Anthony Hopkins to give us a Lear

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2009 Sneak: King Lear
Published 6/28/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (NATHANIEL R) at Film Experience Blog
... on Shakespeare (for just 10 years people --give other ancient playwrights a chance at movie & stage adaptations!) but if they're going to make another Shakespearean movie, at least it's not Hamlet. Prepping to shoot early next year is King Lear directed by Joshua Michael Stern (whose current movie is Swing Vote. Kevin Costner to Shakespeare... er, okay Hollywood). Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to play the self-sabotaging monarch. [src] In concept I love all-star casts but when the property involves familial ...

Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: June 29, 2008
Published 6/29/2008 by Niall Browne at Screen Rant
... fond of the modern adaptations. It’s pre-Roman, Celtic, very raw. It’s a period in British history, from which Tolkien took a lot of his inspiration, where there were thatched-roof roundhouses and fortresses.” King Lear is my favorite Shakespeare play, so I’m quite interested in this, plus Stern seems to have an interesting vision. Filming should begin next year in Britain or Ireland. Source: The Guardian (Continued…) ...

Naomi Watts Joins and Anthony Hopkins Confirmed for “King Lear”
Published 6/30/2008 by Allan Ford at FilmoFilia
... Adding to the already big star cast of the Shakespeare’s tragedy  King Lear new film adaptation, The Guardian report that Naomi Watts (King Kong, The Ring Two, Eastern Promises)  joined the cast of Joshua Michael Stern’s and will play the third sister alongside the previously announced Keira Knightley and Gwyneth Paltrow. ...

Watts Joins 'Lear' and Ryan Returns to 'The Office'
Published 6/30/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
Naomi Watts Joins King Lear : Anthony Hopkins is to play King Lear in a new film version of the Shakespeare tragedy for director Joshua Michael Stern. The film will feature Gwyneth Paltrow , Naomi Watts and Keira Knightley as Lear's three daughters, with more big names to be revealed soon, according to the director, Joshua Michael Stern. [ The Guardian ] Amy Ryan Goes from Oscar to "Office": "The Wire" star Amy Ryan will get a chance to flex her comedic muscles a bit more next season as she joins "The Office" for multiple episodes. Ryan is set to appear in at least ...

Anthony Hopkins to Overact in a Classical Mode
Published 6/30/2008 at Vulture
... last week the Guardian confirmed that Anthony Hopkins will play the title role in a movie version of King Lear. Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, and Keira Knightley are set to play his three daughters. Only in England could director Joshua Michael Stern land this gig after previously directing comedy shorts including Queer Eye for the Homeless Guy and Jewz N The Hood. [Guardian] ...

Anthony Hopkins Does The Obvious: Starring In Film Version of King Lear
Published 6/30/2008 at FilmWad
File this one under the "no duh" department: Anthony Hopkins will play King Lear in a big screen adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy. The big screen adaptation will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern and will co-star Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts and Keira Knightley, each one playing one of Lear's daughters. ...

Movie News Roundup: Watts, Fox, Another 300 Movie and More
Published 6/30/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... According to The Guardian, Naomi Watts will play one of King Lear's daughters in the next film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. ...

Naomi Watts Joins Paltrow and Knightley in 'King Lear'
Published 7/1/2008 by Jessica Barnes at Cinematical
... When it comes to Shakespeare's tragedies, King Lear never made the short list of personal favorites. Maybe it was Cordelia, one of the biggest doormats in dramatic history, or maybe a play about madness and aging isn't best served to high school students. But, as long as there are actors who want to sink their teeth into lines like, "As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport", then the mad king will live on. The Guardian has now confirmed that ...