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The Damned United

2009-03-23T07:00:00Z

Dir. Tom Hooper. UK. 2009. 97mins.

Ealing takes on sales for The Damned United, now with Hooper

2007-11-03T06:04:00Z

Ealing Studios International is handling international sales on The Damned United, which will now be directed by TV veteran Tom Hooper after Stephen Frears has left the project.The $10m film reunites The Queen's screenwriter Peter Morgan, actor Michael Sheen and producers Andy Harries and Christine Langan. Harries and Langan, who ...

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Profile:UK director Tom Hooper

2008-07-25T00:00:00Z

In terms of scale, Tom Hooper may never top his recent feat of directing the nine-hour HBO mini-series John Adams.The historical epic shot for 110 days on a budget of $110m, with more than 200 speaking parts. 'It's like my Lord Of The Rings, except I don't have to do ...

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Spall and Broadbent join Sheen in The Damned United

2008-05-20T21:06:00Z

Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent have joined the cast of Tom Hooper's The Damned United, which starts principal photography on Sunday May 25. As reported Michael Sheen takes the lead role as legendary football manager Brian Clough, and Spall will play his right hand man Peter Taylor while Broadbent plays ...

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The King’s Speech

2010-09-11T03:20:00Z

Dir: Tom Hooper. US-Australia. 2010. 118mins

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The King's Speech

2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

Director Tom HooperProducers Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth UnwinProduction companies See-Saw Films, Bedlam ProductionsUS distributor The Weinstein CompanyInternational sales FilmNation EntertainmentUS release date December 10, 2010Iain Canning and Emile Sherman set up See-Saw Films with offices in the UK and Australia in February 2008. The next month, a script came ...

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Hugh Jackman

2013-01-17T18:51:00Z

Hugh Jackman threw himself into playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, and talks to Screen about the ‘role of a lifetime.’

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Special report: Hollywood goes anglophile

2008-04-25T00:00:00Z

'Britain isin a golden era right now, particularly with directors,' says David Livingstone, worldwide president of marketing and distribution at UK powerhouse Working Title.Will and actors' strike benefit UK talent'At that company alone, there are new projects in the works from Edgar Wright, Joe Wright, Kevin Macdonald and Paul Greengrass. ...