Paramount has a wickedly sharp period piece on the way. ‘The Savage House’ lands in theatres June 5, led by Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy as Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage, a couple chasing a better life with reckless abandon. Set in 18th century England against a massive Pox outbreak and the Jacobite Uprising, the film plays as a timely, darkly satirical story stuffed with duels, decadence, and bloodshed. The family name carries its own irony, because this is a Savage house indeed. It’s a madcap takedown of class and power, and the ensemble runs deep, with Jack Farthing, Bel Powley, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Vicki Pepperdine, Richard McCabe, and Pip Torrens rounding out the cast.


