Apr 7, 2019
Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Richard Madden and Mark Strong are joining the cast of Sam Mendes' drama "1917," which will begin production on April 1.
The project will shoot in England and Scotland. The film follows two young British soldiers on a single day at the height of World War I. 1917 was the fourth year of World War I, which ended on Nov. 11, 1918. Universal had announced late last year that it had given a limited release date of Dec. 25, 2019 to 1917 and then go wide two weeks later on Jan. 10, 2020. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners is producing 1917 through its DreamWorks Pictures brand.
