You might recall that last month, we brought you an exclusive new image from the Horrible Histories/Yonderland team’s big-screen shot at William Shakespeare’s unexplored early years, Bill. Fresh news arrives today, via Screen International, that Damian Lewis is part of the cast{
Exactly whom the Homeland man is playing remains a closely guarded secret, and he’s only a guest star alongside the core ensemble of Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, who will, as fans might expect, pop up in multiple guises.
**Bill **finds Shakespeare looking to find some direction in his life. After a frustrating stint trying to make it as a lute player, he leaves his family behind and decides to follow his dream… If only he can figure out what that truly is.
"There's this period where no-one is entirely sure what Shakespeare did," co-writer Rickard told Empire. "And it gives you great licence to play around. He's done everything from contemporary dance to playing lute in a band. He's never found his calling..."
We all – well, except Roland Emmerich – know how that turned out. **Bill **is being touted at Cannes now and according to this ancient scroll we discovered, it hits UK screens on February 20, 2015.