New International Trailer for Mike Newell’s GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Yikes, Voldemort was better looking… A new UK trailer for Mike Newell’s film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations has been released. The film stars Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) as Pip, a young orphan who is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. I didn’t get a chance to see this one at TIFF (truthfully, I made no attempt to) but I heard it played decently well at the festival, although reviews have been pretty mixed so far. Period dramas aren’t usually my cup of tea but the cast is great and I do plan on seeing it down the road. Who am I kidding, I probably won’t. Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Flemyng, Holliday Grainger, and Sally Hawkins co-star. The film hits theaters November 30th in the UK.
Young orphan Pip is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Moving through London’s class ridden world as a gentleman, Pip uses his new found position to pursue the beautiful Estella; a spoilt heiress he’s loved since childhood. Yet the shocking truth behind his great fortune will have devastating consequences for everything he holds dear.
Trailer courtesy of ThePlaylist.