Peter Sarsgaard and Ben Chaplin are returning to the world of true-story cinema with September 5th. The former is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor known for his work both on screen and on Broadway, having starred in everything from Broken glass for the led by Natalie Portman Jackie and Doped. Chaplin also has an extensive filmography of acclaimed titles, some of which include Terrence Malick, The thin red lineOliver Stone Snowden and HBO The Nevers.
September 5thThe story is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, focusing specifically on an American sports broadcast team that was forced to quickly adapt from sports reporting to live coverage of horrific events when Israeli athletes are taken hostage. Sarsgaard stars in the film as Roone Arledge, the legendary TV executive who was a key figure in the coverage, while Chaplin stars as Marvin Bader, mentor to the ambitious young producer Geoffrey Mason at the center of the film's story.
Alongside Sarsgaard and Chaplin, the group September 5th cast includes The AgencyJohn Magaro as Geoffrey, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Corey Johnson, Georgina Rich, Rony Herman and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerIt's Benjamin Walker. Walking the deft line between being a gripping thriller and a sensitive exploration of a real-life tragedy, the film is already on its way to being a true-story hit.
Ahead of the film's limited release on December 13, TelaRant interviewed Peter Sarsgaard and Ben Chaplin about September 5th. The two detail what they learned about these real-life events during the process of preparing for their roles and filming the film, while also revealing what they would say to people who are nervous about checking out the film because of its relevance to the world. world today.
Sarsgaard and Chaplin can't praise director Tim Fehlbaum enough
“I knew he was our guy the minute he started shooting.”
ScreenRant: Do you feel like you learned a lot about the events of that day throughout this process?
Peter Sarsgaard: You always learn a lot by tracing someone else's steps, as we do in detail in this article. There's a fantastic documentary called One Day In September that I saw when it came out at Upstate Films in Ulster County, New York. Great cinema. I was really interested in watching this, so when I first heard about it, I think that's what I thought of.
We were talking about the director. The script was really interesting. He was fascinating. And I think sometimes the best directors I've ever worked with weren't necessarily super verbally articulate in terms of saying what they wanted to say. The camera was their way of saying what they were thinking. They needed a camera, otherwise they would simply write a book. I could feel he was that kind of guy. And really, I knew he was our guy the minute he started shooting.
Ben Chaplin: He has a very, very unique mind. An unstoppable force.
Peter Sarsgaard: He's at it all the time. And you're watching him, he's worried about it. “Something's not right, something's not right, something's not right.”
Ben Chaplin: Incredible endurance. The director has the only thing a director needs to have. His stamina was on a different level.
Peter Sarsgaard: They just had to shut it down at the end of the day. Like, there are no more batteries for the camera.
Ben Chaplin: But I needed it. Because he's in that room.
“I think we can all agree that we want the same truth so we can have differences of opinion.”
What would you tell people to get them to check it out? September 5thespecially if they are concerned about the relevant and heavy subject matter?
Peter Sarsgaard: It's a very visceral film. The things that it makes you think about, I think, are actually the things that are easier to think about than maybe some of the really dramatic and disturbing things, like the way we consume information. Who can tell the story? Does the camera tell the whole story? Does a depiction of violence, mushroom clouds, children running through the streets with cuts, tell the whole story or make it difficult to understand the whole story?
I think they are, in some ways, less controversial. I think we can all agree that we want the same truth so we can have differences of opinion. We all agree that this person from across the street came in, robbed the bank and was arrested. Now, he really needed the money. It was an unfair system. However you describe it, that's fine. But getting back to what these guys wanted, in a very literal way, is exactly what's happening.
Ben Chaplin: And then broadcasting it live to the whole world, that was the new thing. Now we can all do it.
Peter Sarsgaard: Facebook live. People doing all kinds of crazy things there that you wouldn't want someone you know to witness. Types of violence and other things.
Around September 5th
September 5 reveals the defining moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American sports broadcast team who quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, “September 5th” offers a new perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
At the center of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), an ambitious young producer who struggles to prove himself to his boss, legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes charge of the live coverage. As narratives change, time passes and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives at stake, Geoff faces difficult decisions while confronting his own moral compass.
Check out our others September 5th interviews here:
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Leonie Benesch and John Magaro
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Director Tim Fehlbaum and Producer John Palmer
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