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January 13, 2010

Newmarket Films releases Creation in US

Limited release rolls-out January 22nd.

Jon Amiel's film focuses on Charles Darwin and his family as he struggles to finish his legendary book On The Origin of Species, which went on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology. The screenplay for the film, written by John Collee, is based on the biography Annie's Box which was penned by Darwin's great-great grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. Creation stars real-life couple Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) and Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind) as Darwin and wife.

In Creation, Amiel (The Singing Detective, Entrapment) and Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) bring to life a psychological love story that gives a unique and intimate perspective on Darwin, his love for his family and his deeply religious wife, and his struggle to find a balance between faith and reason. The film co-stars Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon, Infamous) and Jeremy Northam (Gosford Park, Amistad), and was produced by Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast) at Recorded Picture Company with BBC Films and Ocean Pictures.

Visit the official website here.