In one of his scenes with Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh was supposed to directly cite lines from William Shakespeare's work, but he got it slightly wrong, so Dench started to laugh at the mistake. In retort, Branagh quipped "You can probably finish it!", which she promptly did. All of this was obviously not scripted, but nonetheless kept for the finished film.
The director Kenneth Branagh said the cinematography for the interior scenes was done using only candlelight.
Anne Hathaway was only 8 years older than William Shakespeare. Judi Dench is 26 years older than Kenneth Branagh.
The title of the film was taken from the William Shakespeare play "Henry VIII", for which it was an early alternative title.
Screenwriter Ben Elton previously wrote Upstart Crow (2016), which also revolves around the life of William Shakespeare and he also co-wrote Blackadder II (1986), Blackadder the Third (1987), and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), which often spoofed the Bard's plays.
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