The Weinsten Company have today released the first theatrical trailer for their upcoming biographical drama film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Based on the book of the same title, this new biopic focuses on the life of a young Nelson Mandela, played by none other than Luther's Idris Elba.
While recent big-screen biopic efforts such as J. Edgar have proved that this can often be something of a hit-or-miss genre, the first signs here seem fairly positive, with a lot of respect clearly having been given to the ill icon during the movie's production. Starring Elba, Naiome Harris and a host of lesser-known but talented actors and actresses, Long Walk to Freedom could prove a fitting epitath for a South African legend if Mandela's time on this Earth does come to an end in 2013.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom marches into cinemas worldwide on November 29th.
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