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Tom Hooper Adds 'Tulip Fever' To List Of Possible Follow-Ups To 'The King's Speech'
- By Oliver Lyttelton
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- March 1, 2011 2:20 AM
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- 2 Comments
The Roman statesman Cato The Elder, when asked about his legacy, responded "I would like the world to say 'why didn't they put up a statue to him?' rather than 'why did they put up a statue to him?'" "The King's Speech" director Tom Hooper now doesn't have the option, having beaten David Fincher, and the predictions of most Oscar prognosticators, and won the Best Director prize at Sunday's Academy Awards. Now, the young director, on only his third film, has to pick his follow-up without disappointing those invested in him.
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