A quartet of French, Australian and English stars are set to come together for upcoming feature “Burnt Piano.” Isabelle Huppert (“Elle,” “The Piano Teacher”), Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech,” ...

Just how did an acclaimed, stage-trained, Oscar-winning actor like Geoffrey Rush approach the scenes in “The King’s Speech” in which his character proves to be a mediocre thespian? Genuine anxiety.

Queen Elizabeth II would be moving in on Roger Ebert’s territory -- if Geoffrey Rush had his way. Over the weekend, a UK tabloid reported the reigning monarch of England had responded favorably to a ...