Chaplin (film) and is moved to tears when the audience provide him with the Oscar's longest standing ovation. Although Richard Attenborough wanted Robert Downey Jr. for the part of Chaplin, studio executives wanted Robin Williams or Billy Crystal for the role. Jim Carrey was also considered for the role. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some aspects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film. The film was lauded
Tom Attenborough Tom Attenborough Tom Attenborough (born 13 October 1986) is an English theatre director. He is the son of theatre director Michael Attenborough and the grandson of the late film actor and director Richard Attenborough. Born in October 1986, the first of two boys (His younger brother Will followed in 1991.) for Michael Attenborough and Karen, his wife. Attenborough grew up in London and attended St Paul's School. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge to study English Literature. He graduated in 2009 and became Artistic Director of Rhapsody of Words Productions in 2010. In 2011 he won a runner-up prize