SERENA (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games), Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill), Sean Harris (Prometheus), Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio), Sam Reid (Belle), David Dencik (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Blake Ritson (RocknRolla), Ned Dennehy (Tyrannosaur), Charity Wakefield (Midsomer Murders), Ana Ularu (Outbound)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Susanne Bier (In A Better World), director; Christopher Kyle (Alexander), writer; Ben Cosgrove (Rumour Has It…), Mark Cuban (The Road), Paula Mae Schwartz (Killing Them Softly), Steve Schwartz (The Counsellor), Todd Wagner (The Girlfriend Experience) and Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike), producers; Johan Söderqvist (Let The Right One In), composer; Morten Søborg (Open Hearts), cinematographer; Pernille Bech Christensen (Love Is All You Need), Matthew Newman (Drive) and Simon Webb (The Bend), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In Depression-era North Carolina, newlyweds George (Cooper) and Serena Pemberton (Lawrence) set out to build a strong timber empire. But as George struggles to maintain it, things become even more complicated when Serena learns that she is unable to bear children…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Despite having sat on the shelf since production wrapped over two years ago, Serena – the latest project by Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier – heavily benefits from the star power of Bradley Cooper and especially Jennifer Lawrence, who have since gone on to become worldwide movie stars in the time between.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2014

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