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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 30 2009, 11:35 PM (318 Views) | |
| LeighS11 | Oct 30 2009, 11:35 PM Post #1 |
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Have seen several Google alerts recently stating that Chris has been cast to appear in "This Beautiful Fantastic" along with Carey Mulligan (who I loved as Sally Sparrow on Dr Who "Blink" episode). Anyone know anything about this film? Slashfilm.com blog has this to say: "Screen Daily reports on the film, and lists the tremendous cast with which Mulligan will appear: Tom Wilkinson, Christopher Eccleston, Mackenzie Crook and Joanna Lumley. The film will shoot in early 2010 in Scotland and Germany with Terry Loane directing from Simon Aboud’s script, said to be “a modern fairy tale in the vein of Amelie and Finding Neverland.” The film follows “frustrated children’s author Bella Brown, who only leaves her obsessively ordered flat for work at the library. Chronically shy, she has no friends, no family and no life until she falls in with Billy, a hopelessly messy inventor who whirls through the library’s carefully balanced world like a shambolic tornado.” One would expect that Mulligan plays Bella Brown, but who is the inventor? Eccleston seems like the prime pick, but I suppose it could just as easily be Wilkinson if Loane wanted to keep things interesting. Little May-September friendship/love affair never hurt anyone, right? (I’d actually quite like to see Crook step up and be the inventor, but I’d expect he’ll be someone who works at the library or another similar ancillary character.) Screen Daily notes that more casting will be announced soonish, so let’s hope the additional names are equally interesting. The Playlist notes that they’ve read a year-old draft of the script in which Billy, the inventor, is a more minor presence. In that draft a larger character is Bella’s irascible old neighbor Alfie, who sounds like a lock for Wilkinson. In that draft Alfie has a cook, Vernon (probably Crook) who leaves his unpleasant employ to work for Bella. Drop us a copy of the script if you’ve got a current draft, as I’m curious to see how things have been changed about." IMDB lists Chris in the cast, but no character assignment yet. So far I love everyone who's been cast in this! :) |
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| shirlie | Nov 1 2009, 03:18 PM Post #2 |
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I also hope to know more about this film |
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| KathyC | Nov 1 2009, 05:35 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks Leigh, what good news! |
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| undine | Nov 2 2009, 02:39 PM Post #4 |
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Sounds interesting, thank you. |
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| ljetoo | Nov 3 2009, 05:15 AM Post #5 |
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This sounds great! And with Carey Mulligan and Tom Wilkinson in it I am hopeful that it will get a wide release in the US, at least in the larger cities. Chris and Joanna Lumley have a narrower fanbase, Dr Who and Heroes for Chris and AbFab for Lumley, so unfortunately they don't attract distributors. But Mulligan is being built up here as the next Audrey Hepburn and Tom has pretty much achieved the status of beloved character actor. This film might only play art houses, but I think it will be available at least. Finally.....something good to look forward to! Chris has got to stay out of Hollywood and the GI Joe type crap they offer him. He needs to stay in the UK and get good scripts like this one. And I don't even care which part he plays. :) Thanks for the good news! Linda |
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