MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011)

PRODUCTION NOTES

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Production Notes

Release Date: November 23, 2011 (limited)

Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: Simon Curtis
Screenwriter: Adrian Hodges
Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie
Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench,
Julia Ormond, Dougray Scott, Zoe
Wanamaker, Emma Watson, Toby Jones,
Philip Jackson, Geraldine Somerville, Derek
Jacobi, Simon Russell Beale, Dominic
Cooper
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for some language)
Official Website:
MyWeekwithMarilynmovie.com

STUDIO SYNOPSIS: In the early summer of 1956, 23 year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), just down
from Oxford and determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set
of "The Prince and the Showgirl." The film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh)
and Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams), who was also on honeymoon with her new husband, the
playwright Aurthur Miller (Dougray Scott).
Nearly 40 years on, his diary account "The Prince, the Showgirl and Me" was published, but one week
was missing and this was published some years later as "My Week with Marilyn" this is the story of
that week. When Arthur Miller leaves England, the coast is clear for Colin to introduce Marilyn to some
of the pleasures of British life; an idyllic week in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away
from her retinue of Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.

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ABOUT THE FILM

My Week with Marilyn is a British drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian
Hodges. It stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dougray Scott and Judi
Dench. Based on two books by Colin Clark, it depicts the making of the 1957 film The Prince
and the Showgirl, which starred Marilyn Monroe (Williams) and Laurence Olivier (Branagh).
The film focuses on the week in which Monroe spent time being escorted around Britain by
Clark (Redmayne), after her husband, Arthur Miller (Scott), left the country.
Principal photography began on 4 October 2010 at Pinewood Studios. Filming took place at
Saltwood Castle, White Waltham Airfield and on locations in and around London. Curtis also
used the same studio in which Monroe shot The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956. My Week with
Marilyn had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on 9 October 2011 and was
shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival two days later. The film will be released in the United
States on 23 November 2011 and on 25 November in the United Kingdom.
Plot
In the summer of 1956, Colin Clark works as an assistant on the British set of The Prince and the
Showgirl, which stars Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe, who is also on honeymoon with
her new husband, playwright Arthur Miller. When Miller leaves the country, Clark introduces
Monroe to British life and they spend a week together, during which time she escapes from her
Hollywood routine and the pressures of work.
Cast
Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier
Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark
Judi Dench as Dame Sybil Thorndike
Emma Watson as Lucy
Dougray Scott as Arthur Miller
Dominic Cooper as Milton H. Greene
Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh
Derek Jacobi as Sir Owen Morshead
Zo Wanamaker as Paula Strasberg
Richard Clifford as Richard Wattis
Production
Development
My Week with Marilyn is based on Colin Clark's The Prince, The Showgirl and Me and My
Week with Marilyn; two diary accounts, which explore his time on the set of The Prince and the
Showgirl and the time he spent with Monroe. The screenplay has been adapted and written by
Adrian Hodges. The film is directed by Simon Curtis and it is his feature debut. David Parfitt
will produce the film, which is being financed by The Weinstein Company and BBC Films.
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Casting
Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Dougray Scott as Arthur Miller on set in Mayfair,
London
In August 2009, Scarlett Johansson became the frontrunner to play Marilyn Monroe in the film.
Kate Hudson, Amy Adams and Michelle Williams were also named as potential candidates for
Monroe. Three months later, it was revealed that Williams was in talks for the role. Williams
was the only actress that producers met with during casting, despite the other actresses being
considered for the role. Williams told Adam Green of Vogue that the notion of playing Monroe
was daunting, but as she finished reading the script, she knew she wanted the role. The actress
then spent six months reading biographies, diaries, letters, poems, and notes about and from
Monroe. She also looked at photographs, watched her films and listened to recordings. Williams
had to gain weight for the role and she worked with a choreographer to help perfect Monroe's
walk.
More than forty actors auditioned for the role of Clark, among them was James Jagger, who
began talks with producers in May 2010. In September, it was announced that Eddie Redmayne
had been cast as Clark. Parfitt told the Daily Mail that finding an actor for the role had been
difficult. He said "It's a devilishly tricky part to find the right person for because Colin went to
Eton, studied at Oxford and flew for the RAF." That same month, it was also announced that
Harry Potter actress Emma Watson had been cast in the small role of wardrobe assistant, Lucy.
Watson was scheduled to spend only a few days on set shooting her scenes to prevent her studies
at Brown University being interrupted. Kenneth Branagh began talks with producers for the
role of Laurence Olivier in July 2010 after Ralph Fiennes had to pull out to direct his adaptation
of Coriolanus. Branagh was later cast in the role.
Dominic Cooper was given the role of Milton H. Greene, a photographer and Monroe's business
partner. Of Greene, Cooper said "He was quite an old man, but they had a very close
relationship. I think Marilyn felt very supported by him in the beginning. But ultimately he
became her agent and business partner, which is rather a lot." Cooper filmed his scenes in
between his work on Captain America: The First Avenger. Catherine Zeta-Jones was
approached by executives at The Weinstein Company to appear in the film as the actress Vivien
Leigh. Zeta-Jones turned down the role as she did not want to spend a week or more away from
her husband, Michael Douglas, who was being treated for throat cancer. Curtis and the
producers began auditioning other actresses and they later cast Julia Ormond in the role.
Ormond's casting was announced at the same time as Dougray Scott's, who portrays Arthur
Miller. Derek Jacobi was cast as Sir Owen Morshead, the royal librarian at Windsor Castle,
Philip Jackson plays Monroe's private detective and Judi Dench plays Sybil Thorndike. Zo
Wanamaker is Paula Strasberg, the actress' acting consultant and Richard Clifford was cast as
Richard Wattis, the actor who played a courtier in The Prince and the Showgirl. The film also
stars Toby Jones, Philip Jackson, Geraldine Somerville and Simon Russell Beale. It was
announced on 8 October 2010, that casting on the film had been completed.

