Director Tom Hooper (John Adams, The Damned United) has been working on a period drama that focuses on the father of Queen Elizabeth II, King George VI.
The film will follow George as “he reluctantly assumes the throne after his brother, Edward, abdicates. Considered unfit to rule and cursed with a nervous stammer, the unprepared monarch turns to an unorthodox speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The two men form an unlikely friendship as King George finds his voice and leads the country into war against the Nazis.”
Currently filming for a 2010 release, The King’s Speech has been written by David Seidler, who has scripted a range of things, from Tucker: The Man and His Dream to The King and I.
Colin Firth has already signed onto the cast as King George VI, along with Geoffrey Rush, who will play Logue. Now being added to the cast are Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland, Fight Club) as Queen Elizabeth, alongside Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall and Michael Gambon.
Let’s hope The Weinstein Co. doesn’t ruin the release of this film, as the cast has plenty of potential under a director like Hooper.
