First image for Andy Serkis' directorial debut features Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in the awards drama

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Just about a month after this past year’s Oscars and studios are already starting to make their pushes for next year’s Academy Awards. One film that could be a surprise contender is Breathe, the directorial debut of motion capture legend Andy Serkis. The film stars recent Oscar nominee, Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, the rising star of the Netflix series, The Crown.

            Breathe follows Robin, played by Garfield, a young and adventurous young man who is tragically paralyzed with polio. Against his wishes, his wife, Diana brings him home and devotes her time to help with recovery with his disability. It sounds a lot like what we had seen with the Stephen Hawking biopic, The Theory of Everything which led Eddie Redmayne to an Oscar and the Academy often praises performances that feature actors dealing with a constricting condition. The talent involved and plot make it seem like a proper awards vehicle and I’m excited to see a trailer.

            Andrew Garfield is coming off of two magnificent performances as Desmond Doss in the Mel Gibson-directed war movie, Hacksaw Ridge and as Rodrigues in Martin Scorsese’s Silence. In addition to Breathe, which will be released on October 27^th, he also will star in David Robert Mitchell’s (Don’t Breathe) sophomore film titled Under the Silver Lake. Foy is currently filming Season 2 of The Crown in which she stars as Queen Elizbeth II. Check out the image above for Breathe!