September 5 Trailer Brings Drama To Awards Season
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September 5 Trailer Brings Drama To Awards Season
Paramount released the trailer for the thriller September 5 today. The drama will be in theaters this winter.
Published Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:22:08 -0500
by Jeremy Konrad
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Article Summary
- The "September 5" trailer drops, stirring awards buzz for its gripping Olympic drama narrative.
- Peter Sarsgaard shines as TV exec Roone Arledge, fueling strong Oscar whispers this season.
- Set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, the film presents a fresh take on historic live news coverage.
- "September 5" hits select theaters on November 29, with a wide release on December 13.
September 5 is the latest big awards contender to get a trailer this week, and this is a doozie of one. I could feel my heart racing as I watched. Telling the story of the ABC crew that covered the hostage situation at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, it stars Peter Sarsgaard as Roone Arledge, John Magaro as Geoffrey Mason, Ben Chaplin as Marvin Bader, Leonie Benesch as Marianne Gebhardt, Zinedine Soualem as Jacques Lesgards, Corey Johnson as Hank Hanson, Georgina Rich as Gladys Deist, and Benjamin Walker as Peter Jennings. ABC anchors Jim McKay and Jennings appear as themselves as well through archival footage from Wide World of Sports.
September 5 Synopsis
"September 5" unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5" provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time. At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass."
This is getting some really strong buzz, especially for Sarsgaard, who is having himself quite the year after also dazzling in Apple's Presumed Innocent. This role is getting him Oscar whispers, and in a year where there are no favorites, he could break out fast and get that momentum.
September 5 opens in select theaters on November 29th and wide on December 13th.
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