Today is the premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, starring Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston making his new film debut – in Hollywood’s most intriguing untold story, Trumbo.
Featuring an all-star cast of Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louie CK, Elle Fanning and John Goodman; Trumbo follows the successful career of 1940’s screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo (Cranston). His career takes a turn when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo tells the story of the fight between the US Government, studio bosses and Dalton in a war over words and freedom. Big names in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger were entangled in the war and Dalton risks everything to protect his first amendment rights.
The film will get it’s European Premiere at the London Film Festival this Thursday 8th October. To buy tickets to see this film ahead of its release next year, visit the BFI website here.
Watch the brand new trailer here;
Trumbo arrives in cinemas on 5th February 2016.
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