We’ve got a new trailer to share with you for the upcoming film Robert the Bruce with Braveheart actor Angus Macfadyen reprising his role from Mel Gibson’s movie. In a way, this is kind of spiritual sequel to Braveheart as it continues the story of Robert the Bruce.
The movie “explores the lost months during a long, harsh winter when Robert, injured and pursued across the Highlands by his enemies, takes shelter with the steely Morag and her fearless children. Restored to health and spurred on by this humble family’s resilience and courage, Bruce finally finds the resolve to rally his people and lead his country to hard-fought independence.”
This is the synopsis that was released:
In 1306, Robert the Bruce, a member of the nobility who failed to support William Wallace’s rebellion at a critical time, crowns himself King and takes the cause of Scotland’s freedom as his own. But he cannot overcome England’s power. Defeated again and again, his army scatters, Scotland’s nobility abandons him, and The King of England places a price on his head. He finds himself alone, wounded and hunted by the very soldiers he once led.
But when he is discovered by a precocious eleven-year-old whose father died fighting alongside him, both his life and Scotland’s history are changed forever. This boy, his mother, and two orphans who share a small croft save the Bruce’s life and nurse him back to health. He becomes a part of their unique family – and they become the first soldiers in his new army – as he sets out to claim the long-awaited freedom of Scotland.
The movie comes from director Richard Gray (Mine Games, Blinder, The Lookalike, Broken Ghost), and it also stars Jared Harris (The Crown) as Robert the Bruce’s nemesis John Comyn, alongside Anna Hutchison (The Cabin In The Woods), Patrick Fugit (Gone Girl), Zach McGowan (Black Sails), Gabriel Bateman (American Gothic), Talitha Eliana-Bateman (Geostorm), Emma Kenney (Roseanne), and Kevin McNally (Pirates Of The Caribbean).
Fathom Events, Paramount Pictures, and Screen Media are hosting limited theatrical screenings in March and April of Braveheart and Robert The Bruce to commemorate Scotland’s fight for independence in the 13th century. Angus Macfadyen said in a statement:
“The long journey from dream to screen is finally over and I like our timing. Not only are we coinciding with the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, when The Bruce declared Scotland a free land, we are also coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Braveheart.”
Tickets for the films are available now. The movie will be released in select theaters on April 24th, 2020