The trailer has been released for a much-anticipated new film Mary, Queen of Scots about the relationship between the titular figure and her cousin, Elizabeth I. The hype around the cinematic debut of big-time London theatre director Josie Rourke has stemmed largely from the casting of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth and Saoirse Ronan in the title role.
Hold on, you might be thinking: Margot Robbie looks nothing like the pinched, ginger Tudor we know and love. She is best known for playing versions of the stereotypically “irresistible woman” (think Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf of Wall Street and exaggerated dream-girl Charlotte in About Time). Most of the press surrounding the film has in fact focussed on he fact that the prosthetics and make-up Robbie us wearing to play the role make her completely unrecognisable.
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