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One of the most controversial theories in the field of literature — that William Shakespeare, widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language, was not the actual author of the works he has become famous for having written — lies at the heart of producer-director Roland Emmerich's (10,000 B.C., 2012) new historical thriller, Anonymous. The movie, written by John Orloff (A Mighty Heart), explores the theory first proposed by English schoolteacher J. Thomas Looney in his book Shakespeare Identified (1920) that the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans), was the actual literary genius, with Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) simply a hired stand-in. Why would de Vere not want to take credit for his brilliant writing and how did Shakespeare come into the picture? The two new preview clips from the movie that were recently released by Columbia Pictures answer precisely those questions.
watch the new clips >> Posted 09.18.11 by BrentJS -
Sony Pictures has released three new preview clips from producer-director Roland Emmerich's (10,000 B.C., 2012) new movie, Anonymous, a historical thriller that posits the question, "Was Shakespeare a Fraud?"
Set during the tumultuous succession of Queen Elizabeth I (played by Vanessa Redgrave) to the throne of England and the Essex Rebellion against her, the movie revolves around the theory that William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) was nothing more than a hired front for the real author of the works attributed to him, the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans), who dared not take credit for fear of damaging his social rank and engendering reprisals from the Crown. Written by John Orloff (A Mighty Heart), Anonymous also stars Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor, Xavier Samuel as Henry Wriothesley, David Thewlis as William Cecil and Jamie Campbell Bower as the young Earl of Oxford.
watch the new preview clips >> Posted 09.13.11 by BrentJS -
A second theatrical trailer for producer-director Roland Emmerich's (2012) new political thriller, Anonymous, was recently released and can now be viewed online. Written by John Orloff (A Mighty Heart), Anonymous is set during the succession of Queen Elizabeth I to the throne of England and the Essex Rebellion against her. The premise of the movie revolves around the controversial theory that Elizabethan courtier and playwright Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the actual author of the majority of the works attributed to William Shakespeare, a theory first proposed by English schoolteacher J. Thomas Looney in his 1920 book, Shakespeare Identified.
The cast includes Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere, Rafe Spall as William Shakespeare, Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor, Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I, Xavier Samuel as Henry Wriothesley, David Thewlis as William Cecil and Jamie Campbell Bower as the young Earl of Oxford.
read the synopsis and watch the new trailer >> Posted 08.07.11 by BrentJS