HBO has released the first trailer for its latest original movieOslo, which pairs Golden Globe winnerRuth Wilson(The Affair) and Emmy nomineeAndrew Scott(Fleabag).
Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play of the same name, the film is based on a true story of negotiations between implacable enemies – the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.
HBO’sHis Dark Materialsstar Wilson playsMona Juul, a Norwegian foreign minister, while Scott plays her husband, Norwegian sociologistTerje Rød-Larsen. The film co-starsSalim Daw(Fauda) asAhmed Qurie, Finance Minister of the PLO;Waleed Zuaiter(The Spy) asHassan Asfour, Qurie’s associate & PLO liaison;Jeff Wilbusch(Unorthodox) asUri Savir, Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry;Igal Naor(Fauda) asJoel Singer, legal adviser to the Israeli Foreign Ministry;Dov Glickman(Shtisel) asYair Hirschfield, Israeli professor of economics;Rotem Keinan(Fauda) asRon Pundak, Hirschfield’s associate and fellow Israeli professor;Itzik Cohen(Fauda) asYossi Beilin, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister;Tobias Zilliacus(Thicker Than Water) asJan Egeland, Norwegian State Secretary; andSasson Gabay(Sirens) asShimon Peres, Foreign Minister of the State of Israel.
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Bartlett Sher(South Pacific) directed from a script by fellow Tony Award winnerJ.T. Rogers, who also wrote the stage page. The two of them executive produced the feature adaptation withCambra Overendas well asMarc Platt,Jared LeBoffandAdam Siegelof Marc Platt Productions,Kristie Macosko KriegerandSteven Spielbergof DreamWorks Pictures,David Litvakof Bold Films. DreamWorks’Holly Bariowill produce alongside Bold’sMichel Litvak,Gary Michael WaltersandSvetlana Metkinaas well asMark Taylor.
Oslowill debut on Saturday, May 29 at 8 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max, and it looks pretty intense, which is no surprise given the premise. Wilson and Scott are two solid actors, and I look forward to seeing what they can do with this award-winning material, which just may benefit from Spielberg’s golden touch. Watch the trailer below and see if you catch the same promising vibe that I did.
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