Q 01/05
A) Stephen Frears
B) Tom Hooper
C) Joe Wright
D) Stephen Daldry
Answer · why
He went on to direct Les Misérables and Cats.
Q 02/05
A) Colin Firth
B) Hugh Grant
C) Paul Bettany
D) Ralph Fiennes
Answer · why
Bettany and Grant were the writer's and director's first choices, and both declined.
Q 03/05
A) Geoffrey Rush
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Bill Nighy
D) Kenneth Branagh
Answer · why
The script was hand-delivered to his house in Melbourne, breaching every rule of agent etiquette.
Q 04/05
A) Canadian
B) New Zealander
C) Australian
D) Irish
Answer · why
He was born in College Town, South Australia, in 1880.
Q 05/05
A) Kate Winslet
B) Helena Bonham Carter
C) Emily Watson
D) Kristin Scott Thomas
Answer · why
She was filming Harry Potter on weekdays, so her scenes were shot at weekends.
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