With Mike Newell as director.
http://www.totalfilm.com/news/mike-newell-opening-the-box-of-delights? cid=OTC-RSS&attr=news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=fee d&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+totalfilm%2Fimdbnews+%28Total+Film+IMDb+agg regate%29
Will be interesting to see what they do with it. I'll definitely give it a watch but if they 'Hollywoodise' it too much I think I'll cry!
good news and good choice for the director. Could see Jeremy Northam in the role of Abner Brown. Watch him in Enigma. He has a good mixture of charisma and sinister.
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I like Jeremy Northam's acting, but I can't see him as Abner Brown - he plays 'quiet evil'. I think I'd want a 'bigger' performance from someone a bit weightier and texturally rich - more Michael Gambon.
JN too handsome as well - someone more grizzled and lugubrious, methinks ;o)
What about Toby Stephens for Abner which of course would be interesting as his dad Robert was the iconic Abner. I would hope they wouldn't do it a disservice by badly casting it
shareSadly, we won't get a chance to agree, nor disagree with the casting...
All has been on hold for some time, now.
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-box-of-delights/23452/exclusive-mike-newell-on-the-box-of-delights-film
What if a squirrel wants a sausage?
Thanks for the link. I'm quite sad that this is on hold but I do like what Mr Newell says about what Hollywood producers think the film should be. Or rather I agree with him that it shouldn't be what they think.
I do hope it gets made eventually
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Oh, yes, I absolutely agree.
Yes, I agree...
Glad he's a man of principle.
I like cgi done well, but also think it's important to realise that the story's strong enough on it's own, without loads of tricksy interference.
I wonder what Execs think they're trying to make up for... A lack of what?!
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