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.
Kenneth Branagh begyndte forhandlinger med producerne om rollen som Laurence Olivier i juli 2010, efter Ralph Fiennes havde trukket sig fra rollen, for at instruere sin filmatisering af Coriolanus.