Queen's Gambit, film su Caterina Parr

Karim Aïnouz to direct Catherine Parr drama ‘Queen’s Gambit’ (exclusive)


Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz has signed to direct Queen’s Gambit, a drama about Catherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives, for Gabrielle Tana’s UK outfit Magnolia Mae Films.

The film is written by former Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jessica and Henrietta Ashworth, whose credits include BBC series Killing Eve and feature Tell It To The Bees.

“We’re making a film about surviving a tyrant,” Tana explained. “Catherine was an incredibly smart and capable woman who, through her own strength and ingenuity, managed to survive an incredibly dangerous man and a dangerous system. We want to focus on giving a real perspective on the Tudors, not necessarily the glamorous, romantic version that has been previously seen, but rather something grounded in the life that this incredible woman was living.”