Here’s the first international trailer for Mike Newell’s latest movie, Great Expectations.
The upcoming big-screen adaptation of
Charles Dickens‘s novel stars War Horse’s
Jeremy Irvine as young hero Pip, alongside
Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham,
Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch and The Borgias star
Holliday Grainger as Estella.
Produced with the BBC and shot in England, this version perfectly captures Dickens’ world.
The movie is written by
David Nichols ,
One Day novelist and scribe.
Great Expectations premieres in Ireland, UK on November 30th, 2012 and a US release date is still to be decided.
Orphan Pip rises from humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Moving through London’s class-ridden world as a gentleman, Pip uses his new status to pursue Estella, a beautiful, heartless heiress he’s always loved. The shocking truth behind his fortune will have devastating consequences for everything he holds dear.
