The Weinstein Company, UK Film Council, Momentum Pictures, Aegis Film Fund, Molinare, London Filmnation Entertainment and Sea Saw Films/Bedlam Productions.
The budget for this film was £8 million. This film was a success and went on to make $400 million (£250 million) internationally. It was funded by the British Film Institute. This film is definitely a British film, the funding came from British production companies (apart from The Weinstein Company). The story was of British historical events with a predominantly British cast. However the making of the film was postponed as it was about the Queen Mother and her husband. At this point, she denied permission for the creators to make the film. The Queen Mother died in 2002, from here the pre-production of the film started up. The king's Speech is an independent film.
Tom Hooper is the director of The King's Speech. Prior to directing this, Tom Hooper directed costume dramas on BBC channels. He also directed a film about football manager Brian Clough called the Danmed United. After directing the Kings Speech, Hooper wen on to direct the much awaited "Les Misérables".
The Film stared: Colin Firth, Geofrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Ehle, Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spail, and Anthony Andrews.
The film was shot in England in keeping the historical events that occurred in England.
The film was marketed and publicised well thanks to its release date which fell just slightly before the award season. This meant that is the film was nominated or won any awards they could put the information on the poster to show its success and great artistic approach. Some of the cast were well known prior to this film such as Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce. Guy Pearce had an existing global fanbase due to his debut role in Australian mega soap "Neighbours" in which he played the role of Mike Young for three years. He then went on to make his name in Hollywood. Around this time, there was an existing patriotic atmosphere surrounding the upcoming royal wedding. Prior to this news, the target audience was possibly of the older age range and those who remember the original speech or those who recall the Queen Mother.
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