Oscar royalty Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep appear onscreen for the first time in Steven Spielbergs new trailer for film drama The Post, which documents the Pentagon Papers scandal.
Streep portrays The Washington Posts Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and Hanks plays the papers editor, Ben Bradlee both of whom risk their careers and personal security to help expose a cover-up of government secrets spanning three decades and four presidents.
The clip opens with a TV news report on The New York Times bombshell reporting about the Vietnam War. The way [the government] lied those days have to be over, Bradlee notes. Meanwhile, Graham is battling staff concerns about her judgment based solely on her gender. People are concerned about having a woman in charge of the paper that she doesnt have the resolve to make the tough choices, says Post chairman Fritz Beebe (Bradley Whitford).
Bradlee and Graham pursue the papers, recruiting journalist Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk), who nervously hauls a stash of government secrets on a plane. Despite the company legacy being at stake, The Washington Post makes the tough call to publish. To risk her fortune and the company thats been her entire life well, I think thats brave, notes Tony Bradlee (Sarah Paulson).
Liz Hannah and Josh Singer co-wrote The Post, which opens its limited theatrical run on December 22nd, followed by a wide release on January 12th, 2018. Tracy Letts, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Jesse Plemons and Zach Woods also appear in the film.
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