Most Anticipated Films of 2023: From Oppenheimer to Barbie

The article lists five highly anticipated films of 2023. Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer', a biopic about physicist Robert Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy, releases July 21 via Universal Pictures. It is based on the biography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie', starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, also releases July 21 via Warner Bros. Discovery, directly competing with Oppenheimer. Paul King's 'Wonka', a prequel about Willy Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, and Sally Hawkins, has no confirmed release date yet. Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon', starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, based on David Grann's novel, also lacks a release date but is expected at a major festival. Todd Field's 'Tár', starring Cate Blanchett as fictional conductor Lydia Tár, releases February 9 via Universal Pictures; it premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was praised by Scorsese.