All Is True (Shakespeare biopic by Kenneth Branagh) - Blu-ray Forum

Cremildo · 10-30-2018, 05:00 PM

"Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the historical drama “All Is True,” starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen.

Branagh directed from Ben Elton’s script about the little-known period in the final years of William Shakespeare. Branagh portrays the playwright with Dench as his wife Anne, while McKellen plays the Earl of Southampton.

The movie is set in 1613 with Shakespeare acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, and Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife and daughters and is forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of 52.

The film will have a one-week awards qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 21, followed by an official film release in 2019." [SOURCE]

imsounoriginal · 10-30-2018, 05:12 PM

From that picture I thought it was a movie about the first Thanksgiving.

Cremildo · 10-30-2018, 05:19 PM

Was anyone aware of this? There isn't even a proper IMDb page.

Hoke Moseley · 10-30-2018, 05:20 PM

Definitely sounds like it came out of nowhere.

imsounoriginal · 10-30-2018, 05:21 PM

Yeah I thought Branagh was busy prepping Death on the Nile, didn't know he was already shooting something else.

Monterey Jack · 10-30-2018, 06:14 PM

You just KNEW Branagh was working his way up to this.

Foggy · 10-30-2018, 06:42 PM

Coming from Ben Elton, wondering if this might be a more tongue-in-cheek effort.

Elgie · 10-30-2018, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

You just KNEW Branagh was working his way up to this.

It’s not over till’ he does Lear.

captveg · 10-30-2018, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Elgie

It’s not over till’ he does Lear.

Came into this thread to say the same thing.

I do like when smaller films come out of nowhere, so looking forward to this one.

Cremildo · 12-03-2018, 10:59 PM

Cremildo · 12-05-2018, 10:21 PM

imsounoriginal · 12-05-2018, 10:32 PM

Keep thinking that’s Ben Kingsley lol

Cremildo · 12-05-2018, 10:36 PM

He does look a bit like Kingsley in Oliver Twist.

aiman04 · 12-05-2018, 11:03 PM

Wow, Kenneth Branagh just can't stop working. This is done, Artemis Fowl in post, and a Poirot mystery in pre.

Cremildo · 12-12-2018, 05:54 PM

Cremildo · 12-22-2018, 08:22 PM

Metacritic. Not a home run for Branagh, apparently.

Cremildo · 02-05-2019, 10:56 PM

USA release date: May 10th.

cinemaphile · 02-05-2019, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cremildo

Metacritic. Not a home run for Branagh, apparently.

Branagh hasn't hit a home run in decades. He's had films that were good and/or successful, but Branagh hasn't been a director whose attachment got me excited about a project for quite a while.

Aclea · 02-06-2019, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Coming from Ben Elton, wondering if this might be a more tongue-in-cheek effort.

The logline makes it sound like series four of Elton's rather terrific Upstart Crow - which has featured both Branagh and Emma Thompson in past Christmas specials. The below the radar release just screams misfire, though (it comes out in the UK this week, not that you'd notice).

hanshotfirst1138 · 02-06-2019, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Branagh hasn't hit a home run in decades. He's had films that were good and/or successful, but Branagh hasn't been a director whose attachment got me excited about a project for quite a while.

The novelty value of him doing Thor as King Lear in Space has never quite worn off for me though...

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Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	All Is True (Shakespeare biopic by Kenneth Branagh) "Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the historical drama “All Is True,” starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen. Branagh directed from Ben Elton’s script about the little-known period in the final years of William Shakespeare. Branagh portrays the playwright with Dench as his wife Anne, while McKellen plays the Earl of Southampton. The movie is set in 1613 with Shakespeare acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, and Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife and daughters and is forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of 52. The film will have a one-week awards qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 21, followed by an official film release in 2019." [SOURCE]

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10-30-2018, 05:12 PM	#2
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:947 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	From that picture I thought it was a movie about the first Thanksgiving.

10-30-2018, 05:19 PM	#3
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	Was anyone aware of this? There isn't even a proper IMDb page.

10-30-2018, 05:20 PM	#4
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Definitely sounds like it came out of nowhere.

10-30-2018, 05:21 PM	#5
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:947 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Yeah I thought Branagh was busy prepping Death on the Nile, didn't know he was already shooting something else.

10-30-2018, 06:14 PM	#6
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	You just KNEW Branagh was working his way up to this.

10-30-2018, 06:42 PM	#7
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3603 DVD collection:47	Coming from Ben Elton, wondering if this might be a more tongue-in-cheek effort.

12-03-2018, 10:59 PM	#10
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51

12-05-2018, 10:32 PM	#12
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:947 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Keep thinking that’s Ben Kingsley lol

12-05-2018, 10:36 PM	#13
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	He does look a bit like Kingsley in Oliver Twist.

12-05-2018, 11:03 PM	#14
aiman04 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Malaysia Home Theater Gallery:9	Wow, Kenneth Branagh just can't stop working. This is done, Artemis Fowl in post, and a Poirot mystery in pre.

12-12-2018, 05:54 PM	#15
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51

12-22-2018, 08:22 PM	#16
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	Metacritic. Not a home run for Branagh, apparently.

02-05-2019, 10:56 PM	#17
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	USA release date: May 10th.

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