UK Production company Ealing Studios has released the trailer for next month’s release of Dorian Grey. Currently there are no US distributors, which is a shame as Oscar Wilde’s A Picture of Dorian Greyranks towards the top of my favorite books, and I would love to see Colin Firth in the role of “bad guy” playing Lord Henry Wotten. Comments elsewhere express the same mindset and have stated they see Johnny Depp or Rupert Everett as more likely candidates and are curious about Firth’s performance as he is such a talented actor.
There to seem to be some changes to the original story which are already getting traditionalists who want strict adherence to Wilde’s story up in a rile. Apparently they’ve introduced Lord Wotten’s daughter Emily as a main character, which could be an interesting twist and I’m interested in seeing how they explore that relationship. I could easily see Grey becoming acquainted with her out of a sense of revenge for Lord Wotten’s encouragement of debauchery.
It will be interesting to see how closely they stick to the original themes and key moments of the story and how they will treat the end now that changes have been made.
While you wait for the movie to hit theaters (or for a US distributor to pick it up), check out the beautiful still photography of the film on TrendHunter.
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Are you a big fan of the book? I heard that a movie was being made and since I know a friend that named her pet Dorian Grey, I figured maybe it was worth a read, so I got it on my iphone (for free, woohoo!). Won’t be able to get to read it for a while tho…
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Ari – it’s not a happy book by anymeans – but yes, it is definitely towards the top of my favorite classics list. It’s a very dark tale about extreme narcissism, self-accountability, and our fear of our own mortality. There are a lot of vaguaries to the story; a sort of “fill in the blanks” for yourself – but that sort of adds to the story. I do recommend it.
If Colin Firth signed on, it’s gotta be good. Hopefully it’ll get a US distributor soon!
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Lisa, I heard some hopeful talk that a US distributor would pick it up at the Toronto Film Festival. Fingers crossed!