A story for the ages. A story about a man who changed the world.
We saw him walk away from William Wallace’s fight in Braveheart. And now we see him rise from the ashes of his own doing in ROBERT THE BRUCE. Long a passion project for Angus Macfadyen, with ROBERT THE BRUCE, he not only reprises the role he made famous in Braveheart, but co-writes the script along with Eric Belgau. Richard Gray directs. Just from this trailer, the film looks epic, the cinematography rich, the score sweeping.
In 1306, Robert the Bruce, a member of the nobility who failed to support William Wallace’s rebellion at a critical time, crowns himself King and takes the cause of Scotland’s freedom as his own. But he cannot overcome England’s power. Defeated again and again, his army scatters, Scotland’s nobility abandons him, and The King of England places a price on his head. He finds himself alone, wounded and hunted by the very soldiers he once led. But when he is discovered by a precocious eleven-year-old whose father died fighting alongside him, both his life and Scotland’s history are changed forever. This boy, his mother, and two orphans who share a small croft save the Bruce’s life and nurse him back to health. He becomes a part of their unique family – and they become the first soldiers in his new army – as he sets out to claim the long-awaited freedom of Scotland.
This heroic tale not only coincides with the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, when The Bruce declared Scotland a free land, but also on the 25th anniversary of Braveheart. ROBERT THE BRUCE picks up the historical timeline of Braveheart.
Angus Macfadyen stars in the titular role and is joined by a cast which includes Jared Harris, Anna Hutchinson, Talitha Bateman, Gabriel Bateman, Patrick Fugit, Shane Coffey, Zach McGowan, Kevin McNally, Diarmid Murtaugh, and Stephen Murphy.
A One-Night Fathom Event on April 16, 2020
In select theatres April 24, 2020
