The first images from Neil Marshall's film Duchess show off a badass anti-heroine pulled into the dangerous world of diamond smuggling. Marshall is best known for directing the creature feature The Lair.
Marshall and Kirk will reunite once again in Duchess, and Variety has the exclusive first-look images courtesy of Cork Films. The photos highlight Kirk as the protagonist navigating a perilous new underground after an international smuggler (Philip Winchester) seduces her into his schemes. Kirk balances looking gritty and bloody, while Winchester exudes a suave coolness. Check out the exclusive images below:
The photos also include Sean Pertwee (Gotham) and Spanish actor Bore Buika (Elite), who appear to be close associates of Winchester's character. Duchess, co-written by Marshall and Kirk, will be the actress's third subsequent leading role. Her name made headlines in 2019 after extramarital relationships with two Hollywood studio executives led to their dismissals. Her role as a working-class petty criminal who becomes a hardened killer in Duchess places the feature in the same camp as other stylish, female-led action films like Atomic Blonde. Marshall's eponymous heroine will have to deliver a fresh experience to avoid being just another female John Wick knockoff.
Source: Variety
