Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth Join Sam Mendes' World War I Drama 1917

Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Firth have joined the cast of Sam Mendes' World War I drama "1917". The ensemble cast will also include Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman and Richard Madden.

The film will follow two young British soldiers, played by MacKay and Chapman, on a single day at the height of World War I in 1917. The war ended on November 11, 1918. Mendes will direct from a script he co-wrote with Krysty Wilson-Cairns ("Penny Dreadful"). The filmmaker will also produce with Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougall. Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners is producing through DreamWorks Pictures.

Production is set to begin on April 1 in England and Scotland. "1917" will receive a limited release on December 25, 2019, and will expand nationwide two weeks later on January 10, 2020.

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THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (2018) - Trailers, Featurette, Images and Posters

"They Shall Not Grow Old" is documentary feature directed and produced by Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit") that focuses on the British troops of the First World War. The film uses state of the art technology to restore World War I footage from the Imperial War Museum's archives, as well as audio from BBC and IWM interviews of British servicemen who fought in the conflict. Sound effects and voice acting were added for a more evocative effect.

The film received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Documentary.

"They Shall Not Grow Old" premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and in select theaters in the U.K. on October 16, 2018. It aired on BBC Two on November 11, 2018 on the hundredth anniversary of the Armistice of 11 November 1918. It received a limited U.S. release on December 17, 2018 and expanded nationwide on February 2019 after grossing a massive $8.3 million from just three event screenings.

Find out more about the movie after the jump.