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What a day to be Dev Patel. Just a few hours after we got a glimpse of the actor going gritty and possibly fighting a giant with a longsword in the first trailer for The Green Knight, Searchlight Pictures dropped a new trailer for The Personal History of David Copperfield, which is...pretty much the exact tonal opposite of The Green Knight. Range! David Copperfield, a take on the famous Charles Dickenson tale, is directed by Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Death of Stalin) from a script he co-wrote with Simon Blackwell (Succession). As hinted in the first trailer, this …

Dev Patel stars in the U.S. trailer for Armando Iannucci's acclaimed Charles Dickens movie adaptation, The Personal History of David Copperfield.

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for The Personal History of David Copperfield starring Dev Patel and directed by Armando Iannucci. The movie is adapted from Charles Dickens' story of the same name and co-written by Iannucci and screenwriter Simon Blackwell. With Patel as the titular Mr. Copperfield, the supporting cast includes Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, and Ben Whishaw. [caption id="attachment_835805" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Lionsgate[/caption] This first trailer for David Copperfield hints at a bit of a tonal departure for Iannucci. The man behind The Thick of It and Veep …

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for The Personal History of David Copperfield starring Dev Patel and directed by Armando Iannucci. The movie is adapted from Charles Dickens' story of the same name and co-written by Iannucci and screenwriter Simon Blackwell. With Patel as the titular Mr. Copperfield, the supporting cast includes Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, and Ben Whishaw. [caption id="attachment_835805" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Lionsgate[/caption] This first trailer for David Copperfield hints at a bit of a tonal departure for Iannucci. The man behind The Thick of It and Veep …