450 actors playing MPs deliver a stirring rendition of 'Hey Jude' before being interrupted by Gary Oldman playing Winston Churchill who gets a hero's reception

  • 450 MPs are led by director Joe Wright in a brilliant version of 'Hey Jude'
  • Actors were singing as they warmed up between takes for movie Darkest Hour
  • Gary Oldman has earned critical acclaim for his portray of Winston Churchill 

This is the brilliant moment that Joe Wright, director of the new Second World War film Darkest Hour, leads 450 MPs in a warm-up rendition of Hey Jude, only stopping when Gary Oldman, who plays Sir Winston Churchill, enters the room.

The clip was captured by actor Samuel West who said he had to wait 'a year' to post it.   

Oldman, who recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of legendary British wartime PM Winston Churchill, received a heroes' reception as he interrupted the performance. 

The clip was uploaded to Twitter.

The footage starts with director Wright conducting the 450 MPs while they sit in a version of the old House of Commons, built specially for the Darkest Hour movie at Leavesden Studios. 

The actors, who play the 450 MPs, can be seen swaying and singing-along to the Beatles' classic track while it blares in the background as they warm-up between scenes.

At the end of the clip, Gary Oldman makes an appearance while dressed as Sir Winston Churchill.

Director Joe Wright led 450 actors, playing MPs, in a rendition of 'Hey Jude' to warm-up between takes

Director Joe Wright led 450 actors, playing MPs, in a rendition of 'Hey Jude' to warm-up between takes

He is immediately noticed, despite the loud music, with the waving and cheering him.

The hero's reception is the latest in a series of good news for Gary Oldman.

The English actor won Best Actor at Thursday's Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

The 59-year-old also won his first Golden Globe on Sunday  for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.

The rendition was interrupted by Gary Oldman, who received a hero's reception as he entered in character as Winston Churchill

The rendition was interrupted by Gary Oldman, who received a hero's reception as he entered in character as Winston Churchill

This was followed by an announcement on Tuesday that Oldman was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actor In A Leading Role for his work in the British war drama.   

But despite the critical acclaim for his performance, Oldman identified another feat as his greatest while playing Winston Churchill.

On Tuesday, he revealed to Jimmy Kimmel that the greatest feat he performed in character was to get his wife Gisele Schmidt to agree to marry him, while in heavy prosthetic makeup.

'I took her into the map room and as Winston Churchill I said 'Will you marry me?' and she said 'Yes.''  

Gary Oldman, 59, won a Golden Globe award, a Critic's Choice award and has been nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of Winston Churchill

Gary Oldman, 59, won a Golden Globe award, a Critic's Choice award and has been nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of Winston Churchill

But there wasn't much time to celebrate her answer, according to the Academy Award nominee:

'And then someone said "Hey Gary, we're ready for you [to shoot your scene].''

'So you did not get a chance to consummate as Winston Churchill?' asked Jimmy, a question which the embarrassed JFK star studiously avoided. 

Oldman on his greatest feat as Winston Churchill 'I took her into the map room and as Winston Churchill, I said 'Will you marry me?' and she said 'Yes'

Oldman on his greatest feat as Winston Churchill 'I took her into the map room and as Winston Churchill, I said 'Will you marry me?' and she said 'Yes'

'So you did not get a chance to consummate as Winston Churchill?' asked Jimmy, a question which the embarrassed JFK star studiously avoided

'So you did not get a chance to consummate as Winston Churchill?' asked Jimmy, a question which the embarrassed JFK star studiously avoided

The Harry Potter actor has enjoyed a successful thirty-year career in the industry, but has only ever received one nomination at the Academy Awards.

But it was finally Gary Oldman's time to shine on Sunday night, as he bagged the Golden Globe for his role as Winston Churchill - tipping him for Oscar success.

Receiving a celebratory kiss from his wife Gisele Schmidt, whom he married in 2017, the screen icon, admitted he was 'very humbled and surprised' to accept the award for Best Actor in a Drama - despite receiving rave reviews for his portrayal of the Prime Minister.  

New love: The Harry Potter actor has enjoyed a successful thirty-year career in the industry, but has only ever received one  Academy Award nod, pictured with Gisele Schmidt on Sunday

New love: The Harry Potter actor has enjoyed a successful thirty-year career in the industry, but has only ever received one Academy Award nod, pictured with Gisele Schmidt on Sunday

The British actor proudly collected the Golden Globe award at the Beverly Hilton hotel, and was clearly overwhelmed as he took to the stage.

Grapsing tightly onto his trophy, Oldman told the audience: 'I feel very humbled and surprised to have been asked to this stage.'

He first thanked the highly skilled make-up and technical staff on set, who spent a whopping five hours transforming him into the politician every morning.  

In character: The acclaimed actor plays Winston Churchill in the new film The Darkest Hour

In character: The acclaimed actor plays Winston Churchill in the new film The Darkest Hour

He said: 'I would like to thank my magnificent makeup team. Your artistry has no equal. You were kind, you were funny, you were patient, and we got through 63 applications.'

He then thanked his wife Gisele for tolerating that same makeup, and the huge level of commitment necessary for him to embody the character.

'She told her friends, 'I go to bed with Winston Churchill but I wake up with Gary Oldman,'' he began, before adding, 'which I suppose is better than the other way around,' causing the audience to chuckle.  

Flying solo: On Wednesday, the thespian strolled the inaugural Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards red carpet by himself

Flying solo: On Wednesday, the thespian strolled the inaugural Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards red carpet by himself

The new movie was also in the spotlight after rare papers and fascinating insights from the men and women who worked with Winston Churchill in his underground headquarters were revealed to mark its release.

Documents, testimonies and photographs showing what life was like in the Churchill War Rooms, built underneath central London, were displayed..

The movie, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, tells the story about Churchill's early days as Prime Minister and recounts key moments of the war.

The Imperial War Museum revealed rare papers and insights from the Cabinet War Rooms in 1945, such as this photo of Map Room Officers at work

The Imperial War Museum revealed rare papers and insights from the Cabinet War Rooms in 1945, such as this photo of Map Room Officers at work

And remarkable pieces of history from the War Rooms - built in 1939 and used to carry out operations throughout the six-year war - have been released by the Imperial War Museums.

They include a rare surviving example of a letter confirming a shorthand typist's appointment and insights from Churchill's private secretary, Elizabeth Layton, and other secretaries working in the underground bunker.

The museum also shared a light-hearted message written by some of the female staff in the War Rooms on the subject of Operation 'Desperate' ahead of Winston Churchill's second visit to Washington in May 1942.

They joked that 'silk stocking, chocolates and cosmetics' were 'acute shortages' in the UK and said 'has already been appointed' to bring them home from the US. 

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