Bonham Carter and Pearce among additions to THE KING’S SPEECH
Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce are among the latest additions to the cast of Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH. The cast already includes Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush.
The film follows King George VI, played by Firth, as he assumes the throne following the resignation of his brother, Edward (Pearce). George overcomes a nervous stammering problem with the help of unorthodox speech therapist Lionel Logue (Rush) and ultimately leads Britain through World War II.
I’m not entirely sure how interesting speech therapy will be for the subject of a film, but the idea of Geoffrey Rush in an unorthodox role is always something to be excited for. I’m also a huge Colin Firth fan, who will always be Mr. Darcy in my mind. Firth has made a name for himself by playing uptight British noblemen, so it will be interesting to see the interplay between Rush and Darcy, I mean Firth.
Bonham Carter will play Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George. Jennifer Ehle (as Myrtle Logue), Derek Jacobi (as Dr. Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury), Timothy Spall (as Winston Churchill), and Michael Gambon (as King George V) are also on board for the film, which has already begun shooting in the UK.
Hooper most recently directed THE DAMNED UNITED. This isn’t Hooper’s first time around a period drama, however. He also directed HBO’s JOHN ADAMS, ELIZABETH I, and LONGFORD.
Source The Hollywood Reporter
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