Steven Spielberg Brings Together an Impressive Cast For His Political Thriller THE PAPERS

Steven Spielberg’s political thriller The Papers, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, has quite an impressive cast. Variety recently reported that Spielberg has added the talents of Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Matthew Rhys and Bradley Whitford to an already stunning cast. Also joining the cast are Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Zach Woods.

The film tells the true story of the Washington Post’s decision to publish the classified Pentagon Papers in 1971. The report goes on to say:

The Pentagon Papers made headlines prior to publication when the Post’s editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Kay Graham challenged the federal government over their right to publish them.

Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Adminstration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment.

Hanks is taking on the role of Bradlee and Streep will play Graham.

Having such a large ensemble cast can be difficult for directors to handle, but that seems to be Spielberg’s cup of tea. I know you can’t base the success of a film on the cast alone, but history proves that Spielberg has got it handled. 

If you get a chance to read up on the Pentagon Papers, do so. It will give you a whole new perspective on what lead up to the Vietnam War. It will blow your mind.