Rhys Ifans stars as The Earl of Oxford in Anonymous. The film asks the question whether Shakespeare is a fraud?

Director Roland Emmerich on the Anonymous set. Emmerich asks: Did Shakespeare write his plays?

Rhys Ifans stars in Anonymous. The film questions whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.

Rafe Spall stars is Shakespeare in Anonymous. Spall stars in Roland Emmerich's opus.

Rafe Spall stars in Anonymous. Spall plays Shakespeare in the film that asks: Did Shakespeare wrote all that work?

Was Shakespeare a fraud? That is the question of Anonymous.

The funnyman will take on a dramatic role as the presumed writer of Shakespeare's works. It's all set to being on September 30, 2011.

Vanessa Redgrave plays the older version of Queen Elizabeth I, opposite her daughter Joely Richardson. Anonymous hits theaters on September 30.

The actress will play the younger version of the Virgin Queen opposite her mother Vanessa Redgrave. It hits theaters September 30, 2011.

Official poster for the British drama Anonymous. The film is set to hit theaters on September 30, 2011.

Teaser poster for the upcoming historical thriller Anonymous. The film stars Vanessa Redgrave and Rhys Ifans.