EXCLUSIVE:Heres a first look atAlicia Vikanders turn as Katherine Parr in theCannes-boundFirebrand.
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Tana saidFirebrandis not a romanticized film about a royal marriage.
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Henrys a butcher, she added.
It was a rotten marriage.
Theres usually pomp and circumstance [in royal couplings] but thats not really what was there.
Alicia Vikander and the ‘sisterhood’ in ‘Firebrand.’ Also pictured (L-R) Ruby Bentall, Maia Jemmett, Linnea Martinsson and Bryony HannahBrouhaha Entertainment
It was much more visceral, and thats what were getting to the heart of.
One important point is how the film shows the power of women, said Tana.
A lot of the most interesting world leaders have been women.
Theres more complexity to the way in which they handle things, and more diplomacy.
Still, danger lurked for Katherine in every corner of Henrys court.
Simon Russell-Beale portrays Gardiner.
Katherine also formed a close bond with her step-daughters, Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth.
Junia Rees portrays Elizabeth.
Creatives onFirebrandinclude Oscar-winning hair and makeup designer Jenny Shircore and Oscar-winning costume designer Michael OConnor.
Screenwriters Jessica and Henrietta Ashworth wrote the screenplay.Helen Scott designed the production.
Cinematographer Helene Louvart, a regular Ainouz collaborator, also made the trek to Derbyshire.
Nina Gold cast the movie.
