Vanity Fair are celebrating British actors by putting together a great short film which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Tom Hiddleston, and more recreating some of Hollywood’s most famous movie scenes.
The short film has been cut into three parts, titled: “Preparing for War,” “Coming to America,” and “Victory is Assured.” Over 40 British actors are included in the recreation of some of the most famous scenes in film history, with a bit of a twist on each scene.
Tom Hiddleston and Felicity Jones take on the roles of Bonnie and Clyde, while Keira Knightley does her best impersonation of Meg Ryan’s fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally. You’ll also find the incredibly talented Benedict Cumberbatch doing a recreation of his own. Watch the three parts below via Vanity Fair:
The short film was directed by Jason Bell, and includes Oscar winners and incredible British actors including Michael Caine, Emily Blunt, Eddie Redmayne, Jamie Dornan, Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judi Dench, Sienna Miller, and so many more great Brits.
Bell’s work appears frequently in Vanity Fair, and he reportedly had the idea to shoot this U.K. edition for the magazine’s annual Hollywood portfolio after realizing that, “this British invasion of Hollywood has gotten so out of hand.”
We’ve included a few of the images that are in the Vanity Fair issue which is celebrating British actors. Check out Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Felicity Jones, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (click to enlarge):
We thoroughly enjoyed seeing many of our favorite British actors in this very interesting short film from Vanity Fair, and we’ll be seeing many of them at the Academy Awards in the next few weeks. They continue to bring an excellence to the films they star in, and we can’t wait to see what these incredible actors have in store for us in the future.