The Tempest

Starring: Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, Ben Whishaw, Felicity Jones, David Strathairn, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney, Tom Conti

• Director: Julie Taymor
• Studio: Touchstone Pictures
• Genre: Drama
• Rating: PG-13 (For some nudity, suggestive content and scary images.)
• Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
• Release Date: December 10, 2010
• Official Site: http://facebook.com/TheTempest...
• Soundtrack: Buy it from Amazon.com

SYNOPSIS:

A big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" that, in a gender-defying twist, will see Helen Mirren reigning over the magical island. Although the play centers on Prospero, an exiled duke-turned-sorcerer, Taymor -- who likes to take an experimental approach to her stage and film projects -- has rechristened the lead character Prospera so that Mirren can take on the role. Shakespeare's play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera, her daughter Miranda (Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera's enemies.