A CGI Dress Was Reportedly Added To Florence Pugh's Body In Her "Oppenheimer" Nude Scene In India And The Middle East

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

    Joseph Longo
    by Joseph Longo

    BuzzFeed Staff

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

    Cillian Murphy as J Robert "Oppenheimer"
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    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.

    Closeup of Florence Pugh on the red carpet in a halter gown with cutouts
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    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
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    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."

    Closeup of Florence Pugh giving an interview
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    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 indicate where China sees as its claim in the South China Sea.

    Barbie with the world map behind her
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    According to Reuters, Warner Bros. said in a statement regarding the map, “The map in Barbie Land is a whimsical, child-like crayon drawing. The doodles depict Barbie's make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the real world. It was not intended to make any type of statement."

    You can read Variety's full report here.