Roadside Attractions and Vertical land US rights to the historical thriller, Firebrand, directed by Brazilian-Algerian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz and starring Alicia Vikander(Ex-Machina, The Danish Girl) and Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sherlock, Cold Mountain, The Grand Budapest Hotel). The film is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s historical novel Queen’s Gambit, and it represents the latest collaboration between Roadside Attractions and Vertical. The two companies’ recent collaborations include Emily the Criminal, Benediction, The Pod Generation, The Desperate Hour, and Alice. Firebrand will open only in theatres June 21, 2024
Firebrand follows legendary Queen of England, Katherine Parr, and her quest to survive the perilous last months in the life of her ailing and abusive husband, Henry VIII. The film co-stars BAFTA nominee Eddie Marsan (21 Grams, Wrath of Man), Sam Riley (Control, Maleficent), BAFTA Award-winner Simon Russell Beale (The Death of Stalin, Benediction) and SAG Award-winner Erin Doherty (The Crown, Intelligent Design). Firebrand is produced by Oscar®-nominated and BAFTA-winning film and television producer Gabrielle Tana (Thirteen Lives, The Dig, Philomena, The Duchess) and Carolyn Marks Blackwood (Cottontail, The Dig).
In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accompli
Aïnouz added, “I could not be more excited to be bringing Firebrand to the screen and telling the story of Katherine Parr — a ferociously brilliant, enlightened, and emancipated woman who I am deeply inspired by— a woman who has been largely disregarded, or certainly under-represented, in English history. Much is known about Henry VIII’s tyrannical reign; indeed, much is known about the King himself and about those who peri
