President Ronald Reagan met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev five times in the late 1980s.The first such meeting was in Geneva, Switzerland in November 1985 when the two leaders began to form a relationship.
It was the second meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, where Reagan and Gorbachev began to find trust."The reason I wanted to do it really, truly, was because I think these days we've gotten so good at yelling at one another that we are not talking anymore," said "The Brink of War" director Michael Gunn."What blew me away about the story when Secretary Schultz told me about it was that these were two guys who had every reason to hate each other, had every reason to be enemies, and they sat down in a room together and tried to make a better world."US RAMPS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION TO COLD WAR LEVELS AS CHINA PURSUES ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ BUILDUPJeff Daniels stars as President Ronald Reagan in "The Brink of War," a film centered on the 1986 Reykjavik summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
("The Brink of War" / Angel Studios)Jeff Daniels stars as Reagan in "The Brink of War," which follows the Reykjavik summit with Gorbachev, played by Jared Harris.Reagan's Secretary of State George Schultz, played by J.K.
Simmons, was instrumental in giving Gunn behind-the-scenes details for his film."We spent hours and hours together.I interviewed him.
He gave me the declassified transcripts that informed the script.He's a hero of mine.
The movie is dedicated to him, for him, for his public service," Gunn said.NEW FOX NATION DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES 20-YEAR JOURNEY BEHIND ‘REAGAN’ FILM"The Brink of War" explores how Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev built trust during nuclear arms negotiations in Iceland.("The Brink of War" / Angel Studios)"The Brink of War" not only highlights the Reagan administration's ambitions for peace but also their disappointments.
One scene shows Reagan’s doubt over trusting Gorbachev amid the negotiations as Schultz assures him it was not the e...