TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY New Images And Featurette

In theaters on December 9th, check out the newest images from TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY.

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the long-awaited feature film version of John le Carré’s classic bestselling novel. The thriller is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In). The screenplay adaptation is by the writing team of Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan.

(L to R) Actor John Hurt, Director of Photography Hoyte van Hoytema, Director Tomas Alfredson, and Actor Gary Oldman on the set of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY, a Focus Features release. Credit Jack English

The time is 1973. The Cold War of the mid-20th Century continues to damage international relations. Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, is striving to keep pace with other countries’ espionage efforts and to keep the U.K. secure. The head of the Circus, known as Control (John Hurt), personally sends dedicated operative Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) into Hungary. But Jim’s mission goes bloodily awry, and Control is forced out of the Circus – as is his top lieutenant, George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a career spy with razor-sharp senses.

Estranged from his absent wife Ann, Smiley is soon called in to see undersecretary Oliver Lacon (Simon McBurney); he is to be rehired in secret at the government’s behest, as there is a gnawing fear that the Circus has long been compromised by a double agent, or mole, working for the Soviets and jeopardizing England. Supported by younger agent Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch), Smiley parses Circus activities past and present. In trying to track and identify the mole, Smiley is haunted by his decades-earlier interaction with the shadowy Russian spy master Karla.

(L to R) David Dencik as “Toby Esterhase,” Colin Firth as “Bill Haydon,” Toby Jones as “Percy Alleline,” John Hurt as “Control,” Gary Oldman as “George Smiley,” and Ciarán Hinds as “Roy Bland” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

(L to R) Colin Firth as “Bill Haydon,” Ciarán Hinds as “Roy Bland” and David Dencik as “Toby Esterhase” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

(L to R) Colin Firth as “Bill Haydon,” Gary Oldman as “George Smiley,” David Dencik as “Toby Esterhase,” and Toby Jones as “Percy Alleline” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

The mole’s trail remains cold until maverick field agent Ricki Tarr (Tom Hardy) unexpectedly contacts Lacon. While undercover in Turkey, Ricki has fallen for a betrayed married woman, Irina (Svetlana Khodchenkova), who claims to possess crucial intelligence. Separately, Smiley learns that Control narrowed down the list of mole suspects to five men. They are the ambitious Percy Alleline (Toby Jones), whom he had code-named Tinker; suavely confident Bill Haydon (Colin Firth), dubbed Tailor; stalwart Roy Bland (Ciarán Hinds), called Soldier; officious Toby Esterhase (David Dencik), dubbed Poor Man; and – Smiley himself.

Even before the startling truth is revealed, the emotional and physical tolls on the players enmeshed in the deadly international spy game will escalate…

A Focus Features and StudioCanal presentation of a Karla Films, Paradis Films, Kinowelt Filmproduktion co-production with the participation of Canal+ and CineCinema. A Working Title production. TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY stars Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Simon McBurney, Mark Strong.

Casting by Jina Jay. Music by Alberto Igelesias. Editor, Dino Jonster, SFK. Costume Designer, Jacqueline Durran. Production Designer, Maria Djurkovic. Director of Photography, Hoyte van Hoytema, F.S.F., N.S.C. Co-Producer, Alexandra Ferguson. Executive Producers, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Olivier Courson, Ron Halpern. Executive Producers, John le Carré, Peter Morgan, Douglas Urbanski. Based on the Novel by John le Carré. Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan. Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. A Focus Features Release.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy will be released in select cities December 9, and is MPAA-rated “R” (for violence, some sexuality/nudity and language). Visit the official movie site at www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com.

Director Tomas Alfredson on the set of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY, a Focus Features release. Credit Jack English

Gary Oldman (L) as “George Smiley” and John Hurt (R) as “Control” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as “Peter Guillam” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Colin Firth stars as “Bill Haydon” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Tom Hardy stars as “Ricki Tarr” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Mark Strong stars as “Jim Prideaux” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

John Hurt stars as “Control” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Ciarán Hinds stars as “Roy Bland” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

David Dencik (L) as “Toby Esterhase” and Benedict Cumberbatch (R) as “Peter Guillam” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Toby Jones stars as “Percy Alleline” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Svetlana Khodchenkova stars as “Irina” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Kathy Burke stars as “Connie Sachs” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

(L to R) Stephen Graham as “Jerry Westerby,” Benedict Cumberbatch as “Peter Guillam” and Gary Oldman as “George Smiley” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Ciarán Hinds (L) as “Roy Bland” and Toby Jones as “Percy Alleline” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Gary Oldman (L) as “George Smiley” and Benedict Cumberbatch (R) as “Peter Guillam” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Benedict Cumberbatch (L) as “Peter Guillam” and Gary Oldman (R) as “George Smiley” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Tom Hardy (L) as “Ricki Tarr” and Gary Oldman (R) as “George Smiley” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Svetlana Khodchenkova (L) as “Irina” and Tom Hardy (R) as “Ricki Tarr” in Focus Features release of Tomas Alfredson’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Credit: Jack English

Director Tomas Alfredson (R) on the set of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY, a Focus Features release. Credit Jack English