Box office hit Oppenheimer tipped to be summer blockbuster in China amid pre-release hype and nude scene controversy

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Oppenheimer has set off a wave of excitement among moviegoers in China ahead of the movie’s scheduled release in the country later this month.

On July 25, Universal Pictures’ official account on Weibo – China’s Twitter-like social media platform – announced that the film is set to open on August 30.