Director Roland Emmerich (2012; Independence Day) spoke to the audiences about the making of his new period drama Anonymous.

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex Rebellion against her, the political thriller posits the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare’s plays.

DGA President Taylor Hackford (Ray) moderated the discussion after the DGA screening in Los Angeles on November 6.