Mary Queen of Scots: Release date, cast, and trailer

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Two members of Hollywood royalty are set to take on the challenge of playing members of the real royalty, in the new move Mary Queen of Scots.

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie will be playing the respective roles of Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I, with some pretty big transformations to get them in the Tudor style.

So far, critics have received the film relatively well but, like many period movies, it has been criticised for historical inaccuracies.

Its not long until you can decide for yourself, so heres everything you need to know prior to the release.

Trailer

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Cast

As well as Ronan and Robbie, there are a whole host of stars due to be in the movie (including Taylor Swifts boyf):

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  • Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I
  • Jack Lowden as Lord Darnley
  • Joe Alwyn as Robert Dudley
  • David Tennant as John Knox
  • Guy Pearce as William Cecil
  • Gemma Chan as Elizabeth Hardwick
  • Martin Compston as Earl of Bothwell
  • Ismael Cruz Córdova as David Rizzio
  • Brendan Coyle as Matthew Stewart
  • Ian Hart as Lord Maitland
  • Adrian Lester as Lord Randolph
  • James McArdle as the Earl of Moray
  • Maria-Victoria Dragus as Mary Fleming
  • Eileen OHiggins as Mary Beaton
  • Alex Beckett as Walter Mildmay
  • Simon Russell Beale as Robert Beale

Some reports have said that Scarlett Johannson was originally supposed to star (Picture: Focus Features)

Release Date

The film will be coming out in the UK on 18 January 2019.

If you happen to be in the US prior to this, though, you can catch it in cinemas there from now.

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