Over the weekend producer Nick Raslan tweeted he’d seen the final cut of Werner Herzog‘s newest film, Queen of the Desert and in true producer fashion said, “It’s a true EPIC.” Along with the high praise he tweeted the above picture offering our first look at the film, which many believe may be headed to one, if not several, of the upcoming fall film festivals.
The film is based on the true story of Gertrude Bell (Nicole Kidman), the traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attache for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. Robert Pattinson, James Franco and Damian Lewis co-star.
In a recent conversation with The Playlist, Herzog discussed the performance from Kidman in the film saying, “Wait for that one. Wait for it. I make an ominous prediction: How good she is.”
So, as I’ve been reviewing Herzog’s older films (read my latest review here), it seems we may have another great one to look forward to.
