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
Will Attenborough Will Attenborough Will Attenborough is a British actor. He played the lead role in Jeremy Herrin's production of "Another Country" in the West End, and James Watson in Michael Grandage's production of "Photograph 51" opposite Nicole Kidman. He has also had roles in Sam Mendes-produced "The Hollow Crown", Channel 4's "Utopia", "Home Fires", "Denial" starring Rachel Weisz, and the Oscar-winning "Dunkirk". In 2018, Attenborough took the role of Ed Faulkner Jr. - a veteran of the Battle of Kamdesh, who died of an accidental overdose after suffering post-traumatic stress - in "The Outpost". The film is the adaptation of Jake