Empire of Light is a 2022 romantic drama film written and directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall, 1917). The film stars Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown), Micheal Ward (The Old Guard), Tom Brooke (The Death of Stalin), Tanya Moodie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Hannah Onslow (Ridley Road), Crystal Clarke (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Toby Jones (Captain America: The Winter Solider), and Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Kingsman: The Secret Service).
The film follows a love story that takes place in an English coastal cinema during the 1980s.
Empire of Light premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2022, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on December 9, 2022, and in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2023, by Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official teaser trailer below.