Lily James

The project had been stranded after Roque's financial troubles derailed its August 2026 plan.

The reboot, directed by Jaume Collette Serra and led by Lily James and Pierce Brosnan, was independently financed through international pre-sales and private investment.

A report says that the film has actually tested very well, which may explain why a mid-major distributor stepped up despite the hefty price tag.

So it's a notable save for a franchise-sized movie that nearly fell through the cracks.

Exactly.

And it's a fairly modern film released in 2018 with the lovely Lily James.

So it's the first appearance for her on the podcast.

But you have confessed to me in the last day or so that you've watched this.

I don't think it reinvents the wheel of war films or period romance dramas.

Oh, no.

But it's an interesting watch, and I think it's very much carried by Lily James.

So let's get into it now.

yeah up until then i was like this is an unremarkable but fine movie but then all that stuff happened and i was like why have you done this this is so bad wasn't

here's the thing i think they could have gotten at the same thing by rounding out lily james's character a little bit more like she could have been the connection to the people who was like i go home and everyone says this winston but she was a little short but

also you don't have to communicate it by saying it out loud where has subtlety gone the guy is constantly giving speeches just show us the public listening to the speeches

Or again, through Lily James, she'll wear it at home with her family, loved ones, whomever.

But

like, you can get at the fact that the public is loving him and agreeing with him without having them be like, we're loving and agreeing with you, just so you know, Winston Churchill, when like, he would never have interacted with them that way.

She plays this...

Housewife slash Holocaust survivor who kind of gets pulled into this like all women's cult led by Lily James.

And it's...

Oh, it's John.

I was walking on the same steps in the same bedroom as Lady Mary.

Lady Mary played by Lily James?

No, Lady Mary was...

Okay.