Steven Spielberg, Mark Platt and David Litvak are bringing the J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award-winning play “Oslo,” about the 1993 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Accords, to HBO. Now shooting in Prague, Czech Republic from Rogers’ screenplay and directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, the film stars Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott as the Norwegian foreign minister and her sociologist husband who were involved in the negotiations.
The cast also includes Israeli actors Jeff Wilbusch (“Unorthodox”) as Uri Savir, Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry; Igal Naor (“Fauda”) as Joel Singer, Legal adviser to the Israeli Foreign Ministry; Dov Glickman (“Shtisel,” “Stockholm”) as Yair Hirschfield, Israeli Professor of Economics; Rotem Keinan (“Fauda”) as Ron Pundak, Hirschfield’s associate and fellow Israeli professor; Itzik Cohen (“Fauda”) as Yossi Beilin, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister; and Sasson Gabai (“Sirens,” “Stockholm”) as Shimon Peres, Foreign Minister of the State of Israel.
“My memory of seeing ‘Oslo’ on the stage for the first time is still so vivid,” executive producer Kristie Macosko Krieger said in a statement. “I felt then what I feel now – this is a powerful and necessary story for our times. I’m excited to be working with Steven, Marc, HBO and Bold Films, along with our incredible cast and creatives, to bring this story to an expanded global audience.”
“In collaboration with Steven, Kristie, Marc, and Bold Films, we’re delighted to work with J.T. and Bartlett to adapt their inspiring Tony Award-winning story for the screen,” Tara Grace, Senior Vice President, HBO Programming and Films, added. “Recounting the remarkable feat of two diametrically opposed sides coming together to find common ground, ‘Oslo’s’ themes are especially pertinent, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have so many revered artisans on both sides of the camera working together to bring this to life.”
“Oslo” will air on HBO and stream on HBO Max next year.
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