The King's Speech in the Grove

The King’s Speech in the Grove

The King’s Speech is free movie that will be playing this Thursday and Sunday. On Thursday,tomorrow, The King Speech will be played in the grove at 7:00 p.m. If it does rain then it will play in the Turner Auditorium. Don’t worry about eating dinner because there will be free Papa Johns pizza available. On Sunday The King’s Speech will be played in the Turner Auditorium along with free pizza form Papa John’s.

“When God couldn’t save The King, the Queen turned to someone who could,” taken form the movie The King’s Speech. The King Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.

The stars of the The King’s Speech have a great repetation with the Academy of movie awards. They incude Academy Award nominee, Colin Firth. Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush and Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter.

The director for The King’s Speech is Tom Hooper. The screenplay was written by David Seidier. The stars of the movie are well known. Colin Firth portrays King George VI, who is the main character. Geoffrey Rush plays the King’s speech therapist, Lionel Logue. As for Queen Elizabeth is played by the one and only Helena Bonham Carter.

“I am very excited that Ole Miss is showing this movie, I wanted have always wanted to see it but never got around to it,” freshmen Mary Ann Banks said. The King’s Speech is well known by its five stars it has received. Also, by its famous celebrity actors.

The King’s Speech is part of the free movie series. It is sponsored by Papa Johns Pizza and the student programming board.