Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming film “Chevalier” will release in cinemas in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2023. The film will arrive in US theaters on April 21, 2023.
The news was shared on social media which you can see below:
Master of the sword. Maestro of the bow. Chevalier is in UK cinemas June 9th.#ChevalierMovie pic.twitter.com/zyehhzHyFC
— Searchlight Pictures UK (@SearchlightUK) April 19, 2023
Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) and her court.
Cast for the film includes Minnie Driver, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Alex Fitzalan, and Lucy Boynton.
Stephen Williams (Watchmen) is directing from an original script by Stefani Robinson (Atlanta). Producers are Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe at Element Pictures; Stefani Robinson; and Dianne McGunigle. At Searchlight, overseeing are Director of Production Zahra Phillips and Creative Executive Cornelia Burleigh.
You can also watch a trailer for the film below: