I came across a trailer for the new film about the life of JMW Turner which is due to be released in October later on this year. Here is the link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/cinema-trailers/10830774/Mr-Turner-watch-the-first-trailer-of-Mike-Leighs-JMW-Turner-biopic.html . It was a fascinating insight into the film and has already excited me about the potential impact this will have on the popularity of maritime art. I have recently been reading a book on Turner's painting 'The Fighting Temeraire' and the quick glimpse of Clarkson Stanfield suggesting to Turner that the HMS Temeraire would be a good theme for a painting was particularly striking. Through immortalising Turner as one of Britain's greatest ever artists can only be good for his rivals such as Stanfield, Edward Cooke, David Roberts, and Augustus Callcott who are all cast in the new film (see this list: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473794/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast).
I am interested to see the effect this film will have on the maritime art market, as well as how the whole film shapes up. From the trailer I think it has plenty of potential to appeal to quite a wide market. What do people think of it? What would you like to see in the film and what impact on maritime art do you think it will have?
