The majestic new trailer for Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse'

By Anthony Pearson Oct 4, 2011, 20:27 GMT

The story follows the unique friendship between a boy and a horse whose fates intertwine over the course of World War I. ...more

The emotive second trailer for director Steven Spielberg's First World War drama, "War Horse" is now online.

Dreamworks Pictures present the film "War Horse," based on the 1982 children's fiction novel of the same name. The material was also adapted into a successful Broadway & West End play in 2007.

The upcoming film stars Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Niels Arestrup, Celine Buckens, Nicolas Bro, David Kross, Leonard Carow, Rainer Bock, Robert Emms and Patrick Kennedy.

Watch the new trailer for "War Horse" below;



"War Horse" is released across the US from December 25th and the UK from January 13th, 2012.

From director Steven Spielberg comes "War Horse," an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, "War Horse" begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man's Land.

The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. "War Horse" is one of the great stories of friendship and war— a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.