German film director Roland Emmerich has admitted courting controversy with his film that questions the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays.
Anonymous portrays the Bard as an inarticulate buffoon, making nobleman Edward de Vere the true author.
Speaking at a debate, Emmerich said: “I know it is controversial, and I was going for the controversy.”
He is best known for effects-laden blockbusters like Independence Day, Godzilla and disaster movie 2012.
Anonymous stars Rhys Ifans as de Vere – the 17th Earl of Oxford, Rafe Spall as Shakespeare and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I.
