Date 06/06/2017 - News People
Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers drama has added quite the list of additional cast. The film, which has been renamed The Papers (originally, The Post) is inspired by The Washington Post's role in publishing the infamous study about America's role in the Vietnam War ? a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four U.S. Presidents. The Fox and Amblin Entertainment film, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, has added Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods to its ensemble cast. Fox will release The Papers in limited theaters Dec. 22, ahead of a wide release Jan. 12.
