Florence Pugh’s topless scene in Oppenheimer is censored in the Middle East and India, with the British star’s body covered in a computer-generated black dress

British actress Florence Pugh’s nude scenes in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated period drama Oppenheimer have been censored to ensure the film’s release in multiple countries worldwide.

At a pivotal moment, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the famous physicist behind the atomic bomb, played by Cillian Murphy, has an intimate encounter with Communist Party member Jean Tatlock, played by Pugh.

While Pugh lounges topless in a hotel room chair in the uncensored version, audiences in the Middle East and India were presented with a discreetly placed computer-generated black dress that covers her body to the thigh.

Other moviegoers in Bangladesh and Indonesia also reported that the scene had been changed Newsweek.

The film contains several sex scenes involving Pugh and Murphy, and viewers in different countries took to social media to confirm that these scenes were heavily edited.

The uncensored version shows Pugh lounging topless in a hotel room chair, but viewers in the Middle East and India were presented with a subtly placed computer-generated black dress

This image released by Universal Pictures features Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock (left) and Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in a scene from “Oppenheimer.”

Florence Pugh attends the UK Premiere of ‘Oppenheimer’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 13, 2023 in London, England

Scenes with explicit content are regularly edited to ensure smooth release in countries with strict censorship rules for nudity and adult themes.

For example, films seeking “U/A Certification” in India must adhere to certain standards, which according to the Central Board of Film Certification in India, allow for moderate adult themes with parental guidance for children under 12 years old.

But Pugh’s nudity wasn’t the only aspect of the film that caused a stir in India.

“Oppenheimer” has also been the subject of controversy for quoting lines from the Hindu scripture “Bhagavad Gita” in one of the aforementioned sex scenes between Murphy and Pugh.

Oppenheimer was intensely interested in the teachings of Hinduism throughout his life and learned Sanskrit in order to be able to read original Hindu texts.

Shortly after the atomic bomb detonated, he recalled in an interview that at the time of the detonation he remembered a line from the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I have become Death, the destroyer of the worlds.”

But in Nolan’s film, Murphy quotes the Bhagavad Gita while infatuated with Pugh.

India’s Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar said in a warning statement released on Saturday that the scene was “a direct attack on the religious beliefs of a billion tolerant Hindus”.

Nevertheless, the film was well received by Indian audiences. generated more than $3 million in sales there during its opening weekend.

Elsewhere The critically acclaimed film was a box office success, grossing an impressive $82.4 million in North America and a whopping $180 million worldwide in its opening weekend.

Oppenheimer’s worldwide debut is also the highest of any biopic, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody’s $124 million.

With an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer” takes audiences on a captivating three-hour journey through history.

Cillian Murphy plays the title character – J. Robert Oppenheimer – director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, where he developed the first atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, ending World War II.

However, the film – which chronicles the development and subsequent use of the first nuclear weapons – is noticeably absent from theaters in Japan and Japan Due to its content, its release in the country has not yet been confirmed.

Pugh and Murphy are cast as Tatlock and Oppenheimer

The film, which follows J. Robert Oppenheimer’s development of the first nuclear weapons, is rarely seen in Japanese cinemas

Oppenheimer, which stars Cillian Murphy, has not yet been confirmed for a country release due to its content

Although Japan has not publicly stated that it will ban screenings of Oppenheimer outright, it has not yet announced when the film will hit theaters nationwide.

A Universal spokesman says that “plans are not yet finalized in all markets.” diversity.

But viewers hoping to catch the blockbuster’s release in Japan could see Oppenheimer later this year, as it’s common for American films to premiere months after their release.

The film received a perfect five stars from the Daily Mail’s Brian Viner, who wrote that Nolan balances thriller elements “superbly” with “profound questions about the morality of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear waste destruction.”

Viner wrote, “Oppenheimer is a surprisingly well-made film…Much of Oppenheimer unfolds like a thriller without asking profound questions about the morality of the nuclear annihilation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

“I despair of the excessive length of a lot of movies these days, but even at three hours this movie never feels unreasonably long.” There are a lot of stories to tell, and Nolan tells them great.”