Queen's Gambit: Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture, FIREBRAND (The Tudor Trilogy, 1)

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I doubt if I shall read a more deliciously sinister historical novel this year (Andrew Taylor) • Beautifullywritten. The descriptive power of the novel transported me straight to the heart of Renaissance Rome with some passages so beautiful I had to read them twice.

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She worked as a fashion editor for ELLE UK followed by British Vogue and then in France for Vogue Paris. Through effervescent prose, Elizabeth Fremantle brings the story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi to life. Fremantle’s Artemisia is passionate, brilliant, absolutely true to herself and is now one of my favourite fictional characters of all time. Following a buzzy premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, it's likely we'll hear more about their wide release plan soon, with potential that it could come towards the end of the year to capitalise on awards season.She has had work published in various other publications including Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times and occasionally reviews fiction for the Sunday Express.

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Fremantle has taken a fascinating poisoning case, a toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition, and breathed new life into it. Her sixth novel, The Honey and the Sting is a domestic thriller about three sisters trying to outrun the danger from a family secret. Her seventh novel, Disobedient is due to be published in July 2023, and is a feminist retelling of the story of Artemisia Gentileschi. Fremantle is the 5x great-granddaughter of diarist Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle and Thomas Fremantle, the latter of whom was a close associate of Horatio Nelson.Based on the novel by Elizabeth Fremantle titled Queen's Gambit (no relation to the Netflix series), Firebrand examines the period of Tudor England in which Catherine Parr became queen consort to an ageing King Henry VIII. Firebrand: Release date, cast, latest news for Catherine Parr film Alicia Vikander plays the final wife of the infamous King Henry VIII. For this new edition," Elizabeth says,"I have not altered my original narrative, rather I have polished it, tidied the writing and honed the style. Fremantle's first novel, Queen’s Gambit, focuses on the life of Henry VIII of England's last wife, Catherine Parr. Firebrand does not yet have a cinema release date, but Varietyreports that distributor STX International has acquired the rights to the film in the UK.

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A number of films have captured the imagination of movie buffs at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with Tudor drama Firebrand among the buzziest projects at the event. After leaving school aged sixteen Fremantle worked in a variety of jobs before embarking on a career in journalism. Elizabeth Fremantle chaired the judging panel for the HWA Gold Crown 2018, [1] an award for historical novel of the year. The film follows Parr's fight to avoid the grisly execution that befell two of Henry's former wives, which involves having to carefully hide her horror and grief towards his actions. This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations.When Villiers decides to claim his son against Hester's wishes, the sisters find themselves almost friendless and at his mercy. Alicia Vikander will play Katherine Parr opposite Jude Law in FIREBRAND, the adaptation of Elizabeth Fremantle's QUEEN'S GAMBIT. Watch out for the brand new cover reveal and​if you simply can't wait for the new edition, you can find the original below. Forcibly seduced by the powerful George Villiers, doctor's daughter Hester is cast aside to raise their illegitimate son alone and in secret, hoping to never see his father again. I have also given the text room to breathe by separating it into more chapters and dividing the whole into four parts.

In the 1990s she attended Birkbeck, University of London as a mature student gaining a 1st class BA in English Literature and the Prize for English, followed by a masters in Creative Writing. Her second novel, Sisters of Treason, explores the story of the younger sisters of Lady Jane Grey (Mary and Elizabeth) and her third Watch the Lady tells of Penelope Devereux ( Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire) – sister of the doomed Earl of Essex ( Robert Devereux) who was labelled by James I of England ‘a fair woman with a black soul. Her fourth novel, The Girl in the Glass Tower is about Lady Arbella Stuart, who was for a time the presumed heir to Elizabeth I of England. It was truly like stepping back in time: the costumes and sets exquisite and accurate to the last detail.

Vikander is known for her Oscar winning role in The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth and the Danish historical drama A Royal Affair. The cast also includes Sam Riley (Rebecca) and Eddie Marsan ( The Power ) as Thomas and Edward Seymour – brother and father of Jane, Henry's third wife, who died in childbirth after giving him his much-wanted son. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening, Disobedient firmly places Gentileschi as one of the greatest artists and heroines in history. The film rights to Queen's Gambit was acquired by Baby Cow Productions and a feature film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May 2023, directed by Karim Aïnouz and produced by Gabrielle Tana at Magnolia Mae productions.