What? How did I miss news that Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) and Geoffrey Rush would be gay lovers? HOW?

Alright, so I’m not sure that’s exactly the case but the term “unorthodox relationship” certainly suggests as much. Apparently good ole Firth has signed on to star as England’s King George VI while Rush will portray the King’s Australian speech therapist in Tom Hooper’s upcoming The King’s Speech. The film has added a spectacular supporting cast made up of Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon – yes, pretty awesome.

Hooper has made his share of awesome, namely the Golden Globe winning “Elizabeth I” and “John Adams,” and the very fun The Damned United (our review). I can’t wait to see what he has in store for us; not sure how I feel at the though of seeing Firth with another man but, I’ll take what I can get.