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ANTHONY HOPKINS: Margam-born star tells a tale from hell in first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog
Sir Anthony Hopkins tells the story of a man who dug his way down to hell in the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new thriller, Wife & Dog.
The Margam-born actor, 88, plays the head of the wealthy Fairbank family and narrates the teaser, released by the film’s makers Black Bear last week.
The film is in cinemas on 19 February 2027.
In the trailer, Hopkins tells of a man thrown into a deep pit who, unable to climb out, kept digging down until he found himself in hell.
His daughter, played by Rosamund Pike, asks what the man found there. His answer: “He found me.”
Rosamund Pike as the Fairbank patriarch’s daughter in Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)Benedict Cumberbatch plays a man apparently left for dead, and the teaser ends with him taking a bloody revenge.
Benedict Cumberbatch in the first trailer for Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)The cast also includes Cosmo Jarvis, James Norton, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens.
Cosmo Jarvis in the first trailer for Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)View this post on Instagram
Guy Ritchie returns to the backstabbing British upper classes
Ritchie wrote and directed the film. The only plot released so far is a one-line synopsis: “The relentless greed of the Fairbank family and their associates fuels betrayal and murder in the battle for succession.”
When Variety reported the casting in 2024, it said the film would take Ritchie back to the backstabbing world of the British upper classes he explored in The Gentlemen.
A still from the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)It caps a busy run for the director, whose recent films include Wrath of Man, The Covenant and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
At 88, Port Talbot’s most famous son is not slowing down
Wife & Dog is one of several films lined up for Hopkins. Earlier this month he signed to play the villain in sci-fi thriller 2048, as the architect of an authoritarian regime in a ruined future.
He has also finished Eyes In The Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, which is in post-production.
In the spring he was back in Wales filming the Dylan Thomas adaptation A Visit to Grandpa’s with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In August, his first album for Decca Classics, Life Is A Dream, went straight in at number one on the Official Specialist Classical Chart.
The album draws on his childhood in Margam. One piece, Bracken Road, paints the streets, meadows and mountains around his 1940s home.
February is shaping up as a Hopkins month in Swansea as well, with the first stage version of The Silence of the Lambs reaching Swansea Grand Theatre and John Partridge taking on Hannibal Lecter, the role that won Hopkins his first Oscar.
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ANTHONY HOPKINS: Margam-born star tells a tale from hell in first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog
Sir Anthony Hopkins tells the story of a man who dug his way down to hell in the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new thriller, Wife & Dog.
The Margam-born actor, 88, plays the head of the wealthy Fairbank family and narrates the teaser, released by the film’s makers Black Bear last week.
The film is in cinemas on 19 February 2027.
In the trailer, Hopkins tells of a man thrown into a deep pit who, unable to climb out, kept digging down until he found himself in hell.
His daughter, played by Rosamund Pike, asks what the man found there. His answer: “He found me.”
Rosamund Pike as the Fairbank patriarch’s daughter in Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)Benedict Cumberbatch plays a man apparently left for dead, and the teaser ends with him taking a bloody revenge.
Benedict Cumberbatch in the first trailer for Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)The cast also includes Cosmo Jarvis, James Norton, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens.
Cosmo Jarvis in the first trailer for Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)View this post on Instagram
Guy Ritchie returns to the backstabbing British upper classes
Ritchie wrote and directed the film. The only plot released so far is a one-line synopsis: “The relentless greed of the Fairbank family and their associates fuels betrayal and murder in the battle for succession.”
When Variety reported the casting in 2024, it said the film would take Ritchie back to the backstabbing world of the British upper classes he explored in The Gentlemen.
A still from the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog (Image: Black Bear Pictures)It caps a busy run for the director, whose recent films include Wrath of Man, The Covenant and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
At 88, Port Talbot’s most famous son is not slowing down
Wife & Dog is one of several films lined up for Hopkins. Earlier this month he signed to play the villain in sci-fi thriller 2048, as the architect of an authoritarian regime in a ruined future.
He has also finished Eyes In The Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, which is in post-production.
In the spring he was back in Wales filming the Dylan Thomas adaptation A Visit to Grandpa’s with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In August, his first album for Decca Classics, Life Is A Dream, went straight in at number one on the Official Specialist Classical Chart.
The album draws on his childhood in Margam. One piece, Bracken Road, paints the streets, meadows and mountains around his 1940s home.
February is shaping up as a Hopkins month in Swansea as well, with the first stage version of The Silence of the Lambs reaching Swansea Grand Theatre and John Partridge taking on Hannibal Lecter, the role that won Hopkins his first Oscar.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
ANTHONY HOPKINS: At 88, the Margam-born star is playing the villain again
His role as the architect of a police state in 2048.PORT TALBOT: Sir Anthony Hopkins, 88, signs record deal for album inspired by his Margam childhood
The Decca album that went to number one.Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Anthony Hopkins in new Dylan Thomas film, shot in Wales
Two Welsh stars together on home turf.Anthony Hopkins
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All our coverage of Port Talbot’s most famous son.Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
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Rail chaos hits Swansea as 12‑day shutdown begins — passengers warned to expect long delays
The closure — running from Monday 26 January to Friday 6 February, with an additional full shutdown on Sunday 8 February — has been confirmed by Network Rail, which says engineers will be working “around the clock” on the Landore Viaduct and the surrounding track.
Network Rail says the work involves renewing rails, sleepers, switches, crossings and points, as well as refurbishing the viaduct structure that carries trains over the River Tawe. The organisation describes the upgrades as “vital” to keeping services safe and reliable.
Nick Millington, Network Rail’s Wales & Borders Route Director, said the closure was unavoidable:
Landore Viaduct near Swansea.com Stadium, where Network Rail engineers are carrying out vital refurbishment and track renewal work.“We’re carrying out vital track renewal work and refurbishing Landore Viaduct to improve the reliability of the railway for passenger and freight services. To complete this work safely, we need to close the railway between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea. We’re sorry for the disruption this will cause.”
(Image: Network Rail / J Williams)The history of Landore Viaduct
Landore Viaduct first opened in 1850 as part of the South Wales Railway engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The original structure was built largely from timber and carried trains across the River Tawe into Swansea.
The viaduct was rebuilt in the late 19th century as rail traffic increased, replacing the timber superstructure with stronger materials. Further modernisation took place in the 1970s, leaving only a handful of Brunel’s original masonry piers still visible today.
For more than 170 years, the viaduct has remained a key route for passenger and freight services travelling in and out of Swansea, linking the city to the wider South Wales Main Line.
The shutdown means no trains at all between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea for most of the next 12 days. Both Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway say their services will be heavily affected, with replacement buses running throughout the closure.
TfW says passengers should expect longer journeys and changes to connections, with some early‑morning and late‑evening services diverted or curtailed. Services to West Wales will continue to run, but many will start or finish at different stations than usual.
Colin Lea, TfW’s Planning and Performance Director, said:
A GWR Intercity Express Train at Swansea station during South Wales rail services.“These essential works are an important investment in making the railway more reliable for years to come. We know disruption is frustrating and we’re grateful to customers for bearing with us.”
(Image: GWR)GWR has confirmed that its London Paddington services will now start and finish at Port Talbot instead of Swansea for most of the closure period. Some trains will not run at all on Friday 6 February because rolling stock will be out of position.
Passengers travelling through Gowerton face additional disruption because a low bridge prevents full‑size coaches from serving the station. Smaller buses are being used, meaning passengers heading beyond Swansea will need to change vehicles at the station before continuing their journey.
The disruption will intensify again this coming weekend, with buses replacing trains between Cardiff, Bridgend and Swansea on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February, and further changes on Sunday 8 February.
Despite the upheaval, Swansea Station itself remains open, with ticketing, toilets and refreshments available as normal.
With the closure now underway, thousands of commuters are bracing for delays, packed buses and longer journeys — and hoping the promised improvements will justify the disruption.
#featured #Gowerton #GreatWesternRailway #GWR #Landore #LandoreViaduct #Llanelli #Neath #NetworkRail #PortTalbot #railDisruption #railReplacementBuses #Swansea #TfW #TransportForWales #TransportForWalesDisruption