Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to open BFI London Film Festival

We know that actor-filmmaker Emerald Fennell's upcoming feature directorial is titled Saltburn. The latest update is that the film will open the 67th BFI London Film Festival. 

The film which hails from Amazon Studios will hit the theatres in New York and Los Angeles on November 24 and will expand wide on December 1. 

Saltburn stars an ensemble cast, including Rosamund Pike, Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver and Archie Madekwe, among others. 

Saltburn marks Fennell's sophomore directorial after the Oscar-winning 2020 film, Promising Young Woman, which was nominated for a few categories at the 93rd Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Film Editing. Fennell went on to win Best Original Screenplay. 

Fennell also served as the scriptwriter of Saltburn. The plot details of the film are currently kept under wraps. However, according to reports, the film is about a grand, aristocratic English family.