First Look At Alicia Vikander In Firebrand As Katherine Parr

We’ve been sent a first look image of Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr in Karim Aïnouz‘s Firebrand.

The film is heading to Cannes Film Festival next month as part of the Competition strand. The story of Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives with Jude Law as Henry VIII.

The rest of the cast of Erin Doherty as Anne Askew, Simon Russell Beale as Bishop Stephen Gardiner and Sam Riley and Eddie Marsan as Thomas and Edward Seymour, respectively. Further cast includes Ruby Bentall, Bryony Hannah and Maia Jemmett. Along side Patsy Ferran will play Princess Mary and Junia Rees will make her acting debut as Princess Elizabeth.

In blood-soaked Tudor England, Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII, is named Regent while tyrant Henry is fighting overseas. Katherine has done everything she can to push for a new future based on her radical Protestant beliefs. When an increasingly ailing and paranoid King returns, he turns his fury on the radicals, charging Katherine’s childhood friend with treason and burns her at the stake. Horrified and grieving, but forced to deny it, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival. Conspiracy reverberates through the palace. Everyone holds their breath – for the queen to slip up, for Henry to take her head like wives before. With the hope for a future free of tyranny at risk, will Katherine submit to the inevitable for the sake of King and country?

The film is the English-language debut of Karim Aïnouz (Invisible Life, Mariner of the Mountains) and is produced by Gabrielle Tana (The Dig) of Brouhaha Entertainment and written by Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve).

There is no word on exactly Firebrand will be released. Possibly that may change after it makes it’s world premiere at Cannes Film Festival next month.