LONG LIVE THE QUEENS
It all started with a sisterhood, a crown and a fight for supremacy… two women, bowing to no one
Long before Elizabeth II ruled and Meghan and Kate captured our imagination, two strong royal women stood tall in a masculine world and made history. Mary, Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I: sisters by crown, cousins by blood and rivals by nature. In Mary Queen of Scots, Academy Award-nominated Saoirse Ronan ( Atonement, Brooklyn) plays the titular Mary, opposite BAFTA Award nominee Margot Robbie ( The Wolf of Wall
Street, Suicide Squad) as Elizabeth I. Widowed at 18, Mary Stuart, Queen of France, returns to her native Scotland to claim her rightful throne under the rule of Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Initially cultivating a fierce friendship forged under the shared mantle of power, the sisterhood slowly crumbles as the two become rivals for power and love. As Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty, betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies abound – changing the course of history. Inspired by true events, this unmissable screen debut by stage director Josie Rourke, artistic director of The Donmar
Warehouse, celebrates the women responsible for ushering in an era of strong female rulers. Check it out in cinemas from January 17.