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Cast ready for a 'Speech'
By Adnan Tezer Nov 17, 2009, 1:21 GMT
Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall and Michael Gambon have all signed on for director Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech."
Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush have already been cast.
The drama follows the young King George VI, the father of the current Queen Elizabeth II, as he cautiously assumes the throne after his brother, Edward, renounces the position.
Born with a nervous stammer, King George enlists the help of an unusual speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The two men form an unlikely friendship as King George gains confidence in his voice and leads the country into war against the Nazis.
According to Variety, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw Films and Gareth Unwin of Bedlam Productions are producing. Bedlam's Simon Egan is a co-producer. David Seidler wrote the screenplay.
The film has started production in the U.K.
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