1917: the trailer for Sam Mendes’ WW1 epic is here!

The trailer for Sam Mendes’ (Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty) World War I epic 1917 has been released.

The film is directed by Mendes, who wrote the screenplay with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Showtime’s Penny Dreadful). Watch the trailer:

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers— Blake’s own brother among them.

1917 also stars Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The film is produced by Mendes and Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Away We Go) for their Neal Street Productions, Jayne-Ann Tenggren (associate producer, Spectre), Callum McDougall (executive producer, Mary Poppins Returns, Skyfall) and Brian Oliver (Rocketman, Black Swan).

eOne will release 1917 in UK and Irish cinemas on 10th January 2020.