Dedicated to gauging the validity of journalism, PolitiFact recently turned its attention to Oscars Best Picture nominees "Darkest Hour," "Dunkirk," and "The Post."
"Churchill, for me, is an icon of the resistance. What's interesting is that politicians from both sides can claim him," says director Joe Wright.
It was a stellar year for movies, plain and simple.
Joe Wright and Gary Oldman worked together for three intensive months making the new World War II drama Darkest Hour, about the rocky early tenure of Britain’s celebrated wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill. “Joe never saw me as Gary for three months,” Oldman recently told Yahoo Entertainment, a sentiment echoed by Wright in a separate interview.
The actor, under layers of prosthetics, channels Winston Churchill in this pivotal WWII moment from the upcoming biopic.
Oscar-buzzing actor completely disappears into role of prime minister who must rally Britain in face of monumental odds.
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First trailer for 'Darkest Hour,' directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill rallying England to persevere during World War II
Gary Oldman said the late, great screen actor was just too ill
Focus Features introds Joe Wright’s 'Darkest Hour' with actor as Brit Prime Minister, plus 'The Book of Henry' from 'Jurassic' director and 'The Beguiled'