My Week with Marilyn, directed by Simon Curtis, stars Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine) as Marilyn Monroe and it takes place in London when Marilyn was there filming The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier, who is played by Kenneth Branagh. Eddie Redmayne plays Colin Clark, an employee of Lord Olivier, who documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Monroe during that film's production.  and we finally have the first trailer. Considering that the film takes place over the course of one week, there does appear to be an awful lot packed into those seven days, but in any case, Williams looks luminous.

 

The rest of the cast includes Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, Dougray Scott (as Arthur Miller. I doubt Miller ever looked that good. Dayum), Zoe Wanamaker, Toby Jones, Derek Jacobi, Simon Russell Beale and Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh.

 

My Week with Marilyn had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival last week. The Weinstein Company will release the film in the US on November 4 and in the UK on 18 November.  Take a look at these pics. Michelle Williams looks fantastic and is getting awards notice already.