An extended clip for Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel has dropped online that promises an epic period drama with grandiose storytelling for audience’s in store. The nearly five-minute long footage shows Matt Damon as 1th century knight Jean de Carrouges and his former squire Jacques Le Gris played by Adam Driver preparing to face each other in a deadly duel. The duel takes place after Carrouges’ wife Jodie Comer accuses Le Gris of rape. The extended clip shows the two men getting ready to fight to death while a herald announces that no man in the crowd should be armed and the duo battling may not use weapons that have spells or curses laid on them.
The official synopsis reads, “The historical epic is a cinematic and thought-provoking drama set in the midst of the Hundred Years War that explores the ubiquitous power of men, the frailty of justice and the strength and courage of one woman willing to stand alone in the service of truth. Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals. Carrouges is a respected knight known for his bravery and skill on the battlefield. Le Gris is a Norman squire whose intelligence and eloquence make him one of the most admired nobles in court. When Carrouges’ wife, Marguerite, is viciously assaulted by Le Gris, a charge he denies, she refuses to stay silent, stepping forward to accuse her attacker, an act of bravery and defiance that puts her life in jeopardy. The ensuing trial by combat, a grueling duel to the death, places the fate of all three in God’s hands.”
Watch this extended clip featuring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, @BenAffleck and Adam Driver as they prepare for #TheLastDuel. Get tickets now to see it in theaters October 15. https://t.co/iG28NccF9t pic.twitter.com/ZUrQJgNTI9
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The screenplay of The Last Duel has been penned by Damon, Nicole Holofcener and Ben Affleck, and is based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager. The historical film also stars Affleck, and is produced by Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh, Jennifer Fox, Nicole Holofcener, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck with Kevin Halloran, Drew Vinton, Madison Ainley serving as executive producers.
The Last Duel is set to open in theatres on October 15.
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