As if the world needs yet another adaptation, a full length movie will be made
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979954.html?categoryId=2431&c s=1&nid=3078
Casting??? I say Matthew Macfadyen this time as Heathcliff but he probably would never consider it unless they offered him a lot of money!!!
I thought about Gerard Butler for Heathcliffe, if he's young enough. I know Heathfcliffe is 40 by the end, but at some parts of the movie, wouldn't he need to be in his twenties or something? And I don't know if he can go that young. But he has the brooding thing going on and, even though his eyes aren't brown, they're not really light, so I'll forgive it. I think ACTINGWISE, he would be the perfect Heathclife. LOOKSWISE, a good Heathcliffe. AGEWISE, I'm not sure.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1645844992/nm0124930
Um... sorry to burst your guys bubble, but Heathcliff is most definitely not white. He is probably of Indian (s in India) origin, or else black. So they should really pick a colored actor...
shareI didn't say that's who I wanted. I said they're the most likely candidates because they want young actors for the part, plus historically have they ever had coloured actors play Heathcliff before?? No. I doubt they'll break that tradition, unfortuantely. Plus the little intereview on Bronteblog with the director said the film opens with Earnshaw in Liverpool finding a prostitute's son, so i doubt they'll be casting someone foreign because of that, I agree with you, but i'm just being realistic in doubting that will happen.
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I would love Gerry Butler to do it or Christian Bale. It would have to be an englishman to play it, i think. I dont care what race he was in the book, in the 1998 version he was white...
Who to be Kathy tho?? Thats a big choice.
I'll blow the Gershwin up because i am the loudest Witch in Oz!
I'd love Gerard Butler to play Heathcliffe! I posted a topic suggesting it after reading the book, Cathy I'm not to sure about I heard they wanted Keira Knightley or Lindsay Lohan, none of them I feel could play her.
shareI remember in the novel Heathcliff was referred to as being somewhat Gypsy, but not Indian or black. Gypsies often camped in southern Europe (Romania, Spain,the Basque region, etc.) Many of them, from what I've read, had that southern European or slightly Middle-Eastern look--dark hair, brown or hazel eyes, and olive skin. To English eyes, a guy who had olive skin probably seemed "dark."
Also, in the novel, Cathy's skin is referred to as being "brown," which essentially meant "tan," from being in the sun. Proper girls didn't get tan or spent time in the sun, so "dark" often just meant not the pale, lily-white English skin that was commonplace.
Um... sorry to burst your guys bubble, but Heathcliff is most definitely not white. He is probably of Indian (s in India) origin, or else black. So they should really pick a colored actor...