Basic Info
Genre: Drama
Filmed: Beginning Late January 2012
Production Studios: Swarovski Entertainment, Amber Entertainment UK, and Echo Lake Entertainment
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld (Juliet), Douglas Booth (Romeo), Damian Lewis (Lord Capulet), Natascha McElhone (Lady Capulet), Lesley Manville (Nurse), Ed Westwick (Tybalt), Tomas Arana (Lord Montague), Laura Morante (Lady Montague), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Benvolio), Paul Giamatti (Friar Laurence), Christian Cooke (Mercutio), Tom Wisdom (Count Paris), Leon Vitali (the Apothecary), Stellan Skarsgard (Prince of Verona).
Crew: Carlo Carlei (Director), Julian Fellowes (Screenwriter)
Description
In the fair city of Verona. Romeo and Juliet, the children of the feuding Montague and Capulet families, meet at a feast and fall deeply in love. Despite the sworn disdain their families hold for one another, they steal away and are secretly wed by Friar Laurence.
It is not long, however, before trouble ensues…
Unaware of his daughter’s transgressions, Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father, has arranged for Juliet to take the hand of Count Paris in marriage. Devastated and defiant Juliet seeks the counsel of Friar Laurence, who concocts a devious plan that will alter the lives of both families forever…
Source: Swarovski Entertainment