September 5 Trailer and Poster Revealed by Paramount
Paramount Pictures has revealed the official trailer and poster for September 5, which unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today.
Directed by Tim Fehlbaum (Tides, Hell), the film will open in select theaters on December 13, 2024, and opens nationwide on January 17, 2025.
Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, September 5 follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, the film provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard).
Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage.
As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages’ lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.
The September 5 cast includes Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, and Ferdinand Dörfler.
Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder, and Alex David wrote the film, which was produced by Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, and John Wildermuth.
