'Romeo & Juliet' Movie Trailer [VIDEO]: 'Downton Abbey' Writer Pens Latest Take on Shakespeare

Romeo & Juliet is easily the most recognizable story of all time, thanks to William Shakespeare. Ever since film could do so, there have been countless adaptations of the story, and today we are treated to the trailer for the latest take. Writer Julian Fellowes and director Carlos Carlei took on the task to retell the classic tragedy and the cast involved is one of the bigger draws for the film. Academy Award nominee Hailey Steinfeld plays the lovelorn Juliet opposite Douglas Booth's Romeo.

Other familiar faces pop up like Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis and "Gossip Girl" favorite Ed Westwick as the villainous Tybalt. Though the cast list might have already drawn you in, take a look at the first official trailer for Romeo & Juliet right here, and fall in love again with the greatest love story of all time:

Here is the film's synopsis:

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's epic and searing tale of love, is revitalized on screen by writer Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) and director Carlos Carlei (The Flight of the Innocent). An ageless story from the world's most renowned author is reimagined for the 21st Century. This adaptation is told in the lush traditional setting it was written, but gives a new generation the chance to fall in love with the enduring legend. With an all-star cast including Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Paul Giamatti and Stellan Skarsgaard, it affords those unfamiliar with the tale the chance to put faces to the two names they've undoubtedly heard innumerable times: Romeo and Juliet. Every generation deserves to discover this lasting love.