Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan star in the tense first trailer for Mary, Queen Of Scots

The first trailer for Mary Queen Of Scots, the new historical drama starring Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan, has debuted online. Click below to watch it:

Ronan plays Mary with Robbie portraying Queen Elizabeth I. 

We watch as Mary, ruling Queen of Scotland, becomes the anchor of an attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, a plot which finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Newcomer Josie Rourke is in the director’s chair, while House Of Cards creator Beau Willimon provides the script. 

Jack Lowden, David Tennant, Martin Compston, Joe Alwyn, Brendan Coyle and Guy Pearce co-star. 

Mary Queen Of Scots will be released into UK cinemas on January 19th in 2019. 

You can check out a previous adaptation of the story, which starred Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson, here in hmv's online store.