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Filming
Judi Dench filmed her scenes in September 2010 as she had to go to India to begin work on
another project. Principal photography began at the Pinewood Studios on 4 October 2010. On 7
October, White Waltham Airfield was turned into a 1950s London Heathrow Airport, to recreate
the moment when Monroe arrives in Britain for filming. British Cinematographer reported the
production shot at Saltwood Castle, where Clark had grown up. Filming also took place on
locations in and around London. These included a house near Windsor, which Monroe and
Miller lived in during their stay in England. Curtis used the same studio in which Monroe shot
The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956 and Williams was given the dressing room Monroe had
used at the time of the shoot. The shoot lasted for seven weeks and was completed in late
November 2010.
Music
The film's original score was composed by American film composer and orchestrator, Conrad
Pope. On 23 August 2011, Film Music Reporter announced Alexandre Desplat had written a
piece of music for the film called "Marilyn's Theme". Pope adapted the theme into his score.
Pianist Lang Lang also features on the score. Songs such as "Autumn Leaves", "When Love
Goes Wrong", "Heat Wave" and "Memories Are Made of This" are included on the soundtrack,
which is released digitally on 1 November 2011.
Release
The first trailer for the film was introduced by Harvey Weinstein during the 2011 Cannes Film
Festival. It was officially released on 6 October 2011. My Week with Marilyn had its world
premiere on 9 October 2011 at the 49th New York Film Festival. The film was shown at the Mill
Valley Film Festival two days later and it was then added to the lineups of the Hamptons
International Film Festival and the 26th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. My
Week with Marilyn was shown as part of the Woodburn Festival in High Wycombe on 17
October. The film was originally scheduled to be released on 4 November in the United States,
but shortly after its premiere at the New York Film Festival, The Weinstein Company moved the
release date to 23 November. My Week with Marilyn will be released on 25 November in the
United Kingdom.
Source: WikiPedia

