Darkest Hour (film)

Darkest Hour is an upcoming British historical war drama film directed by Joe Wright. The film stars Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn, and John Hurt, in his final performance. It is scheduled to be released on 24 November 2017.

Winston Churchill faces a crucial moment against Adolf Hitler's army in the beginning of the Second World War.

On 5 February 2015 it was announced that Working Title Films had acquired Darkest Hour, a spec script by The Theory of Everything screenwriter Anthony McCarten about Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II. On 19 March 2016 it was reported that Joe Wright was in talks to direct the film. As of 14 April 2016 Gary Oldman was in talks to play Churchill. On 6 September 2016 it was reported that Focus Features would release the film in the United States on 24 November 2017, with John Hurt, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Lily James also joining the cast. As of 3 November 2016 Darkest Hour had recently begun principal photography. Also in November, it was reported that Dario Marianelli will score the film. On 8 November 2016 Stephen Dillane joined the cast.