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Jim Broadbent and Miranda Richardson cast in Queen Victoria movie

By M&C Aug 2, 2007, 15:23 GMT

Jim Broadbent and Miranda Richardson (pictured) have joined the cast of Graham King and Martin Scorsese\'s \'The Young Victoria.\'  © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Jim Broadbent and Miranda Richardson (pictured) have joined the cast of Graham King and Martin Scorsese\'s \'The Young Victoria.\' © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Jim Broadbent and Miranda Richardson have joined the cast of Graham King and Martin Scorsese's 'The Young Victoria.'

Variety reports the pair will join Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend and Mark Strong, who have already been cast.

The film will follow the Queen's rise to power, with attention paid to her early more stormy years on the throne and her marriage to Prince Albert.

Broadbent has been cast as King William and Richardson will play the Duchess of Kent. Victoria will be played by Blunt, with Friend as Prince Albert.

Jean-Marc Vallee will direct from a script by Julian Fellowes.



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The Young Victoria is written by Academy Award-winning scriptwriter Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) and follows the life of the British monarch in the years immediately after she ascended to the ...more

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