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Everything about Tom Hooper’s upcoming film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s renowned novel, and the subsequent stage musical, Les Misérables, sounds perfect so far. Russell Crowe will be playing the male co-lead of Jean Valjean, with Hugh Jackman joining him as Inspector Javert, and Anne Hathaway will be bringing to life the female lead, Fantine. When [...]
Already pencilled in as an Oscar contender with a release at the end of next year, news surrounding Tom Hooper’s follow-up to The King’s Speech with Les Misérables has just been getting better and better. Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman will be taking the roles of the male co-leads Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert respectively, [...]
In the past year, director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) has seen himself become almost overnight a huge success, with The King’s Speech topping many critics’ and individuals’ Films of the Year lists last year, along with earning himself the Best Director award at the Oscars earlier this year. His next project, a film adaptation [...]
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) has made a huge name for himself both here and in the States with his Oscar-winning direction of The King’s Speech, which won four Oscars and earned a further eight nominations earlier this year. His follow-up film has been set as an adaptation of Les Misérables, based on the 19th [...]
It’s easy to become blinded by the shine from its multiple awards but the Blu-ray and DVD release of The King’s Speech is an opportunity to enjoy Tom Hooper’s excellent film again, and it’s an opportunity well worth taking. The film tells the story of the ascension of King George VI to the throne and [...]
To mark the release of The King’s Speech, available on DVD and Blu-ray 9 May, we have teamed up with Momentum to give three lucky readers the chance to get their hands on a Blu-ray copy of the award-winning film! Toast of this year’s Academy and BAFTA Awards, The King’s Speech is the cinematic phenomenon [...]
Tom Hooper’s film has waltzed through awards season winning accolades for its stars, directors, screenwriters and the film itself, and in order to capitalise on this success the film has been re-edited in the States, taking out the more offensive language and gaining a new, box-office friendly PG-13 rating. The debate will rage on and [...]
Last night HeyUGuys had the pleasure of attending the 31st London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. Hosted at the BFI Southbank, it was a great evening, featuring talented names aplenty all supping from complimentary miniature bottles of Moët served up classily with bendy straws. It might not have the same profile as this weekend’s BAFTA ceremony, [...]
Tonight saw the fall of the 31st Critics’ Circle Film Awards, which was held for the first time at London’s BFI Southbank. Our full report will be online later today with all the red carpet gossip and winner’s reactions. Want to see Danny Boyle advertising Moët, hear about Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming HBO series, or find [...]
The King’s Speech is in cinemas nationwide and to celebrate this we’re giving you the chance to win a King’s Speech Notebook, Tote bag, Mug and a bookmark. We’ve been given three sets to give away so scroll down for more info. THE KING’S SPEECH is based on the true story of Queen Elizabeth II’s [...]
The 83rd Academy Awards will take place on the 27th of February this year and the nominations have just been announced and the debate can begin. Last year Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker defied all expectations and won Best Picture and Best Director, Jeff Bridges got his Oscar and Christoph Waltz made a lot of [...]
I finally got to see The King’s Speech last night and I’m pleased to report that it’s every bit as good as everyone says it is. After the news that it has received 14 BAFTA nominations, The Weinstein Company have released this rather excellent behind the scenes featurette for the movie that is 23 minutes [...]
Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech is out in UK cinemas on the 7th of January and is the perfect way to start your cinematic year. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush take the lead in the story of King George VI’s reluctant ascension to the throne and the crucial relationship he strikes up with speech [...]
IMPA have another new poster for the a movie which everyone is raving about, The King’s Speech which gets released in the UK, 7th January. The King’s Speech stars Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. We’ve already a trailer for the movie to coincide with the screenings at the London Film Festival. Craig [...]
Here’s a new poster for The King’s Speech, the much anticipated royal period biopic from Tom Hooper, director of last year’s The Damned United. Colin Firth has been highly praised for his role of King George VI of Britain, who employs a speech therapist to help overcome his stammer. Geoffrey Rush (who plays said therapist) [...]
Colin Firth (A Single Man) is in advanced negotiations to topline a remake of the 1966 British action comedy Gambit. Gambit centers on Harry Bean, a cat burglar, who attempts to rob a billionaire with the help of a waitress who looks exactly like the victim’s dead wife. Firth, if cast, would play the cat [...]
Last week HeyUGuys were invited to attend the Alfred Dunhill BAFTA A Life in Pictures event and in an extended interview on stage at BAFTA Headquarters along with critic, writer and broadcaster Francine Stock, was BAFTA Award Winner and Academy Award Nominee Colin Firth. Greeted with rapturous applause, Firth’s appearance had the audience on tenterhooks [...]
Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech took the lion’s share of the awards on offer last night at the 13th British Independent Film Awards, winning the Best British Independent Film, Best Actor for Colin Firth and Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Cater, who also took home the Richard Harris award [...]
The new poster for Tom Hooper’s excellent new film The King’s Speech is a further step away from the all-round disaster of the first attempt and is a less obvious relation to the rest of the images we’ve seen. I had a lot of fun with this film at the LFF this year, and though [...]
