Jeremy Renner has always been just outside of the limelight. Sure, he's been in big blockbuster fare, but he's never the star. You just have to look at American Hustle and The Avengers to see how hidden away he is at times. In fact, even when he is the star it has never really worked for him – just take a look at The Bourne Legacy – which was rightly a flop. Renner is always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
But with Kill the Messenger, he is the star and it looks rather good. Renner plays Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. – and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.
We've received a few featurettes to do with the film and they're certainly interesting. It gives us some back story on the real-life story and it shows Renner really thriving under this role. It's really clever marketing because it's showing a really important story, with the real people talking about how important it is. They're important people and their story deserves to be told and we, as the audience, should go and see it.
But with Kill the Messenger, he is the star and it looks rather good. Renner plays Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. – and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.
We've received a few featurettes to do with the film and they're certainly interesting. It gives us some back story on the real-life story and it shows Renner really thriving under this role. It's really clever marketing because it's showing a really important story, with the real people talking about how important it is. They're important people and their story deserves to be told and we, as the audience, should go and see it.
More on Kill the Messenger as we get it. Kill the Messenger is out on 6 March 2015 over here in the UK.
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