Richard Armitage Goes Medieval in First 'Pilgrimage' Images (Exclusive)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
JUNE 08, 2015 7:23am PT by Austin Siegemund-Broka



Jon Bernthal and Richard Armitage quest through medieval Ireland in the upcoming film Pilgrimage.

The Hollywood Reporter exclusively debuts the first images from the feature, which has just wrapped production in Europe following seven weeks of shooting in Belgium and Ireland.

The film from Brendan Muldowney centers on a group of monks who undertake a pilgrimage to transport their monastery's holiest relic to Rome. When the true significance of the relic is revealed, the journey becomes much more treacherous, and the group's faith and loyalty to one another are tested.

Bernthal (Fury, The Walking Dead) and Armitage (The Hobbit, Hannibal) star with Tom Holland, who played one of Naomi Watts' sons in The Impossible and currently is in contention for the role of Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War and upcoming Marvel movies.

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Richard Armitage Joins Pilgrimage

EMPIRE
23 March 2015  |  Written by James White  |  Source: Screen International



The story of a group of monks transporting a holy relic might not sound like the basis for an action thriller. But throw Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland into the mix, plus the possibility of trouble from barbarians on the road to Rome, and you have a good chance of a little violence ahead. That’s the basic set-up behind Pilgrimage.

Brendan Muldowney is set to start directing the film next mouth, working from a script by Jamie Hannigan. The basic story, as mentioned, finds a group of 13th century monks who must escort a monastery’s holiest relic to Rome and find their faith severely tested en route.

With assistance from the Irish Film Board and Creative Europe, Muldowney and primary producers Conor Barry and John Keville have tracked down the cash for a shoot that will take in the West Coast of Ireland and Ardennes in Belgium.


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