Florence Pugh’s “Oppenheimer” Nude Scene Was Reportedly Censored Using A CGI Dress In Some Countries

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Fans on Twitter began to notice the reported censoring on Monday.

It seems one scene in Oppenheimer had to be altered to play in a some foreign theaters.

The film, which had its wide release over the weekend, features a scene in which Florence Pugh is topless. In the film, she plays psychiatrist and member of the Communist Party Jean Tatlock, who has an affair with J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy.

Well, according to Variety, it turns out that for the film to pass censoring restrictions in India and the Middle East, a black dress was CGI'd onto Florence's body. Notice of the change was popularized on Monday by the fan Twitter account @bestofpugh.

A censored version of ‘OPPENHEIMER’ is being screen in several countries, with a CGI black dress covering Florence Pugh. pic.twitter.com/3SXea7pbCt

— Florence Pugh Daily (@bestofpugh) July 24, 2023

@bestofpugh/Twitter/Universal Pictures / Via Twitter: @bestofpugh

Since then, Variety reported that sources close to the film confirmed the censoring of the scene, as well as other sex scenes in the movie. Insider also reported the news, noting their sources associated with the film said that editing the movie for different countries is "usual business practice."

Oppenheimer is far from the first film to be altered in order to be shown in foreign theaters. In fact, Barbie, which was also released over the weekend, was banned in Vietnam for featuring a map that had a "nine-dash line." This is a disputed line that features on maps to indict where China sees as its claim in the South China Sea.

You can read Variety's full report here.

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