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CAST AND CREW

Directed by
Simon Curtis
Sceenplay by
Adrian Hodges
Books "My Week with Marilyn" and "The Prince, the Showgirl and Me" by
Colin Clark
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Emma Watson ... Lucy
Michelle Williams ... Marilyn Monroe
Dominic Cooper ... Milton Greene
Toby Jones
Kenneth Branagh ... Sir Laurence Olivier
Eddie Redmayne ... Colin Clark
Judi Dench ... Dame Sybil Thorndike
Dougray Scott ... Arthur Miller
Julia Ormond ... Vivien Leigh
Derek Jacobi ... Sir Owen Morshead
Jim Carter ... Pub Owner
Geraldine Somerville
Miranda Raison ... Vanessa
Zo Wanamaker ... Paula Strasberg
Michael Kitchen ... Hugh Perceval
Philip Jackson ... Roger Smith
Simon Russell Beale ... Admiral Cotes-Preedy
Pip Torrens ... Sir Kenneth Clark
Richard Clifford ... Richard Wattis
Georgie Glen ... Rosamund Greenwood
Pete Noakes ... Clapper Loader
Paul Herzberg ... Paul Hardwick
Cara Bamford ... Lady Patron
Martin Poole ... Clapperboy
Eric Coco ... English Officer
Brooks Livermore ... Reporter
Mark Barrows ... Journalist
Peter Brown ... Police officer
Steve Conway ... Focus Puller
Martin John King ... James - a student
Pearl Legay-Clarke ... Marilyn Fan No.1
Karl Moffatt ... Jack Cardiff
Pam Rose ... Old lady
Tony Sweeney ... Policeman
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Produced by
Cleone Clarke .... associate producer
Mark Cooper .... co-producer
David Parfitt .... producer
Colin Vaines .... co-executive producer
Bob Weinstein .... executive producer
Harvey Weinstein .... executive producer
Original Music by
Conrad Pope
Cinematography by
Ben Smithard
Film Editing by
Adam Recht
Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Nina Gold
Tricia Wood
Production Design by
Donal Woods
Art Direction by
Charmian Adams
Set Decoration by
Judy Farr
Costume Design by
Jill Taylor
Makeup Department
Jennie Cooper .... make-up/hair trainee
Hannah Edwards .... makeup artist
Richard Glass .... contact lens optician
Marc Pilcher .... makeup artist
Robin Pritchard .... special makeup effects artist
Jenny Shircore .... makeup designer
Emily Swift .... hair trainee
Emily Swift .... makeup trainee
Pippa Woods .... makeup artist: dailies
Production Management
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Tania Blunden .... post-production supervisor

