Christopher Nolan on using IMAX cameras for Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan once again used IMAX cameras for his new film Oppenheimer, out in cinemas on July 21.

Speaking to The Credits, Nolan said: "Oppenheimer’s story is one of the biggest stories imaginable.

"Our film tries to take you into his experience, and IMAX, for me, is a portal into a level of immersion that you can't get from other formats."

Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema added: “IMAX is a format of spectacle, it's made for vistas and the grandeur, but I got very curious to discover this as an intimate format.

"The face is like a landscape; there's a huge complexity and huge depth to it. How can we get this camera closer to people? How can we get this medium also as a very intimate medium."

Hoytema explained how Nolan's desire to mix black and white with colour forced them to make their own film. 

Nolan said: "The results were just magical and inspiring."

"It allows you to fully immerse yourself in the story,” Nolan added. "When audiences see this on IMAX on the big screen, they’ll be able to experience an extraordinary moment in human history."

Oppenheimer tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy) as he leads the United States' desperate rush to create the atomic bomb.