Tony will join the multitude thronging Odsal Stadium on Wednesday and Thursday this week as a massive crowd scene is recreated for the new period drama The King’s Speech.

Having previously acted in a feature film and a short, appeared in a documentary and provided a voice-over for a stage play, Tony has never provided his services as a ‘background artiste’ - or movie extra as it’s commonly known. He’ll be marching, hopefully in time, as a marine officer as Prince Bertie (later King George VI), played by Colin Firth, takes the salute prior to making his infamous speech in 1925.

An estimated 600 extras will be massed for the sequence. Approximately 200 will be soldiers with the rest gathered for a big crowd scene. Early weather reports forecast snow.

It’s all glamour in the movies, you know…

This entry was posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 12:52 am.