Gary Oldman and Colin Firth star in new Cold War-era espionage thriller "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," which premiered in the United States Tuesday (December 06).<br/> Both stars were on hand at the red carpet gala for the film, held in Hollywood at the Arclight Cineramadome.<br/> The new film is the second screen incarnation of the classic 1974 novel by John le Carre; it was first seen as a wildly popular British television miniseries starring Alec Guiness.<br/> Now starring Oldman as newly-retired George Smiley, charged with rooting out a mole in British intelligence, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" is a "thinking man's" spy thriller, far from the action-packed James Bond film series that made the genre famous.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Actor Gary Oldman, saying (English):<br/> "It's less about the gadgets and the gizmos, the Aston Martins, and I guess it's a little more realistic, like another le Carre book, 'The Spy Who Came In From the Cold,' or the 'Harry Palmer' series, you know, it makes you, I think the movie demands something of you."<br/> Spy fiction has always captivated audiences, and the Cold War era is chock full of material for a meaty plot with twists and turns in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."<br/> SOUNDBITE: Actor Colin Firth, saying (English):<br/> "It's like peering through the keyhole, you know, you've had the glamourous version, and if you want to know what these men really talk about, and what high-stakes situations are like in reality, this is your glimpse at it."<br/> "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" opens in select cities December 9th.
