HBO Asia material release
TO DEBUT IN ASIA MAY 26 ON HBO GO / JUNE 1 AT 10PM ON HBO
Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch and Jim Parsons also star
PHILIPPINES,
MAY 19, 2014
– Directed by Emmy®
winner Ryan Murphy (“Eat
Pray Love,” “Glee”)
and written by Academy Award®
nominee Larry Kramer (“Women
in Love”),
adapting his Tony Award-winning play of the same name, THE
NORMAL HEART
tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City
in the early 1980s, and takes an unflinching look at the nation’s
sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical
community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to
a city and nation in denial.
Photo courtesy of HBO Asia |
Starring
Academy Award®
nominee Mark Ruffalo (“The
Kids Are All Right”),
Matt Bomer (“White
Collar”),
Taylor Kitsch (“Lone
Survivor”),
Emmy®
winner Jim Parsons (“The
Big Bang Theory”)
and Academy Award®
winner Julia Roberts, THE
NORMAL HEART
premieres
Monday, May 26 on HBO GO, within 12 hours of its US premiere, and
Sunday, June 1 at 10pm on HBO / HBO
HD, within a week of its US premiere.
The
film also stars Alfred Molina (“An
Education”),
Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (“Law
& Order”),
Jonathan Groff (HBO’s “Looking”),
Denis O’Hare (HBO’s “True
Blood”),
Stephen Spinella (“Milk”),
Corey Stoll (“House
of Cards”),
Finn Wittrock (“Unbroken”)
and BD Wong (HBO’s “Oz”).
Ruffalo
portrays Ned Weeks, who witnesses first-hand a mysterious disease
that has begun to claim the lives of many in his gay community and
starts to seek answers. Matt Bomer plays Felix Turner, a reporter who
becomes Ned’s lover. Taylor Kitsch plays Bruce Niles, a closeted
investment banker who becomes a prominent AIDS activist. Jim Parsons
plays gay activist Tommy Boatwright, reprising his role from the 2011
Broadway revival. Roberts plays physician Dr. Emma Brookner, a
survivor of childhood polio who treats several of the earliest
victims of HIV-AIDS.
Alfred
Molina plays Ned’s older brother, Ben, who is a successful
attorney. Joe Mantello plays Mickey Marcus, who is an instrumental
member of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis. Jonathan Groff plays Craig,
Bruce’s lover, an early victim of HIV-AIDS. Denis O’Hare portrays
Hiram Keebler, Mayor Koch’s gay aide. Stephen Spinella plays
Sanford, one of Dr. Brookner’s first patients. Corey Stoll portrays
presidential senior advisor John Bower. Finn Wittrock plays Albert, a
male model. BD Wong portrays Buzzy, a nurse who works with Dr.
Brookner.
In
1981, writer Larry Kramer hosted a gathering of six gay men and their
friends to discuss the “gay cancer,” and to talk about
fundraising for research. This informal meeting in Kramer’s home
would lead to the formation of Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), one
of the first advocacy groups for HIV prevention and care.
Kramer’s
play debuted at New York’s Public Theatre in 1985 and was revived
in Los Angeles and London, and off-Broadway. The 2011 Broadway
revival garnered five Tony nominations, winning for Best Revival,
Best Featured Actor and Best Featured Actress.
The
talented behind-the-scenes team includes production designer Shane
Valentino (“Beginners”), director of photography Danny Moder
(“Jesus
Henry Christ”),
editor Adam Penn (“American
Horror Story”),
costume designer Daniel Orlandi (HBO’s “Game
Change”),
composer Cliff Martinez (“Drive”)
and casting directors Amanda Mackey (“The
Proposal”)
and Cathy Sandrich Gelfond (“Ronin”).
An
HBO Films presentation of a Plan B and Blumhouse production in
association with Ryan Murphy Productions, THE
NORMAL HEART
is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Dante Di Loreto (“Glee”),
Jason Blum (the “Paranormal
Activity”
series), Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”),
Dede Gardner (“12
Years a Slave”).
Mark Ruffalo co-executive produces; Scott Ferguson (HBO’s “Temple
Grandin”)
produces.
- THE NORMAL HEART airs in Asia Monday, May 26 on HBO GO, within 12 hours of its US premiere and Sunday, June 1 at 10pm on HBO / HBO HD, within a week of its US premiere. Also available free on HBO On Demand from Monday, June 9.
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