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Wednesday, May 04, 2011

"Anonymous": Was Shakespeare A Fraud ?

Sneak Peek the new poster supporting director Roland Emmerich's upcoming Columbia Pictures release "Anonymous", opening September 30, 2011.

The feature stars Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Xavier Samuel, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg, Jamie Campbell Bower and Derek Jacobi :

"...Set in the political snake-pit of 'Elizabethan England', 'Anonymous' speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.

"'Anonymous' poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: on the London stage..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Anonymous"....