Behind the Scenes of ‘The Theory of Everything’ Starring Eddie Redmayne

The Theory of Everything Featurette and Clip
Felicity Jones stars as Jane Wilde and Eddie Redmayne stars as her suitor Stephen Hawking in Academy Award-winning director James Marsh’s THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, a Focus Features release.
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Focus Features has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette along with a clip from the dramatic film The Theory of Everything starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. The new behind-the-scenes video features interviews with Redmayne, Jones, and director James Marsh talking about the relationship between astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and the love of his life, Jane Wilde. Based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking, the cast also includes Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, and David Thewlis.

The Theory of Everything will open in theaters on November 7, 2014.

The Plot:

In 1963, as a cosmology student at the storied U.K. university Cambridge, Stephen (Redmayne) is making great strides and is determined to find a “simple, eloquent explanation” for the universe. His own world opens up when he falls deeply in love with an arts major, fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde (Jones). But, at 21 years of age, this healthy, active young man receives an earth-shattering diagnosis: motor neuron disease will attack his limbs and his abilities, leaving him with limited speech and movement, and will take his life within two years.

Jane’s love, fierce support, and determination are unwavering – and the duo weds. With his new wife fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen refuses to accept his diagnosis. Jane encourages Stephen to finish his doctorate, which includes his initial theory of the creation of the universe. They start a family, and with his newly earned and widely hailed doctorate Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. As his body faces more limits, his mind continues to explore the outer limits of theoretical physics.

Together, he and Jane defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed – well into the 21st century.

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-By Rebecca Murray

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