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"Colin Firth and Dame Helen Mirren are in talks to join the upcoming sequel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It was recently announced that a sequel to John Madden&amp;#039;s wildly successful comedy-drama was in development, with screenwriter Ol Parker set to deliver a script by the end of November.   Showbiz 411 reports that Firth and Mirren are likely to join the cast, while producers are seeking an American actress to round out the ensemble. Cast members including Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Dame Maggie Smith are reportedly likely to return, while Madden&amp;#039;s return as helmer has not been discussed thus far. The original film, which centred on a group of retired Brits whose lives are transformed after they move to a newly-restored hotel in India, has made over $130 million (\u00C2\u00A383m) worldwide.  The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was nominated in several categories at the British Independent Film Awards, including &amp;#039;Best British Independent Film&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Best Director&amp;#039; for Madden, &amp;#039;Best Actress&amp;#039; for Dench and &amp;#039;Best Actor&amp;#039; for Tom Wilkinson.  &amp;gt; Tom Wilkinson, John Madden &amp;#039;Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&amp;#039; interview &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&amp;#039; John Madden: &amp;#039;Judi Dench is so unique&amp;#039; Watch a clip from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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