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Lion Rampant


So for those of you who haven't heard about this project it was leaked during the Sony hack. This as a potential sequel to Braveheart called Lion Rampant, after the flag I have shown above. Really it should be called Braveheart as Robert the Bruce was called the Brave Heart and his heart was taken into battle after his death.

Depicting Robert the Bruce's story and the Battle of Bannockburn (24th June 1314) in Scotlands first war for independance where King Edward II was beaten in battle by a small force lead by Robert the Bruce.

Robert the Bruce in Braveheart was shown as a traitor and I am hoping that this upcoming movie would mean that he will hopefully get the makeover he so rightly deserves. Although he did pay homage to Edward I, The Bruce really secretly supported Wallace (later publicly supporting him) and he did not betray Wallace, that was Sir John Menteith. This could easily turn into a what's wrong with Braveheart post so I will state that they did get the rest of The Bruce right.

Anyway The Bruce was defeated in his first two battles against the English, forced into hiding and he was inspired by a spider, also killing his main competition for the throne. This movie is apparently set to be an action movie with romance. Robert the Bruce fights against both King Edward I and King Edward II. Tom Hiddleston is rumoured to play The Bruce alongside Emma Stone as his love interest and Jack O'Connell is also rumored to be in the movie.

What I would like to see in this film about Scotland is for it to actually be filmed in Scotland not Ireland like Braveheart was. Sorry Irish readers your country is beautiful but so is mine! As much as I love Braveheart (seriously every time I watch it I want to run through fields shouting and wearing a kilt) it did annoy me as I felt the movie would have been just as good if The Bruce wasn't depicted as a sniveling traitor.

Damn it I'm off to rewatch Braveheart!

They may take our lives but they'll never take our FREEDOM!
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