"This Above All — To Thine Own Self Be True..."

Director Roland Emmerich's upcoming Anonymous-- a 16th century conspiracy thriller revolving around the true ownership of the work of William Shakespeare, will recreate the period with special effects--Among other things

Actor Xavier Samuel ("Eclipse") told GQ Magazine that "there is a lot of green screen, a lot of special effects. They're really re-creating the London from that time. It's going to be quite visually spectacular."

Hmmm....

Samuel also spoke about his role, saying "I play the Earl of Southampton. He's one of the only people that Shakespeare ever dedicated his work to."

Shakespeare is being portrayed in the pic as "some illiterate actor who was putting his name to plays he didn't even write" and further suggests Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford as the genuine author of Shakespeare's work

Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis Joely Richardson and Rhys Ifans also star in the film which John Orloff ("A Mighty Heart") wrote

The pic is currently shooting in Berlin.