“V for Vendetta”, the 2006 anarchist feature directed by James McTeigue, currently being developed as a live-action TV series at HBO, adapts the graphic novel by Alan Moore, David Lloyd and Tony Weare, starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves and Roger Allam, celebrating 20 years with a 2026 theatrical re-release:
“…in the near future, ‘Evey Hammond’ (Portman) is an average citizen in the UK, which is under the rule of the fascist ‘Norsefire Party’.
“She is an employee of the state-run British TV Network, but soon, she becomes the number one enemy of the state with an enigmatic and larger-than-life ‘freedom fighter’ known only by the letter ‘V’ (Weaving).
“V informs Evey she must hide in his underground lair for at least one year, and while she is reluctant to the idea at first, a bond soon forms between them.
“In the meantime, the mysterious past of V is gradually revealed to the police inspector ‘Eric Finch’ …
“…and it is not long until he starts questioning everything that his government stands for... “
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