Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Things From the Week of April 158 of 9
Biopic of the Week
The official trailer for the Mary Shelley dropped over the weekend, and we can't wait! The cast includes Elle Fanning as the young author; "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams; Bel Powley, whose most recent release, Wilding, made a splash at SXSW; and Joanne Froggatt ("Downton Abbey"). This feminist retelling of the author's life includes her relationship with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and the summer they spent on the shores of Lake Geneva with Lord Byron and Mary's stepsister Claire Clairmont. Just as notable as the cast is director Haifaa Al-Mansour, regarded as the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia, whose first feature film was the BAFTA-nominated Wadjda. This one’s definitely going on our Watchlist.
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The official trailer for the Mary Shelley dropped over the weekend, and we can't wait! The cast includes Elle Fanning as the young author; "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams; Bel Powley, whose most recent release, Wilding, made a splash at SXSW; and Joanne Froggatt ("Downton Abbey"). This feminist retelling of the author's life includes her relationship with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and the summer they spent on the shores of Lake Geneva with Lord Byron and Mary's stepsister Claire Clairmont. Just as notable as the cast is director Haifaa Al-Mansour, regarded as the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia, whose first feature film was the BAFTA-nominated Wadjda. This one’s definitely going on our Watchlist.
Check out our summer movie guide
PeopleTom Sturridge, Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth
TitlesMary Shelley