20 October 2018

The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon joined the cast and crew of new Netflix film Outlaw King at Edinburgh Castle ahead of its Scottish premiere.

Starring Chris Pine and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the story of Robert the Bruce, was filmed at 45 locations across Scotland.

FM @NicolaSturgeon meeting cast & crew of #outlawking including #chrispine #aarontaylorjohnson The film is based on the life of Robert the Bruce, was filmed across 45 Scottish locations and supported by @CreativeScots funding pic.twitter.com/HJEWPJtUje

— First Minister (@ScotGovFM) October 19, 2018

The stars were treated to a performance of the Beating of the Retreat ahead of the film screening.

The First Minister said:

Outlaw King brings the story of one of Scotland’s most well-known figures to life and it is fantastic to see this film developed and produced with top Scottish creative talent.

Along with being set and shot entirely in Scotland, the film also employed a large number of Scottish based craft and technical talent and hosted Scotland’s biggest ever single film trainee initiative.

History is made by heroes and rebels. The cast and crew of #OutlawKing arrive at Borthwick Castle in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/trfRrW2rJI

— Outlaw King (@OutlawKing) October 19, 2018

Outlaw King received National Lottery and Scottish Government support through Screen Scotland’s Development and Production Fund, and Production Growth Fund.

The film will be available on Netflix on 9 November.