While the teaser trailer was a bit too twee for its own good, War Horse still looks like it could be a strong runner this winter, when it arrives in UK cinemas on January 13th, just in time for a major awards run. Now the first poster for the film has been unveiled, with the promise of a full trailer early next week.
You can see the poster above, and here’s the official synopsis: ‘From director Steven Spielberg comes War Horse, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meetsBritish cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughterbefore the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Mans Land.
‘The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horsean odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. War Horse is one of the great stories of friendship and war a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.’