Excellent news from Toronto as the festival winds down – the early buzz surrounding Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech has been compounded with the film being awarded the coveted Audience Award, often a sign of Oscar glory. Colin Firth is already being tapped to go one better than his nomination for the Best Actor Oscar [...]
First Look at The King’s Speech
September 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tom Hooper’s follow up to the acclaimed 2009 film The Damned United looks a little further back in time for its setting and it’s getting some excellent reviews from the showings at Telluride and Toronto. The King’s Speech has an impeccable cast with Colin Firth looking likely to follow his award orbiting turn in Tom [...]
Colin Firth & Helena Bonham Carter Look Dapper in The King’s Speech
August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a good nine months since we reported on the casting for Tom Hooper’s next project, The King’s Speech and now we’ve got our first look at the main players. The director of The Damned United has assembled an amazing cast to bring the story of the reluctant King, George VI, and his relationship [...]
Majestic Cast Join Colin Firth in The King’s Speech
November 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
You may not have heard the name Tom Hooper but you’ll know his work. Cutting his teeth on UK TV with Prime Suspect, EastEnders (and Byker Grove…) Hooper made the leap to work on a broader canvas with the epic HBO serials Longford and John Adams and whose recent work, The Damned United, made great [...]
