Robert the Bruce to cry freedom on VOD on April 24th

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, announced today that the upcoming film ROBERT THE BRUCE will raise its sword on digital platforms and video-on-demand this April 24, 2020. The historical action-drama was set to charge into North American theaters, though now that cinemas across the globe are shuttered due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the film's theatrical run has been canceled. The heroic tale not only coincides with the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, when The Bruce declared Scotland a free land, but also with the 25th anniversary of Mel Gibson's BRAVEHEART from which Robert The Bruce picks up the historical timeline. Angus Macfadyen portrays Robert the Bruce in both films.

ROBERT THE BRUCE is an inspiring story of the courage of ordinary Scots. When their King is injured and hiding from the English army that controls their lands, a widow and her family nurse him back to health, risking their lives for the life of their King and their hope for a free Scotland. Defying their clan, which has pledged itself to England, and inspiring him to fight again, they join The Bruce as he sets out to win the long-sought independence of their beloved country.

While the decision to pivot ROBERT THE BRUCE to a digital release is sound, I think it's a shame that those who've been looking forward to the movie won't get to experience it for the first time on the big screen. It's possible that once theaters reopen, a special theatrical presentation of the film will take place, though with no knowledge as to when it will be safe to return to cinemas, it could be a while before anything like what I'd just proposed would be possible.

Written by Eric Belgau and Angus Macfadyen, ROBERT THE BRUCE is directed by Richard Gray and also stars Jared Harris, Anna Hutchison, Patrick Fugit, Zach McGowan, Emma Kenney, Melora Walters, Mhairi Calvey, Kevin McNally, Shane Coffey, and Talitha and Gabriel Bateman. The film was produced by Gray, Hutchinson, Macfadyen and Nick Farnell with Executive Producers Carter Boehm, Sharon Cox and Mike Gillespie.

ROBERT THE BRUCE will cry freedom on Digital and video-on-demand platforms beginning on April 24.