Golden Age (film)

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The Golden Age is the movie sequel to the film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett. Written by Michael Hirst and produced by Working Title Films, The Golden Age is directed by Shekhar Kapur. It is planned for an October 2007 release. It was filmed at Shepperton Studios, and on the following locations around the UK: Westminster Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral and St. John's College, Cambridge.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Plot

An exploration of the relationship between Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) and the adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

[edit] Cast

Cate Blanchett...Elizabeth I
Clive Owen...Sir Walter Raleigh
Geoffrey Rush... Sir Francis Walsingham
Abbie Cornish...Elizabeth Throckmorton
Jordi Mollà... Philip II
Coral Beed...Court Lady
Christian Brassington...Archduke Charles
Robert Cambrinus...Austrian Ambassador
Jazz Dhiman...Spanish Nobleman
Tom Hollander... Sir Amyas Paulet
David Legeno...Executioner
Samantha Morton... Mary Queen of Scots
Luke Mowatt...Whitehall Guard
Eddie Redmayne...Sir Antony Babington
Vidal Sancho...Spanish Minister
Brice Stratford...Head of the Queen's Guard

[edit] Trivia

Film insiders have revealed Blanchett shaved her hairline to recreate the dramatic look from her Oscar-nominated performance in Elizabeth. As well as this Blanchett bleached her eyebrows and eyelashes - and caked on layers of white make-up to lighten her naturally pale complexion.^{[citation needed]}