Almost everything I had read or heard aboutOutlaw Kingsounds absolutely insane, and I’m pretty excited for the brute-force Scottishness of it all. But for now, if you want a wee taste of it, you can check out a new poster that Netflix has released for the film, which comes fromHell or High WaterdirectorDavid Mackenzie. As we wrote when thetrailerwas release, “based on a true story, the film starsChris Pineas Robert the Bruce, a man who transformed from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during Edward I’s occupation of medieval Scotland. Robert claims the Scottish crown, assembles an army, and stands up to the tyranny of their English overlord and his son, the Prince of Wales.”
Though our own Matt Goldberg wasless than thrilledwith the epic when he viewed it at TIFF, the sheer madness of it still holds a general interest for me, especially when it comes toAaron Taylor-Johnson’s deranged lieutenant James Douglas. (The film has also gone through somechangessince then). And if it’s not all that we hope, well, we still haveOutlanderandBards Tale IV!
Check out theOutlaw Kingposter below (click to embiggen). Scripted by Mackenzie,Bash Doran,James MacInnes,Mark Bomback, andDavid Harrower, the film also starsFlorence Pugh,Billy Howle,Tony Curran,Stephen Dillane,James Cosmo, andSam Spruell.Outlaw Kingwill be released on Netflix and in select theaters on November 9th.
Here’s the official synopsis forOutlaw King:
OUTLAW KING tells the untold, true story of Robert the Bruce who transforms from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during the oppressive occupation of medieval Scotland by Edward I of England. Despite grave consequences, Robert seizes the Scottish crown and rallies an impassioned group of men to fight back against the mighty army of the tyrannical King and his volatile son, the Prince of Wales. Filmed in Scotland, OUTLAW KING reunites director David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) with star Chris Pine alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh and Billy Howle.
