Joe Wright to direct My Fair Lady film, Knightley and possibly Craig to star

Seems like perfect fits to me. I know Daniel Day Lewis's name was thrown around a while back. He would be great, but so would Daniel Craig!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/6418265/By-George-shes-got-it-Keira-Knightley-beats-Scarlett-Johansson-to-be-My-Fair-Lady.html

Hugh Laurie is not a movie star. And I will be in the minority by saying I think Knightly is a great choice - better than the BWW favorite, Anne Hathaway for this one.

I would have preferred Emily Blunt, or the new sensation, Carey Mulligan (too young, I know).
Craig will be fine. Wright is a bit of a predictable choice, but he'll serve the piece well, hopefully this will be more ATONEMENT, less THE SOLOIST.

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Blunt can sing.

And ray, I think it's pretty obvious this will be much more Atonement than Soloist.

I like Knightly but this is a rehash of the first movie where the leading lady has very limited vocal chops. She even has a physical resemblance to Audrey Hepburn. Why bother remaking it if they aren't going to correct the mistakes of the first version.

I'm very dubious. And more than a little disappointed.

I kind of love the idea of Emily Blunt. And dear God, please, PLEASE let them dub this. I need a real soprano singing this score.

I'm not sure how I feel about Daniel Craig as Higgins...

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The only question is why?

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I will only want to see this if Hugh Laurie is Higgins

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I don't care if Hugh Laurie isn't a movie star. He would be great.

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Add me to the list of people hoping they dub it. Of course, I don't even like Keira Knightley's acting, so I am unhappy with this casting choice.

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I'll probably see it out of curiosity. If I end up hating it, then I can always go home and watch my dvd of the original.

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Rayandallthatjazz- Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley are the same age, Carey (who was nothing short of brilliant in An Education) just looks a lot younger. Age wise though, she's no different from the casting of Keira.


That said, I think Keira will be fine, but I like her. (Though I also loved the Mulligan suggestion as she's just adorable.)

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Hugh Laurie is pretty much an ideal Higgins. I have all the respect in the world for Craig's acting, but I've never seen him in a part that's remotely like Higgins - does anyone have a viewing suggestion for me? Because otherwise, the only advantage I can see Craig having over Laurie is that the former is closer to Keira Knightley's age, should Knightley be cast. Which I hope she isn't.

I would take a dubbed Carey Mulligan in a heartbeat over Knightley using her own voice. Mulligan has never been anything other than utterly charming and radiant in any part I've seen her in (except possibly Pride and Prejudice, but she was supposed to be annoying in that), she doesn't look skeletal, and she's a better actress than Knightley is. She's not as famous as Knightley, but she's set to be a new critical darling and "it" girl thanks to An Education. Why not hire her?

Finally, I wouldn't dismiss Hugh Laurie's fame so easily. He's not a movie star, but in terms of face recognition? House is the most popular show in the world, and one of the most popular in the U.S. According to Wikipedia, 81.8 million people watch the show. That's got to rival the number of people who watch Bond films.

People know who Laurie is, and they know he can act. He's also just so right for the part I can't let go of the notion - he's got the posh accent, the utter mastery of verbal evisceration through sarcasm, and the experience playing an overly clever bastard. And he's approved by the screenwriter! Who's admittedly an old friend of his, but still. :)


(Okay, a little math on Quantum of Solace: It made $586 million worldwide. Assuming $5 movie tickets, that's over 117 million viewers. But movie tickets cost more than $5, and some of those were repeat views, so there's a fair chance that Laurie and Craig have had about an equal number of eyes on them lately. The TV/movie fame divide doesn't mean nearly as much as it used to, but I'll give Craig a slight edge there just to be fair. Laurie is still far better for the part. And yes, I am taking a break from my statistics homework for this. *headdesk*)

Updated On: 10/24/09 at 07:47 PM