The UK/Australia co-production The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper and produced by See Saw Films (Emile Sherman/Iain Canning) and Bedlam Productions, will have its premiere at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival in September.

It is the first Australian film announced for TIFF, although Encore understands that at least one more title – a thriller starring a rising female actress- has already been selected for the festival.

According to TIFF, The King’s Speech “tells the story of the man who would become King George VI, the father of the current Queen, Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ‘Bertie’ VI (Colin Firth) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded nervous stammer and considered unfit to be King, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). 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 into war.”

It stars Guy Pearce, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.

The Weinstein Co. has distribution rights for North America, Germany, France, Benelux, Scandinavia, China, Hong Kong and Latin America.

Transmission will release it in Australia/New Zealand on December 26.

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Apologies for the delay with this, but I’ve been on holiday for the past week The official trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I has finally been released, and it looks amazing! Helena is only in a few second’s worth of footage, but hopefully she’ll get the full screentime she deserves as Bellatrix in the final films. Check out the trailer below, and HD caps of Helena’s brief shots have been added to the gallery.

A nice addition to the gallery today! I’ve added 02 photoshoots, as well as a whole load of rare stills from some of Helena’s earlier films, including The Theory of Flight, The Revengers’ Comedies, Frankenstein, Women Talking Dirty and Fatal Deception. Make sure you check them all out!

I’ve just added 164 DVD screen captures of Helena’s appearance in 2009 action film Terminator: Salvation. She plays Dr. Serena Kogan, and it’s interesting to note that after the original script was leaked, her role was substantially re-written, and there is really nothing online about her character except Helena’s quote that “I kind of play a baddie, definitely a baddie. I don’t know how much I’m allowed to say, but I’m a very bad person.” – one of her most elusive roles, I think!

Helena and Tim are currently attending the British Academy Television Awards! The first few pictures are already surfacing – I love Helena’s hat! I’ve added a few pics to the gallery, and more will be added as they appear – enjoy!

Unfortunately, Helena did not win the award she was nominated for – congratulations to the equally-talented actress Julie Walters for her award-winning performance in Mo!