Joining the two are Mark Strong (The Imitation Game, Zero Dark Thirty), Andrew Scott (Spectre, Sherlock), Richard Madden (BBC’s Bodyguard, Cinderella), Daniel Mays (Fisherman’s Friends, Rogue One), Adrian Scarborough (The Madness of King George, Christopher Robin), Jamie Parker (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Nabhaan Rizwan (Informer), Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, the Bridget Jones franchise) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Doctor Strange).”

Those of you that know me probably are aware of the fact that I’m a huge history guy. WW1 is and endlessly interesting subject to me that is totally underrepresented in both feature length film and documentaries. I mean, there is probably 5 documentaries on secret Nazi bunker projects for every single documentary on one of the first major global conflicts in history. That’s why I was stoked when I heard ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ was coming out, and ended up loving it a ton.

As great as that was, seeing a feature length drama on the war definitely gets the gears going. Especially considering it’s coming from Sam Mendes, who previously directed one of my favorite movies, ‘Jarhead’, as well as other greats such as ‘American Beauty’, ‘Revolutionary Road’ and ‘Skyfall’. It’s also coming from Stephen Spielberg’s production company, which is a huge plus. More importantly than him, though, is the backend for this movie which includes the GOAT cinematographer Roger Deakins.

If you’re unfamiliar with his work, you actually are. ‘No Country for Old Men’, ‘Blade Runner 2049′, ‘Fargo’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘The Big Lebowski’ and much more. He’s an absolute genius, and has a great supporting cast in editing, costume and more. Composer Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty) is also joining which should definitely turn you on.

As far as the cast goes, you really can’t get better blokes that these. Benedict Cum and Andrew Scott were a great duo in ‘Sherlock’, and Richard Madden was awesome in ‘Game of Thrones’ and the lesser known but still well made ‘Bodyguard’. Colin Firth basically has a contract with the U.K. which gives him automatic entry into any British period-piece. My favorite sleeper in this casting is Mark Strong, my most Johnny Sin-ey king. I’ll have more updates on this as it comes in, but I am buttered up and ready to roll.

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