First Trailer For Trumbo

With Bryan Cranston leading an impressive cast, which includes Diane Lane, John Goodman, Louis C.K., and Helen Mirren, the first trailer for Trumbo has come our way via Fandango, and Jay Roach’s (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents, Recount) telling of the true life tale of black listed screen writer Dalton Trumbo (who won two Oscars for Roman Holiday and The Brave One, written under pseudonyms, while in prison) promises to be a whole lot of fun, be it Cranston’s boisterous turn as the defiant Hollywood scribe or just the sight of John Goodman with a baseball bat. Roach seems to have found the right mix of his earlier comedies and his later, more political minded work, and the is one trailer that definitely has caught my interest.

Released: November 16th (U.S.)/ January 22nd (IRL/U.K.)

Synopsis: The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.