On Tuesday, some fairly "incriminating" photos were released to the Internet showing that perhaps The King's Speech was shot in the same location as a gay porn movie. It has been fairly well documented by the British press that the scenes in Lionel Logue's (Oscar nominee Geoffrey Rush) office were shot at 33 Portland Place in London, but was that address used by adult film director Jonno when he shot Snookered? Movieline contacted Jonno to inquire about where and when the production was filmed.
According to Jonno, his video (which was done for the website UK Naked Men) was indeed shot in the exact same room as The King's Speech at 33 Portland Place, though well before the King of England ever stepped foot onto the set. Snookered was filmed in August of 2008; The King's Speech started filming in November of 2009.
Jonno also told Movieline that the video for Amy Winehouse's smash hit "Rehab" was filmed at the address, which you can see for yourself here.
As for those Snookered/The King's Speech comparisons, here is the only picture (a cropped photo sent to Movieline by Jonno) that qualifies as suitable for work. If you are allowed to look at porn at work, go here for a more, um, detailed glimpse of the Snookered set. That link is decidedly not suitable for work.
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