Teaser Trailer for Literary/Political Thriller Anonymous

A teaser trailer for the political (and literary) thriller Anonymous has been released, which can be seen below.

The film speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.

Anonymous, set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

The film stars Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere, the purported author of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare (played by Rafe Spall), Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I, and Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor. Anonymous is scheduled to be in theaters September 30th, 2011.