Very FreeaaanchTonguey Kiss Between Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer on The Normal Heart
Mark Ruffalo shared a shirtless kiss with his co-star Matt Bomer in a new trailer released on Sunday for the made-for-cable movie The Normal Heart.
The drama also stars Julia Roberts, Taylor Kitsch and Jim Parsons and tells the story about the AIDS crisis as it unfolded in New York City during the early 1980s.
New trailer: Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer share a kiss in the new teaser trailer for The Normal Heart that will air on HBO in May
The Normal Heart is an adaptation based on the play by Larry Kramer and will air on HBO on May 25,
Kramer worked closely on the HBO script with 48-year-old director Ryan Murphy, best known as a co-creator of the hit Fox show Glee.
Love story: The Normal Heart that will air on HBO in May and is set around the unfolding of the AIDS crisis in New York City in the 1980s
'I worked with Larry on the script for three years. We broke it out to 40- to 45 percent new material, and it's pretty broken out from the play.' he added.
Mark, 46, plays Ned Weeks who finds himself in the middle of the epidemic and tries to find answers while pushing local and federal governments to face reality.
Julia plays Dr. Emma Brookner who treats some of the early AIDS victims, while Jim portrays gay activist Tommy Boatwright, reprising his role from the 2011 Broadway revival.
Based on a play: The Normal Heart is based on the largely autbiographical play by Larry Kramer
'We're looking at an epidemic as seen through a love story,' Murphy said.
Ruffalo spent a lot of time with Kramer trying to capture the mood of that time.
'I spent quite a bit of time with him and came to really love him. I tried to go directly into him as much as I could and honour him and his complexity, his journey, his passion and his commitment to this movement, which is what I deem completely heroic,' he said.
Ruffalo starred as scientist Bruce Banner and his angry green alter-ego The Hulk in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers.
He is set to reprise his role again in Avengers: Age of Ultron due out in 2015.
HBO drama: The Normal Heart also stars Matt Bomer as Felix Turner
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