FIRST LOOK: Carey Mulligan sports period costume as she starts shooting 'revolutionary' new take of Far From The Madding Crowd
By SARAH BULL
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But now Carey Mulligan is taking on the role of Bathsheba Everdene in a new take on the story of the West Country heiress loved by three men, which is promised to be a 'raw and revolutionary' adaptation of the classic tale.
The 28-year-old actress was seen in character as Bathsheba on the set of the new movie in Sherborne, Dorset, on Sunday, in what marks the first official look at the upcoming film.
Getting into character: Carey Mulligan was seen for the first time as Bathsheba Everdene as she got to work shooting a new adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd in Sherborne, Dorset, on Sunday
Carey wore a long double-breasted navy blue coat with white buttons, over a long dress and boots, as she got to work on the movie.
She finished off her period look with a hat and gloves, with her brunette hair swept into an updo.
However, something that wasn't in keeping with the time was the large black umbrella that Carey had to hold to keep herself dry in between takes in rainy Sherborne.
The script was written by the bestselling novelist David Nicholls, who adapted Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles which starred which starred Gemma Arterton and Eddie Redmayne for the BBC in 2008, as well as another Victorian classic, Great Expectations, in 2012 .
Sheltering: Carey's umbrella wasn't period appropriate, but the star was forced to shelter beneath it as the rain set in during filming
Transformation: Set designers have been working tirelessly to ensure the town is transformed properly into an era-appropriate setting
This will be the fourth time that this cornerstone of the English literary canon has been adapted for the screen. The best-known version was the 1967 film starring Julie Christie.
Carey revealed earlier this week that she was finding the shooting of the new project 'exhausting', but hugely rewarding.
She said: 'I'm getting picked up at 5.30 in the morning tomorrow - to Dorset. I am so tired! I am enjoying it so much, it's brilliant. It's outside a lot. Seventy per cent of the film is fields, exteriors and outdoorsy things, which is really great but it's cold and really tiring.'
A creative executive involved in the production of the film told the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye earlier this year: 'It was a masterstroke to sign Vinterberg as director because it won’t be British period filmmaking as usual.
Changing times: The shops along Half Moon Street have all had their fronts changed to fit in with the time
Want to buy a broom? Passers by look at the props put outside one of the shops by the set designers
'It’s going to be visceral and violent in its emotions and physicality. Bathsheba’s an independent woman, aware of her own sexuality, who keeps making mistakes in love — but she makes them on her own terms.’
And while the cast, which also includes Michael Sheen and Tom Sturridge, have been getting into their period outfits for the shoot, film bosses have also been tasked with the job of de-modernising the Dorset town.
They have been working hard to create a Victorian market outside the abbey, with many of the stores on Half Moon Street being forced to have their fronts transformed.
Old school: Notices and posters are tacked up outside another shop to add atmosphere on the set
Arts director Tim Blake said: 'Hiding everything that is modern is one of the major jobs but it is helped by the fact there are a lot of untouched period buildings, such as the abbey.'
And set decorator Niamh Coulter added: 'There's going to be a big market here during filming, with fish and vegetable sellers and lots of animals, including sheep and pigs.
'Getting the big lorries with all the gear down the narrow winding streets of Dorset has been a little tricky at times.'
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