Last Year, HBO Films brought us the superb BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, a film that was released theatrically in the UK, and one that went on to be nominated for a BAFTA. In 2014, the celebrated cable network is releasing Ryan Murphy’s TV movie THE NORMAL HEART, which will almost certainly get a cinema bow overseas as well, and possibly grab some awards attention come next year too.
The film, written by Larry Kramer, based on his Tony award winning play of the same name, tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, and the gay activist (played by Mark Ruffalo), who attempts to raise awareness of it.
Ruffalo joins Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons and Julia Roberts in the superb cast of this film, Murphy’s first feature since the Roberts vehicle EAT, PRAY, LOVE.
Check out the first trailer for the film, which debuts on HBO in North America on May 25th, below.
Source: HBO Films
