VIDEO: Here’s the Haunting First Trailer for Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’
The dramatic official trailer for the Edward Snowden biopic has arrived, six months ahead of its Christmas release date.The first official trailer for Oliver Stone’s Edward Snowden biopic has arrived, six months ahead of its Christmas release date.
The one-minute teaser is certainly that. Featuring no footage from the film, it offers a summary of whistleblower Edward Snowden’s career: “Army recruit at 21; joined CIA at 22; NSA contractor at 25; by age 29, the most wanted man in the world.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the title role, alongside Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson and Timothy Olyphant.
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