The first trailer for the forthcoming Winston Churchill biopic Darkest Hour has been released onto the internet.
Directed by Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement, Hanna), Darkest Hour follows Churchill immediately after his appointment as Prime Minister, as he agonises over whether or not to explore a negotiated peace treaty with the looming force of Nazi Germany. Gary Oldman stars as Churchill, with Kristin Scott Thomas playing his wife Clementine, and Ben Mendelsohn appearing as King George VI.
The film is the second major production this year to concern the life and times of Winston Churchill. Last month saw the release of Churchill, an account of the war leader’s actions in the build-up to D-Day, with Brian Cox in the lead role. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw called the film “a new sentimental/picturesque addition to the cult of Winston”, and “more interesting than it could have been”.
Darkest Hour is released in US cinemas on 22 November and UK cinemas on 12 January 2018.
