The Other Boleyn Girl

By Anggraini Widjanarti
Scarlett Johansson & Natalie PortmanImage by índio via Flickr

Well, let see the combination of the cast. The sexy Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Girl with a Pearl Earring), the handsome Eric Bana (Hulk, Troy, Munich) and the gorgeous Natalie Portman (Star Wars, V for Vendetta). It’s a killer cast for another drama based on history.

The Other Boleyn Girl is a story of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family power and status by courting the affections of Henry VIII the King of England (Eric Bana).

The movie was filmed in the UK in late 2006, and will be released at February, 2008. This movies is based on Phillipa Gregory’s novel of the same title. Justin Chadwick is directed the movie and Peter Morgan is the script writer. Costumes design is by Sandy Powell who also worked on Shakespeare in Love, and filming locations include Penshurst Place, Knole Park and Dover Castle in Kent, and Bude in Cornwall.

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