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Well, it’s not quite Bond, but it’s still her Majesty’s service – if only, a little less secret than the going’s on at MI6.
According to The Telegraph, 007 contender Clive Owen has signed to share screen time with Cate Blanchett in the "Elizabeth" sequel.
The Brit plays Sir Walter Raleigh in the $20 million dollar follow-up, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age", which will detail the Tudor monarch’s tempestuous relationship with Raleigh and suggest that Elizabeth was infatuated with the courtier and adventurer.
The exact nature of the Queen’s relationship with Raleigh, which was the talk of the Elizabethan Court, continues to fuel speculation. Some historians believe that the Queen’s extravagant largesse towards the former soldier, by granting properties and trading monopolies, was proof of a deep infatuation. There is also ample evidence to suggest that she was jealous of his relationships with other women.
He was thrown in the Tower for a time when it emerged that he had seduced one of her ladies in waiting.
A source close to the film, which will be directed by Shekhar Kapur, who also directed Elizabeth, said the casting of Blanchett and Owen was the stuff of cinema magic.
"These are two stars who are capable of generating some real electricity," he said. "We are talking about two of the most beautiful people to grace the big screen."
The new film will also show the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
