If anyone can save an orphaned girl from the big bad world, it’s Tom Hanks. In one of the richest roles of his career, the two-time Oscar winner (“Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump”) plays Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd in “News of the World,” which Universal Studio is releasing on Christmas. (Watch the trailer here.) The film, directed by Oscar nominee (“United 93”) and “Bourne” franchise mastermind Paul Greengrass, will likely emerge as a leading contender in lots of top Oscar categories as it gets widely seen over the holiday season.
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The source material, a 2016 novel by Paulette Jiles, is peerless. Nominated for a National Book Award, “News” offers many selling points that appeal to awards voters. First, it is a two-hander. From “The Miracle Worker” to “Midnight Cowboy,” Oscar rewards films where the interaction between two usually mismatched characters significantly alters each life by the end of the film.
See 2021 Best Picture Oscar predictions
The source material, a 2016 novel by Paulette Jiles, is peerless. Nominated for a National Book Award, “News” offers many selling points that appeal to awards voters. First, it is a two-hander. From “The Miracle Worker” to “Midnight Cowboy,” Oscar rewards films where the interaction between two usually mismatched characters significantly alters each life by the end of the film.
- 11/29/2020
- by Robert Rorke
- Gold Derby
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