/Film (via Empire) has brought us the first official image (truncated version above; see full-size image below) for Terence Davies‘ upcoming period romance The Deep Blue Sea. The still features the film’s central couple played by Rachel Weisz — who is also attached to Terence Malick‘s next film after The Tree of Life — and Tom Hiddleston. Davies adapted the screenplay from Terence Rattigan‘s play of the same name. The storyline is described as follows:
Set in the ’50s in Merseyside and London, Rachel Weisz plays “dazzling socialite Hester Collyer,” while Tom HIddleston plays “a dashing ex-RAF pilot.” They’ve got a thing going, but she’s married to a judge played by Simon Russell Beale. So there’s a choice to be made, and if the film follows the play faithfully, there will be some pretty serious complications.
However, as the report also notes, it’s quite possible that “a couple liberties have been taken” in the adaptation process. Since I’m unfamiliar with Rattigan‘s play, this doesn’t mean much to me, but it should be interesting to see if it has an affect on viewers that are fans of the stage version.
Empire finishes its report by saying “the film wraps up tomorrow so a trailer shouldn’t be too far behind.” And we’re still waiting for a release date as well. So until those things are shared, chew on the first look image.
Are you looking forward to The Deep Blue Sea?