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Angus Macfadyen to reprise Braveheart role as Robert the Bruce in new historical epic

February 12, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Having portrayed the role in 1995’s Braveheart, actor Angus Macfadyen is set for a second outing as the legendary Scottish king and warrior Robert the Bruce in a new historical epic from Australian filmmaker Richard Gray (Sugar Mountain).

Based on a script by Macfadyen and Eric Belgau, Robert the Bruce picks up where Braveheart left off and follows the widow Moira and her child, niece and nephew who save the King of Scotland.

Also featuring in the cast alongside Macfadyen are Jared Harris (The Crown), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous), Emma Kenney (Shameless), Anna Hutchison (Spartacus), Diarmaid Murtagh (Vikings), Talitha Bateman (Geostorm), Gabriel Bateman (Benji), Seoras Wallace (Braveheart), Shane Coffey (Pretty Little Liars), Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Melora Walters (Magnolia).

Macfadyen, Gray and Hutchison are producing the film alongside Kim Barnard, Nick Farnell, Cameron Nuggent and Andrew Curry.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Angus Macfadyen, Robert the Bruce

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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