Credo Buffa wrote:dks wrote:I wonder will we have to wait two years before this movie comes out??
Most likely. If it's still being written, it could be quite a while yet before they cast, let alone start filming. However, reading this article that Saturn posted, it does seem that they're pretty certain that it's going to happen, so I'm curious if there's actually been any work done as far as securing filming locations and things like that? Of course, it may still be too early for that, but how cool would it be if they actually did some filming at Wentworth Place?! At least outside, I should say. . . inside might be a bit too small for all that equipment, so they'd probably have to construct some sets.
Let's take a moment too and consider how great this could be for the Keats world in general, not just those of us who are already obsessive fans. Depending on the kind of release this gets, it could potentially do for Keats something like what
Amadeus did for Mozart: more people reading Keats, more people visiting Keats sites,
more people on this forum!!! I could be huge! It could be the end of the Protestant Cemetery's financial troubles. It could mean a sped-up restoration of the Keats House. . .
. . . . .
*flails with excitement*
That's proabaly the most exciting part of this prospect - how often have movies had such a profound effect on the public attitude to writers and musicians?
Amadeus is a prime example there - not only an astonishing, hilarious, moving and entertaining movie, but one which featured the great man's music extensively and I'm sure made many people sit up, listen and go out and buy Mozart CDS.
More recently another example is the Walk The Line Phenomenon. How many millions of Johnny Cash albums have been sold since that movie came out??
And it's not juts older people who missed out on first time on Johnny's music - all people of all ages are exploring 'The Man In Black' - I was very surprsied to hear my sister, who is 17, and usually listens to disposable pop; listening to Johnny cash because she really enjoyed the movie.
Whatever happens with this movie it will be interesting. Jane Campion is well known for her feminist leanings [witness the movie Holy Smoke] so I doubt we will see a demure and passive Fanny or a watered-down Adonais-like Keats.
I also agree that it should preferrably be an unknown actor to play our hero. He need not neccessarily be as small as Keats actually was, just small enough compared to the rest of the cast that we can appreciate his sense of inferiority.
Dare I make a bold and controversial possible casting?
I just had a flash of inspiration....
Dominic Monaghan of Lord Of The Rings/Lost fame?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597480/
I think he coud be a more
real Keats.
I do not want to see some wine-sipping elegant and stuffy Keats like a BBC period - drama series. Keats was a very manly man on the one hand [living uop to the Regency idea of a 'gentleman'] and of course had his sensitive and delicate side also which he could also portray very well.
Feel free to cut me down here in flames there
"Oh what a misery it is to have an intellect in splints".
He certainly wouldn't have to look exactly like the poet (as far as we know what he looked like). For me, the only essentials are that he be relatively short (and 5'7" is pretty short for today's men), be YOUNG--anyone older than 30 need not apply!--and have a bright, powerful energy about him, which I think a lot of actors have.
