Micheal Keaton, Mark Ruffalo Film 'Spotlight' Tackles Religious Scandals (VIDEO)
"Spotlight," an upcoming film starring Micheal Keaton and Mark Ruffalo looks into a serious real-life religious scandal in Boston.
Oscar winner Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams headline the soon-to-be-released drama thriller, "Spotlight," about The Boston Globe's coverage of the Massachusetts Catholic sex abuse scandal.
"Spotlight" has been one of the films chosen for Special Presentation in the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, both to be held in September this year.
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The film takes a closer look at the investigative unit of The Boston Globe, which won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service after turning the spotlight on the juvenile sexual abuses committed by Catholic priests in Boston.
Keaton and Ruffalo play reporters Walter "Robby" Robinson and Michael Rezendes, who pit themselves up against a powerful cover-up in mostly Catholic Boston to investigate six incidents of alleged sexual abuses against minors, starting the difficult road towards their expose by first securing the approval of their editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber).
The controversial "Spotlight" has been seen as a project that is likely to draw the ire and outrage of the conservative Boston community, as well as The Vatican by tacking the uncomfortable issue of the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.
Open Road Films has recently released its first trailer which depicts an inquiry into the claims of the abuse victims, and comparing their stories with statements from a member of the religious infrastructure in question.
The movie began shooting in September last year in both Boston and Ontario, under the direction of Tom McCarthy, who also helmed "Meet the Parents."
"Spotlight," which also stars Stanley Tucci, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, and Brian d'Arcy James, is slated for US theater release in Nov. 6.
