Emily Blunt starred in the epic biopic Oppenheimer playing the part of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s wife. However, she played another role in July 21’s double-feature event as The Quiet Place actress remembers sneaking into a screening of the high-grossing Christopher Nolan film with her husband John Krasinski.
When Oppenheimer first premiered in London in July, the timing couldn’t be more terrible for the film’s cast and crew. It was the beginning of the SAG-AFTRA Strike, and the entire cast had to leave the red carpet. Emily Blunt may have missed her chance to see Oppenheimer with a large audience, but she saw the movie with someone better. According to Variety, the British actress sneaked into a screening with her husband, John Krasinski, so that they could see a screening of the critically acclaimed film in Nyack, New York.
“We sneaked into an IMAX in a shopping mall during a 4 p.m. screening on a weekday,” said Blunt in an episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast. “The audience was dressed like him [Oppenheimer]. It was surreal. I immediately called Emma, Chris, and Cillian about it. You’d expect this in the heart of New York City, but witnessing kids dressed as characters from the film was incredible.”
It’s unbelievable what a cultural phenomenon Barbenheimer turned into. Whether you were watching Barbie or Oppenheimer (or both, for that matter), audiences went all out. Retail sites like Etsy and Redbubble made hundreds of Barbenheimer t-shirts. Theater chains like AMC broke records with their double-feature ticket sales. Not to mention, some independent theaters had movie-themed menus and costume parties centered around the two movies.
Did Emily Blunt Catch a Screening of Barbie?
Emily Blunt said she saw Barbie not once but four times. Twice in theaters, once by herself and another time with her daughters, who are Margot Robbie fans. But after watching Barbie, The Devil Wears Prada actress said her daughters have a newfound interest in Ryan Gosling.
For all we know, maybe a fan encounter can happen in the near future. Emily Blunt will be co-starring with Gosling in The Fall Guy. Based on the 1980s TV series, the action-comedy film follows a stuntman involved in his ex-girlfriend’s directorial debut and volunteers to investigate the disappearance of the film’s female lead. With two Barbenheimer stars coming together for an upcoming movie, I can imagine audiences flocking to see this one.
