Truth. First trailer belongs to Cate Blanchett

The first trailer for Truth has just been released. The movie starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford is based on the memoir Truth And Duty: The Press, The President, And The Privilege Of Power by 60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes.  Detailing the unraveling of a news segment about President George W. Bush’s alleged draft dodging during the Vietnam War, the segment cost Mapes her job and toppled Dan Rather from his anchor position at CBS News when the authenticity of the sources where questioned. It’s likely to be a controversial entry to ‘awards season’ depending on how your politics filters your version of reality. Judging from the trailer, the film looks like it belongs more to Mapes and Blanchett than the legendary Rather and Redford. We’ll see for sure when Truth opens on October 16.