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BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The stageplay 'Trumbo' has long been a favourite with New York theatre audiences. Set in the late 1940s, it depicts screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's brush with the House Un-American Activities Committee and his blacklisting from Hollywood for his political beliefs. Now a movie version of 'Trumbo' has premiered at the London Film Festival.
The witchhunts of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy in the '40s and '50s are regarded these days as an episode of great political folly, but in retrospect they make for great drama! Lead actor and Breaking Bad star, Bryan Cranston, spoke about why he thought his character's role in the film was so pertinent in American history.
"He was an unbelievable character to play, but there was a cause to this. His civil liberties were at risk, and a black mark in our country's history is that they were overwriting those hard-fought freedoms. I think society creates their own sense of blacklist, and I think that's fairer than to have a government do it. For instance, an actor who turns out to be a paedophile, it's like society will take care of that," Cranston said.
Meanwhile, actress Dame Helen Mirren speculated about why she might get blacklisted.
The 70-year-old actress is soon to be shortlisted for the Older People in Media Awards, based on her participation in L'Oréal's 'Age Perfect' campaign.
'Trumbo' opens in U.K cinemas on October the 8th.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
