Magical New Trailer for THE SECRET GARDEN Will Unlock Your Imagination
The classic Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden is once again being adapted into a feature film. We’ve seen this story told multiple times over the years, and I’m sure some of you don’t care to see it again. But this adaptation, which comes from director Marc Munden (Miranda, The Mark of Cain), screenwriter Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials), and the producers of Harry Potter, looks like a wonderful and beautifully made adaptation worth checking out.
We’ve got a new trailer for the film for you to watch today that shows us what we can expect from the movie, and I like what I’m seeing.
The film stars Dixie Egerickx (The Little Stranger) as Mary Lennox, with Colin Firth as her uncle, Archibald Craven. Mrs. Medlock is portrayed by Julie Walters (the Harry Potter films) and Edan Hayhurst (Genius) as Mary’s cousin Colin. I am intrigued by this new iteration of the classic tale.
The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin (Edan Hayhurst), who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden, lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. A magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever.
The Secret Garden is set to hit theaters on April 17th.