Garnering strong reviews and more than a bit of awards-season buzz following its recent debut at the Venice Film Festival (where it was also nominated for the Golden Lion), Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” had its first U.S. trailer released today.
The film stars Gary Oldman as a secret agent coming out of “semi-retirement” to sniff out a Soviet mole who has been working at the highest levels of British intelligence for a period of several years. Oldman, who has received an immense amount of praise for his performance, is joined in the period drama by Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Kathy Burke and Toby Jones. The film was adapted from a 1974 novel by best-selling novelist John Le Carre.
I have to say, the trailer for the labyrinthine thriller is pretty gripping, and after “Let the Right One In” I’m anxious to check out Alfredson’s follow-up. And Oldman, well…it’s about time he was nominated for an Oscar.
Focus Features will release the film on December 9th. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think: