Kenneth Branagh stars in Fortunes of War.
 In 2002, Branagh starred in the two-part television movie Shackleton, a dramatization of the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition's battle for survival, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA award and an Emmy
 In March 2022, it was revealed that Branagh left the project due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by John Carney

