Isikhathini esedlule siphawule ngezindaba zokushintshwa okusha kwe "Lear King«, ongeke adlale ngaphansi Anthony Hopkins, Keira Knightley y Gwyneth Paltrow.
Kubo, manje Basanda kujoyinwa omunye umlingisi ovelele: Naomi Watts izoba yingxenye yalaba balingisi bezinkanyezi, kule nguqulo entsha ye-William Shakeaspeare classic ezobhalwa futhi iqondiswe ngu. UJoshua Michael Stern (umqondisi osanda kuqopha "Swing Vote"NoKevin Costner).
UPaltrow noKnightley bacishe baqinisekiswa ukuthi bazonikeza impilo kuRegania noCordelia, amadodakazi amabili kwamathathu enkosi, futhi ngokuqinisekile uWatts uzoba ngowesithathu. ILear izokwenziwa ngu-Anthony Hopkins.