Shekhar Kapur

By Andre Ward
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/shekhar_kapur/
Dramas, even Oscar-nominated ones, rarely get sequels unless they're filled with web-crawlers, Decepticons, or Tyrannosaurus Rexes. So when Shekhar Kapur received a greenlight to film the period piece Elizabeth: The Golden Age--his return to the lace and frills first introduced in 1998's Elizabeth--it came as an interesting turn of events for many.

For the story's continuation, released to theaters Friday, October 12, 2007, Kapur convinced Aussie Cate Blanchett to reprise her Oscar-nominated role as the young monarch, with Geoffrey Rush returning as Sir Francis Walsingham. This time around Queen Elizabeth finds herself comfortably seated on the royal throne, just as intrigue and danger descend upon the court once again.