Madonna is writing and directing a movie of her own with the historical drama W.E., telling the story of the star-crossed romance between King Edward VIII and American Wallis Simpson. Madonna both directed and co-wrote (with Alek Keshishian) the film.
The Weinstein Company has released a new trailer.
W.E. has a solid cast, including Abbie Cornish, Richard Coyle, James D’Arcy, Oscar Isaac, Annabelle Wallis and Andrea Riseborough. The only things working against it, frankly, are Madonna's unproven filmmaking skills and the unfavourable reviews from its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. After that she agreed to make some cuts to the film.
Hopefully the final version of W.E. will win moviegoers over. Regardless of whether you like Madonna as a performer, the story of W.E. is an interesting one, and it will be interesting to see how she intertwines the historical romance with the more current timeline.
W.E. opens in Los Angeles and New York on December 9th, then goes into wider release on February 3rd.
No comments:
Post a Comment