Trumbo
- 2015
- US
- 2h 4min
- 15
- Directed by: Jay Roach
- Written by: John McNamara, Bruce Cook
- Cast: Elle Fanning, Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane
- UK release: 5 February 2016
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Cranston) finds his career coming to a sudden end when he is blacklisted and accused of being a communist. McNamara’s breezy screenplay condenses complex events and an eventful life into a trim, accessible feature, and Cranston is compelling. Informative and entertaining.
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Trumbo
14 Sep 2015
TIFF 2015: Blacklist-themed biopic, with Bryan Cranston as the titular screenwriter
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was one of the most high profile victims of the anti-Communist hysteria that swept through post-war America. Trumbo made no secret of his perfectly legal membership of the Communist Party of the United States.
John Goodman for Trumbo?
31 Jul 2014
Film gossip
John Goodman is in talks to join the cast of 'Trumbo'. 'The Monuments Men' star is in early negotiations to take on the role of a film producer in the upcoming movie about American screenwriter and novelist Dalton Trumbo, The Wrap reports. Helen Mirren…
Helen Mirren in talks for Trumbo
15 Apr 2014
Film gossip
Helen Mirren is in talks for 'Trumbo.' The 'RED 2' actress is negotiating a role to star opposite Bryan Cranston in the biopic which is based on the life of the late blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, according to Variety.com. The American…
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