First Look & Poster: Jason Clarke & Rosamund Pike In WWII Drama 'HHhH' aka 'The Man With The Iron Heart'

Next week, the Cannes Film Festival lineup will be unveiled, and there are many ways cinephiles have been predicting which films might hit the Croisette. Sometimes, it’s a simple matter of knowing which auteur has a big new project in the can, but other times, it’s worth paying attention to the release schedule of French distributors because sometimes films coming out in May or June manage to nab a slot or two. So, perhaps we’ll be seeing “HHhH” walking the red carpet.

Directed by Cédric Jimenez, and starring Jason Clark, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor, Mia Wasikowska, Stephen Graham, and Céline Sallette, the WWII film will detail the resistance operation Anthropoid, which saw two men sent to Prague with orders to assassinate Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich. Yes, this is the same plot of “Anthropoid” starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, released year last year. Here’s the official synopsis:

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1942: The Third Reich is at its peak. The Czech resistance in London decides to plan the most ambitious military operation of WWII: Anthropoid. Two young recruits in their late twenties, Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubis, are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reich-protector Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the SS, the Gestapo, and the architect of the “Final Solution”.

According to production company FilmNation‘s website, the film is also going by the title “The Man With The Iron Heart,” which I’d make a safe bet will be used for the U.S. and other English territories (“HHhH” isn’t exactly the most marketing friendly name). The movie opens in France on June 7th, but there’s no word yet on when it might land stateside. The Weinstein Company has the U.S. rights, but the film was not named in their recent announcement of 2017 releases, and knowing the distributor, if they aren’t super hot on it, we could be waiting a long, long time.HHHH Rosamund Pike Jason ClarkeHHHH Poster