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In 1593 London, William Shakespeare is a sometime player in the Lord Chamberlain's Men and playwright for Philip Henslowe, owner of The Rose Theatre.Suffering from writer's block with a new comedy, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter, Shakespeare attempts to seduce Rosaline, mistress of Richard Burbage, owner of the rival Curtain Theatre, and to convince Burbage to buy the play from Henslowe.
During the film, the character introduces himself as “William Percival Rupert Plantagenet Hammond, 14th Marquess of Wessex, 11th Earl of Shetland, 17th Viscount of Fair Isle”. [8] The main antagonist in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love is named “Lord Wessex” and played by Colin Firth.
Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from the 1998 film of the same title by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. ... Nicholas Asbury as Lord Wessex;
Shakespeare in Love arrived in theaters on Dec. 11, 1998, so it's 25th anniversary is still about nine months away. But, as we mentioned, it really cleaned up at the Academy Awards, winning awards ...
Gwyneth Paltrow won the Oscar for best actress thanks to her role in “Shakespeare in Love,” but it was Julia Roberts who was originally courted for the role of Viola de Lesseps. Producer ...
But Will is already married, and Viola’s family have contracted her to marry the impoverished Lord Wessex and go to America. Events conspire to threaten Will and Viola’s happiness, while underlining the strength of their love. Shakespeare’s play starts turning away from comedy towards tragedy.
'Shakespeare in Love' writer-producer Edward Zwick details Julia Roberts' early involvement in the Oscar-winning film and how she might have sabotaged the film.
Shakespeare in Love: Lord Wessex John Madden: 1999 Blackadder: Back & Forth: William Shakespeare: Paul Weiland: Short film My Life So Far: Edward Pettigrew Hugh Hudson: The Secret Laughter of Women: Matthew Field Peter Schwabach 2000 Relative Values: Peter Ingleton Eric Styles 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary: Mark Darcy: Sharon Maguire: 2002 The ...