Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have set an Aug. 28 theatrical release for The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The Cold War drama — previously titled Ironbark — made its debut at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by Dominic Cooke from a script by Tom O'Connor, The Courier is based on the true story of Greville Wynne (Cumberbatch), an unassuming businessman recruited to help end the Cuban Missile Crisis who forms a dangerous relationship with a Soviet intelligence officer (Merab Ninidze). "Theaters have indicated gradual openings this summer, with health and safety guiding the way.
If everything proceeds favorably, we feel the true spy thriller The Courier, with a must-see performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, is just the.
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