'Mary Queen of Scots' trivia and fun facts

Scarlett

At one point in 2006, Scarlett Johansson was attached to play the lead role, but dropped out, causing the project to live in development hell for several years.

Maria's dead

Mary of Stuard was killed on the 8th of February of 1587, the same day that the movie was released in Spain.

Nominated

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie competed together in 2018 for many Best Actress awards, including the Academy Award, for their roles in Lady Bird (2017) and I, Tonya (2017), respectively.

Literary

The film is based on biography "Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart", by John Guy.

Australians

Cate Blanchett roled Elizabeth in 1998 and 2007. Now, Margot Robbie, another Australian actress, portrays the queen again.