Journalists race to expose government lies in the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's 'The Post'

Steven Spielberg's 'The Post' centers on a team of journalists working to expose the U.S. government by publishing the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s.
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Journalists race to expose government lies in the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's 'The Post'
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Well, this all feels chillingly familiar.

Steven Spielberg's The Post centers on a team of journalists working to expose the U.S. government for lying to the American people. But it's not a story about our current situation – it's about The Washington Post publishing the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s.

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star as publisher Katharine Graham and editor Ben Bradlee, respectively, who put their careers and their freedom on the line in pursuit of the truth.

The all-star cast also includes Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Coon, Sarah Paulson, David Cross, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Jesse Plemons, Michael Stuhlbarg, Matthew Rhys, and Zach Woods.

The Post is in theaters Dec. 22.

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.


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