Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a 2007 biographical historical drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films.The film co-stars Geoffrey Rush (reprising his role from the previous film), Clive Owen, Jordi Molla, Abbie Cornish, and Samantha Morton.It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and is a loose but fact-based portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of Elizabeth I, forming a sequel to Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth.