Mary Queen of Scots
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie rent in some historical political intrigue in the poke for Josie Rourke ’s royalty dramaMary Queen of Scots . Fresh off their Oscar nominative performances inLady BirdandI , Tonya , Ronan and Robbie dally Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I in Rourke ’s feature film , which explore what happen when Mary give to her native Scotland to reclaim her birthright , mark her against her full cousin ( and - gasp ! - fellow unmarried ruler ) Elizabeth in a battle for more than one toilet .
Fittingly , this real number - lifeGame of Throneswas adapted for the screen byHouse of Cardscreator Beau Willimon , who suck from John Guy ’s biographyQueen of Scottish : The dependable Life of Mary Stuart . The second non - theater movie aim by Rourke ( the Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse),Mary Queen of Scotsboasts a endorse cast that includes David Tennant ( costar of Rourke’sMuch Ado About Nothing ) as Protestant churchman John Knox andHumans ' Gemma Chan as Elizabeth Hardwick , who manages a balancing act as Elizabeth I ’s confidante and Mary ’s keeper .
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The firstMary Queen of Scotstrailer is now online ( courtesy of Focus Features ) , and it offer a prowler peek at the back - stabbing and political maneuvering to come in Rourke ’s purple play proper . It ’s sure enough a handsome period film judging by the prevue , with sets plan by Gina Cromwell ( Downton Abbey , Outlander ) and costumes from Alexandra Byrne - who , appropriately enough , landed an Oscar nomination for her effort on Cate Blanchett’sElizabethbefore she won an Oscar forElizabeth : The Golden Age , a sequel that also bear on on its namesake ’s " war " with Mary .
Focus Features is releasingMary nance of Scotsin theatre at the scratch line of December , putting it in a strong position to pick up some momentum in the awards subspecies to come . In fact , it ’s one of two honored memoirs that center on genuine - spirit women who fight against a patriarchal system of rules ( and are channelize by women , no less ) that the studio has schedule to go far that month , along with Mimi Leder ’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg memoirOn the Basis of Sex .
Neither Ronan nor Robbie has ever shy away from playing complicated protagonist across a variety of writing style motion-picture show andMary Queen of Scotsought to serve as yet another model of their talent , if nothing else . If the cinema is well - invite , the yoke may even twine up back in the wash for Best Actress once again , when next twelvemonth ’s Academy Awards rolls around . Either path , this purple play is one to keep an eye out for , towards the end of this year .
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