Screen Media Films has pulled a new trailer for ROBERT THE BRUCE from their sheath that has the follow-up to Mel Gibson's BRAVEHEART looking like another mighty celebration of Scotland's fight for independance and then some.
Co-written by Eric Belgau and Angus Macfayden, ROBERT THE BRUCE will release as part of a one-night-only Fathom event on April 16, with plans for the film to be released theatrically on April 24 – just in time for the 700th anniversary of Scotland’s fight for independence and the 25th anniversary of BRAVEHEART!
Below you'll find the full synopsis for ROBERT THE BRUCE:
In 1306, Robert the Bruce, a member of the nobility who failed to support William Wallace’s rebellion at a critical time, crowns himself King and takes the cause of Scotland’s freedom as his own. But he cannot overcome England’s power. Defeated again and again, his army scatters, Scotland’s nobility abandons him, and The King of England places a price on his head. He finds himself alone, wounded and hunted by the very soldiers he once led.
But when he is discovered by a precocious eleven-year-old whose father died fighting alongside him, both his life and Scotland’s history are changed forever. This boy, his mother, and two orphans who share a small croft save the Bruce’s life and nurse him back to health. He becomes a part of their unique family – and they become the first soldiers in his new army – as he sets out to claim the long-awaited freedom of Scotland.
This heroic tale not only coincides with the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, when The Bruce declared Scotland a free land, but also on the 25th anniversary of Braveheart from which Robert The Brucepicks up the historical timeline. Angus Macfadyen portrays Robert the Bruce in both films.
Starring in ROBERT THE BRUCE are Angus Macfayden (BRAVEHEART, EQUILIBRIUM), Anna Hutchison (THE CABIN IN THE WOODS), Jared Harris (MAD MEN, THE CROWN), Patrick Fugit (ALMOST FAMOUS, GONE GIRL), Zach McGowan (SHAMELESS, AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D), Emma Kenney (THE CONNORS), and Talitha Bateman (ANNABELLE, LOVE, SIMON), with Gabriel Bateman (CHILD'S PLAY), Kevin McNally (PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN), Brandon Lessard (BROKEN GHOSTt), Diarmaid Murtagh (THE MONUMENTS MEN, CHERNOBYL), Daniel Portman (GAME OF THRONES), Melora Walters (BOOGIE NIGHTS, MAGNOLIA).
In addition to the new trailer, Screen Media Films also debuted a stylish new poster for the film, which depicts Robert the Bruce lowering his head toward a blood-spattered sword of destruction.
The King of Scots will ride into theaters beginning on April 24.