Talking to Bryan Cranston & Director Jay Roach About Trumbo

Blacklisted in 1950s Hollywood for having been a member of the Communist Party, screenwriter Dalton Trumbo continued to do what he did best: write scripts. He just couldn't do that under his own name, even when he penned two Oscar-winning movies, Roman Holiday and The Brave One. This period in the writer's life is the subject of Trumbo, directed by Jay Roach and with Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston in the title role.

Trumbo: A Powerful Look at Hollywood and the Blacklist

Hollywood loves the topic of Hollywood. Most movies about movies illuminate the wonderful, creative, even magical process of bringing stories to the screen, but with Trumbo, a critical eye is being turned towards a less savory aspect of Tinsel Town, in particular the effects that the House Committee on Un-American Activities had on those who plied their trade in the movie business, and those who helped created and maintain the Hollywood Blacklist.

The first trailer for the biopic Trumbo has just been released,