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Jun 2024
27m 34s

Emily Blunt on 'Oppenheimer', 'The Fall ...

WILLIE GEIST, SUNDAY TODAY
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Emily Blunt joins Willie Geist to talk everything "Oppenheimer": the all-star cast, award season chatter, and the performance that has earned her first ever Oscar nomination. She discusses her new film “Fall Guy” and why her kids are the biggest Ryan Gosling fans. She also answers a question submitted by her husband John Krasinski. (Original broadcast date January 7, 2024.)

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