The 1640s, the time of the English Civil War. Colonel Beverley, a Royalist, squire of Arnwood and High Keeper of the New Forest, leaves to join the King’s army. He dies at the Battle of Naseby, leaving his two sons and two daughters in the care of their Aunt Judith. A troop of Parliamentary soldiers and their Leveller preacher, Abel Corbould, come to Arnwood. The four Beverley children are smuggled out of Arnwood, taken to Jacob Armitage, a royalist forester’s home in the forest and hidden there. The children encounter various adventures, become involved with the family of Parliament’s new Intendant of the New Forest, Heatherstone, and eventually join a conspiracy to help King Charles, who has escaped from captivity.
November 3rd 2016 | |
November 1st 2016 | |
Luke Evans and Kelly Reilly are set to star in Noel Clarke’s upcoming cat-and-mouse thriller 10×10, which Altitude Film Sales is shopping to buyers at the American Film Market this week.
Suzi Ewing directs from Clarke’s script while Clarke and Jason Maza will produce through their Unstoppable Entertainment banner along with Maggie Monteith and Gina Powell.
10×10 follows Lewis, a seemingly ordinary guy who under the surface hides a singular obsession – revenge – and the focus of his obsession is Cathy (Reilly). In broad daylight, he kidnaps her and takes her to his home, where he’s built a soundproofed cell measuring 10 feet by 10 feet and where he plans to extract a dark secret from her past. But as his motive begins to unravel, it becomes clear that Cathy is a formidable match for her kidnapper.
Welsh actor Evans can currently be seen in The Girl on the Train, with Emily Blunt, and is set to star in Bill Condon’s upcoming Beauty and the Beast with Emma Watson.
Reilly, who’s known for her roles in True Detective and the Sherlock Holmes series, will soon be seen in new Sky TV drama Britannia by playwright Jez Butterworth with his brother Tom Butterworth and Richard McBrien.
Brit writer-director-actor Clarke is well-known on his home turf for titles such as Kidulthood, Adulthood and recent UK-box office hit Brotherhood.