Watch Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie In New Trailer For MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

In select theaters on December 7, 2018 is Focus Features MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.

The film explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I (Robbie). Each young Queen beholds her “sister” in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history.

Watch Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in the new trailer.

Queen Mary was executed on February 8, 1587. Mary’s son eventually became King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

Directed by Josie Rourke (artistic director of The Donmar Warehouse), the film is written by Beau Willimon (“The Ides of March,” “House of Cards”), based on Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy.

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Saoirse Ronan stars as Mary Stuart in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, a Focus Features release.Credit: Liam Daniel / Focus Features

Saoirse Ronan stars as Mary Stuart in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, a Focus Features release.Credit: Liam Daniel / Focus Features