KILL THE MESSENGER – Jeremy Renner takes on the CIA in the first trailer
Watch the first trailer for Kill The Messenger from director Michael Cuesta (Homeland) starring Jeremy Renner.
The dramatic thriller is based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic in the U.S. The deeper Webb digs, the shadier the story gets. He soon realizes that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the states, and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Keep reading to check out the first intense trailer.
Synopsis:
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Bourne Legacy”) leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. – and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.
Watch the trailer below:
Kill the Messenger opens on October 10.
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