-life politician who spent a...

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  8. www.bbc.com › culture › articleOppenheimer is a flat-out masterpiece - BBC

    Jul 19, 2023 · The film is framed as a head-to-head battle between Oppenheimer and his nemesis, Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr), former head of the US Atomic Energy Commission.

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  10. www.vulture.com › 2024 › 03Robert Downey Jr. Explains His ‘Oppenheimer’ Character

    Jul 25, 2023 · Now he’s back in Christopher Nolan ’s Oppenheimer, playing Admiral Lewis Strauss, the businessman turned government official who locked horns with the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the years...