He’s played Captain Kirk, Wonder Woman’s love interest, and Jack Ryan – and now Chris Pine is stepping into the boots of Scottish historical hero Robert the Bruce, re-teaming with Hell Or High Water director David Mackenzie in Outlaw King. Robert famously fought against England for Scottish independence, becoming King of Scotland in the early 1300s. Empire has a brand new image from the film, as seen in the latest issue, showing his crowning.
Rather than take on a huge sweep of Robert’s life, Mackenzie’s film will focus on one year, leading up to the Battle of Loudoun Hill in 1307. “I’ve always thought of Robert The Bruce’s story as being heroic, although he’s a flawed hero,” Mackenzie told Empire in the October 2018 issue. “He was the second-biggest landowner in Scotland, but he gave up everything to set his country free.”
Read more about Outlaw King in Empire’s Ultimate Autumn Preview issue, on shelves now and available online here. The film will arrive on Netflix on 9 November.
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