Julie Taymor's The Tempest

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 12/26/08 at 11:11pm

Haven't heard anything about this. "Prospera" (the male character formerly known as "Prospero) will be played by Helen Mirren. Alfred Molina is Stephano, Djimon Hounsou is Caliban, Alan Cumming is Sebastian, and Chris Cooper is Antonio. I am a great admirer to Taymor's Titus.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274300/

[Plum]

Posted: 12/26/08 at 11:29pm

This production hasn't generated a ton of news, but as I remember it, filming is going on in Hawaii and the cast will also include Russell Brand and Christopher Eccleston. (I was hoping the latter would be Caliban, but Hounsou should be interesting, too.)

[tellybox]

Posted: 12/26/08 at 11:54pm

I'm actually really excited to see this. Taymour has a great vision that I think will lend itself well to The Tempest. We actually had gotten into a discussion in one of my classes about Mirren playing "Prospera." Interesting stuff.

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 2:25am

Can someone tell me why Russell Brand is in this?

[Weez]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 3:29am

Because his agent is able to land him acting gigs as well as comedy, and he met with the director's vision for the role? It's not like he's Prospero or Ferdinand or Ariel or anything; he should be fairly bearable as Trinculo.

Now, Ben Whishaw as Ariel, I'm excited about. Although as a whole, this film has a long way to go if it's going to be as impressive as the RSC's recent production directed by Rupert Goold...

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 12/27/08 at 3:39am

Who remembers the Molly Ringwald film version of this, in the late eighties?

[DidYouReallyHearMe]

Posted: 12/28/08 at 1:34pm

Molly Ringwald?! Really? I just got ill.

I'm gonna have to watch that...and cringe.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 12/28/08 at 2:32pm

Actually, it was from the early 80s.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084776/