On 6 September 2016 it was reported that Focus Features would release the film in the United States on 24 November 2017, with Ben Mendelsohn (as King George VI) and Kristin Scott Thomas (as Clementine Churchill). As of 3 November 2016 Darkest Hour had begun principal photography. Also in November, it was reported that Dario Marianelli would score the film. On 8 November 2016, Stephen Dillane joined the cast. For his role as Churchill, Oldman spent over 200 hours getting make-up applied during the course of filming.
On 6 September 2016 it was reported that Focus Features would release the film in the United States on 24 November 2017, with Ben Mendelsohn (as King George VI) and Kristin Scott Thomas (as Clementine Churchill).
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6
6
NUM
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obl
Number=Sing
September
September
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nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2016
2016
NUM
CD
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
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PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
report
reported
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
compound
Number=Sing
focus
Focus
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Plur
Features
Features
PROPN
NNPS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
csubj:pass
VerbForm=Inf
release
release
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VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
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NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
State
States
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NNPS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
24
24
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CD
obl
Number=Sing
November
November
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2017
2017
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CD
punct
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PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Ben
Ben
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flat
Number=Sing
Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn
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punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
as
as
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IN
compound
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
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nmod
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
VI
VI
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Kristin
Kristin
PROPN
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flat
Number=Sing
Scott
Scott
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
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punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Clementine
Clementine
PROPN
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flat
Number=Sing
Churchill
Churchill
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
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As of 3 November 2016 Darkest Hour had begun principal photography.
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as
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fixed
of
of
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IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
3
3
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CD
obl
Number=Sing
November
November
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2016
2016
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
dark
Darkest
ADJ
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Hour
Hour
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
begin
begun
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
principal
principal
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
photography
photography
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Also in November, it was reported that Dario Marianelli would score the film.
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also
Also
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in
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obl
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November
November
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punct
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,
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expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
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PRP
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
report
reported
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dario
Dario
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Marianelli
Marianelli
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
csubj:pass
VerbForm=Inf
score
score
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
punct
.
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PUNCT
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On 8 November 2016, Stephen Dillane joined the cast.
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on
On
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obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
8
8
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compound
Number=Sing
November
November
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nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2016
2016
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Stephen
Stephen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Dillane
Dillane
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
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VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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obj
Number=Sing
cast
cast
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
For his role as Churchill, Oldman spent over 200 hours getting make-up applied during the course of filming.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Churchill
Churchill
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Oldman
Oldman
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
spend
spent
VERB
VBD
advmod
over
over
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
200
200
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
hour
hours
NOUN
NNS
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
get
getting
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
make
make
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obj
up
up
ADP
RP
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
apply
applied
VERB
VBN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
course
course
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
filming
filming
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.