The Tempest
- Release Date
- December 10, 2010
- Director
- Julie Taymor
- Cast
- Helen Mirren , Chris Cooper , Alfred Molina , Alan Cumming , Djimon Hounsou , Russell Brand
- Runtime
- 110
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- William Shakespeare , Julie Taymor
- Tagline
- A film by Julie Taymor.
- Website
- http://www.tempest-themovie.com/
Summary
Although Shakespeare's "The Tempest" centers on Prospero, an exiled duke-turned-sorcerer, the lead character has been rechristened Prospera for this film. Shakespeare's play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera (Mirren), her daughter Miranda (Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera's enemies. The island's other inhabitants include Hounsou as the deformed slave Caliban and Wishaw as the airy spirit Ariel. On the ship are rising comedy star Brand, playing Trinculo, a jester; Irons, as Alonso, the King of Naples; and Molina as the drunken butler Stephano. Rush would play Gonzalo, a royal adviser and old ally of Prospera's.
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