Sara Desmond .... production manager
Matthew Shapiro .... additional post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Foggin .... third assistant director
Guy Heeley .... first assistant director
Alexander Holt .... crowd assistant director
Liam Lock .... assistant director: additional photography
Liam Lock .... third assistant director
Charlie Reed .... second assistant director
Art Department
Corina Burrough .... production buyer
Damian Butlin .... prop storeman
Laura Conway-Gordon .... stand-by art director
Kevin Day .... additional stand-by props
Sam Edkins .... art department trainee
Lois Gabrin .... art department trainee
Ian Murray .... standby rigger
Clare Porritt .... assistant buyer
Chris Sibley-Hale .... construction/standby carpenter
Chantelle Valentine .... assistant art director
Matt Wyles .... set dresser
Sound Department
Brian Bowles .... dialogue editor
Ben Collinson .... sound assistant: additional photography
James Corless .... sound mix technician
Ben Cross .... foley mixer
Mike Dowson .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Dyer .... production sound mixer
Dann Fink .... adr voice casting
Paul Hanks .... foley artist
Rob Hughes .... adr mixer
Nick Lowe .... supervising sound editor
Adam Scrivener .... sound re-recording mixer
Alastair Sirkett .... sound effects editor
Simon Trundle .... foley mixer
Yanti Windrich .... adr assistant
Special Effects by
Mark Holt .... special effects supervisor
Visual Effects by
Antony Bluff .... visual effects producer: Lipsync
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Martin Body .... lead rotoscope artist: Peerless Camera Co. Ltd
Alan Church .... visual effects supervisor
Lee Clappison .... digital colourist
Peter Collins .... digital lab operator
Stefan Drury .... head of visual effects
Sean Farrow .... executive visual effects supervisor
Mason Jarratt .... visual effects producer
Abigail McKenzie .... digital lab operator
Emelie Nilsson .... compositor
Christopher T. Page .... rotoscope artist
Josh Peterson .... additional visual effects artist
Tim Pruce .... digital compositor
Paul Round .... senior compositor: Peerless Camera Company
Daniel Tomlinson .... scanning & recording manager
Sheila Wickens .... visual effects supervisor
Camera and Electrical Department
Jacob Barrie .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Marcus Blatchford .... rigger: re-shoots
Laurence Cendrowicz .... still photographer
Nick Chetham .... grip trainee
Mark Clayton .... gaffer
Adam Coles .... focus puller: "a" camera
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas .... camera operator: "b" camera
Woody Gregson .... clapper loader: "b" camera
David Penfold .... focus puller: "b" camera
James Starr .... video assist
Dan West .... central loader
Leo Winslow .... video assist operator
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker .... voice casting
Kharmel Cochrane .... casting assistant
Patty Majorczak-Connolly .... adr voice casting
Saraphina Monaco .... casting assistant
Robert Sterne .... casting assistant
Lisa Zagoria .... casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Crees .... costume assistant
Adam Dee .... costume assistant
Natalie Humphries .... assistant costume designer
Emma Moore .... assistant costume designer
Emma Moore .... costume assistant
Catherine Pearson .... costume assistant
Charlotte Sewell .... costume supervisor
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Victoria Taylor .... costume assistant

Aaron Timperley .... costume assistant (2011)
Editorial Department
Pete Beaudreau .... additional editor
Jo Burrows .... trainee assistant editor
Ian Johnson .... first assistant editor
Julia Kots .... additional editor
Wyatt Smith .... additional editor
Music Department
John Barrett .... scoring pro tools engineer
Peter Clarke .... music editor
Terry Davies .... music vocal coach
Alexandre Desplat .... composer: theme music
Alexandre Desplat .... composer: theme
Jay Duerr .... music editor
Richard Glasser .... executive in charge of music
Richard Glasser .... soundtrack album producer
Patrick Jonsson .... assistant score recordist
Lang Lang .... musician
Conrad Pope .... conductor
Maggie Rodford .... music supervisor
Dana Sano .... music supervisor
Nick Taylor .... score mixer
Nick Taylor .... score recording engineer/additional score
Helen Yates .... assistant music supervisor
Transportation Department
Tony Cooper .... unit driver
Jason Mortlock .... unit driver
David Rosenbaum .... transportation captain
Other crew
Hannah Andrews .... assistant production coordinator
Samantha Black .... production coordinator
Jamie Cook .... caterers
Jessica Corlett .... floor runner/stand in
John Crampton .... unit manager
Warren Demer .... assistant accountant
Lex Donovan .... production secretary: additional photography
Peter Eardley .... production accountant
Tina Falcone .... assistant accountant
Beni Hardiman .... production assistant
Paul Hayes .... floor runner
Ian Hutchinson .... assistant location manager
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Vinnie Jassal .... location scout

Matthew Jenkins .... production coordinator: additional photography
James R. Kipping .... floor runner
Yuen-Wai Liu .... assistant coordinator: additional photography
Hugues Mace .... runner: additional photography
Ashley Stowell .... medic
Ashley Stowell .... on-set medic
Jason Wheeler .... location manager
Andy Young .... floor runner
Source: IMDb.com

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