Trailer for The Theory of Everything Starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking

Posted on August 9, 2014

Focus Features has released the trailer for The Theory of Everything starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Redmayne plays the young Stephen Hawking when he was a student at Cambridge University.

The film shows Hawking's first triumph in his field of astrophysics and how he fell in love with his first wife Jane Wilde Hawking. Jane was also a student at Cambridge. Everything look set for Hawking to have a bright future with a great career, a happy marriage and the freedom to do as he wished. But at the age of 21 he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was given two years to live.

Jane helped him get through a deep depression and the two were married for 30 years and had three children. With his wife by his side, Hawking made medical and scientific history as they beat the grim odds Hawking was given by his doctors. Hawking is the most famous scientist on the planet today. He is totally paralyzed, but his brain is unimpaired. This film is based on Jane's book, Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen. The film is directed by Oscar winner James Marsh (Man on Wire).

The film focuses on Jane and Stephen's love story which lasted for three decades and their courage in facing some very grim odds. In real life, they divorced after Hawking moved in with one of his nurses whom he married. The couple divorced amid accusations that the second wife Elaine Mason abused Hawking, allegations which she denies. Elaine had cut off Hawking from his ex-wife and their three children. After the divorce in 2006, Hawking resumed his close relationships with his family and has authored several books with his daughter Lucy Hawking.

Eddie Redmayne does a fantastic job in the role, which is an extremely difficult one. Charlie Cox,. Emily Watson, Simon McBurney and Dawid Thewlis also star. Anthony McCarten wrote the screenplay. The film is set for release on November 7, 2014. Take a look:

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