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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/firth-no-need-for-swearfree-film.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Colin Firth thinks the swearing in the film is necessary" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-firth-no-need-for-swearfree-film.jpg" alt="Colin Firth thinks the swearing in the film is necessary"/></a></p>
<p>Colin Firth has revealed he opposes plans to release an edited version of The King&#8217;s Speech.</p>
<p>After winning the best actor Oscar for the title role in the British monarchy saga, Colin said he was against a version of the film which would alter a pivotal swearing scene.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t take this stuff lightly, but in the context of this film, it could not be more edifying, more appropriate. It&#8217;s not vicious, it&#8217;s not an insult or it&#8217;s not in any of the contexts which might offend people,&#8221; Colin said.</p>
<p>The Weinstein Co., the film&#8217;s distributor, has considered releasing a PG-13 version, which potentially could open it up to a wider audience. In the US, an R rating prohibits anyone younger than 17 from seeing a film without an adult.</p>
<p>The ratings board of the Motion Picture Association of America announced on Friday that an alternate version of The King&#8217;s Speech had been assigned a PG-13 rating.</p>
<p>The R-rated version, which dominated the Oscars with a best-picture win and three other prizes, already is a 100 million US dollar hit.</p>
<p>The film stars Colin as stammering King George VI, whose angry swearing fit helps him momentarily overcome his speech problem.</p>
<p>&#8220;Really, it&#8217;s about a man who&#8217;s trying to free himself through the use of certain words,&#8221; Colin said. &#8220;I still haven&#8217;t met the person who would object, so I think the film should stand as it is.&#8221;</p>
<p>After the ceremony, Colin stopped briefly to talk to media at the Vanity Fair party, telling BBC News: &#8220;A win is good. I can&#8217;t give you more than that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Asked if he ever doubted the appeal of the film, he said: &#8220;I doubted it profoundly. I thought it would appeal to a few people. I had no idea it would be so broad.&#8221;</p>
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