Principal photography has begun on Working Title Films and Focus Features’ historical drama about Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. The film will shoot in Edinburgh, Oxford and London, and stars Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant, Guy Pearce and Jack Lowden.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS is written by Beau Willimon and marks the screen directorial debut of The Donmar Warehouse’s Artistic Director, Josie Rourke.