Colin Firth to play King George VI in new movie.Byline: ANI Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): Fans of British actor Colin Firth will soon see him on the royal throne as the star plays King George VI in his upcoming movie. The 48-year-old actor will play Queen Elizabeth II's father in The King's Speech, reports Contactmusic. The film depicts the efforts of the royal house to correct a stammer stam·mer n. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of sounds, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s. v. To speak with a stammer. in his speech when he was to ascend the throne following his brother Edward VIII's abdication abdication, in a political sense, renunciation of high public office, usually by a monarch. Some abdications have been purely voluntary and resulted in no loss of prestige. in 1936. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Geoffrey Rush has been roped in to play the king's speech therapist speech therapist Speech pathologist, speech/language therapist A health professional trained to evaluate and treat voice, speech, language, or swallowing disorders–eg, hearing impairment, that affect communication. See Speech pathology. Lionel Logue. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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