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Dame Helen Mirren believes that 'The Duke' is a fitting final film for Roger Michell. The 76-year-old actress plays Dorothy Bunton in the art caper – which was the final movie made by the 'Notting Hill' director before his death last September – and feels that it is an appropriate finale to his directing career. Helen told The Guardian newspaper: "This is his last film. And it's a wonderful film to be his last because it carries within it all his strengths as a filmmaker. His brilliant technique. His warmth as a person. His wonderful understanding of life and humanity. "And we all recognised t...
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Dame Helen Mirren was drawn to 'The Duke' as she has always wanted to work with Jim Broadbent. The 76-year-old actress plays Dorothy Bunton in the new comedy-drama and reveals that the presence of Jim as her on-screen husband - as well as the opportunity to work with the late director Roger Michell - was the driving force behind her joining the cast of the film. Helen told BANG Showbiz at the UK premiere of 'The Duke' on Tuesday night (08.02.22): "It was funny, it was moving, it was unexpected. It was a lovely piece of writing, really, really lovely. "It was a character I just wanted to play, ...
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Jim Broadbent was attracted to playing Kempton Bunton in 'The Duke' because he was an "anti-establishment" hero. The 72-year-old star leads the cast of the movie as Kempton - a man who allegedly stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London's National Gallery in protest of the fact that poorer people were required to pay for TV licenses - and Jim admits that he could "identify" with his alter ego's rebellious streak. Jim told BANG Showbiz at the UK premiere of the film on Tuesday night (08.02.22): "I like to think of actors as being generally anti-establishment, there to rock the...
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Julia Roberts has led tributes to 'Notting Hill' director Roger Michell, after he died aged 65. The 53-year-old actress - who starred alongside Hugh Grant in the 1999 romantic-comedy - praised the late filmmaker as "such a kind and gentle man". She told E! News: "He always had a sweet grin on his face and a perfect piece of direction to share. "I feel so fortunate to have had such a fantastic opportunity to work with him." Julia also sent her condolences to "the true lights of his life", his children Harry, Rosie, Maggie and Sparrow. Roger passed away on Wednesday (22.09.21), but his cause of ...
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