You may watch below two preview clips of of King Lear, the upcoming BBC drama movie directed by Richard Eyre and starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Scott, John Macmillan, Jim Carter, Christopher Eccleston, Tobias Menzies, Anthony Calf, and Karl Johnson:

King Lear – Cordelia loses her father’s favour

King Lear – Tell me my daughtersPlot synopsis:
“An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.”

Do you prefer Anthony Hopkins as King Lear or as Odin, ruler of Asgard?

Release date: May 28, 2018.
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Check out the first official trailer of King Lear, the upcoming BBC drama movie directed by Richard Eyre based on Shakespeare’s timeless play:

KING LEARPlot synopsis:
“An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.”

What happened to Odin’s eye patch?

Anyway, the film cast:
– Anthony Hopkins as Lear;
– Emma Thompson as Goneril;
– Emily Watson as Regan;
– Florence Pugh as Cordelia;
– Jim Broadbent as Earl of Gloucester;
– Andrew Scott as Edgar;
– John Macmillan as Edmund;
– Jim Carter as Earl of Kent;
– Christopher Eccleston as Oswald;
– Tobias Menzies as Duke of Cornwall;
– Anthony Calf as Duke of Albany;
– and Karl Johnson as Fool.

Release date: May 28, 2018.
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