Post by shaxper on May 6, 2002 21:09:20 GMT -5
If you were to do a film adaptation of a Renaissance drama (whether Shakespeare or other), which would you choose and how would you cast it? feel free to reply to this more than once. if you have more than one idea.
I would do Shakespeare's entire second Henriad (Rchard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V); perhaps release one film each summer. Here's how I'd cast it, assuming these actors can actually speak the lines and have some idea of what they're saying. I chose many of these actor because they seemed perfect for how I envision the play. However, it was hard to think of actors for certain parts, so don't hate me for making a few uncreative choices. I just couldn't think of a better choice at the time.
Richard II
Richard -- Mark Rylance
Isabelle -- Kate Hudson
John of Gaunt -- Donald Sutherland
Bolingbroke -- Tom Skerritt
Duchess of Gloucester -- Maggie Smith
York -- James Woods
Aumurle -- Robert Sean Leonard
Mowbray -- Wallace Shawn
1 Henry IV
Henry IV -- Tom Skerritt
Prince Harry -- Elijah Wood
Falstaff -- Ian McKellan
Northumberland -- Derek Jacobi
Hotspur -- Owen Wilson
2 Henry IV
Henry IV -- Tom Skerritt
Prince Harry -- Elijah Wood
Falstaff -- Ian McKellan
Northumberland -- Derek Jacobi
Bardolph -- Steve Buscemi
Poins -- John Goodman
Pistol -- John Turturro
(Still working on Henry V)
I would do Shakespeare's entire second Henriad (Rchard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V); perhaps release one film each summer. Here's how I'd cast it, assuming these actors can actually speak the lines and have some idea of what they're saying. I chose many of these actor because they seemed perfect for how I envision the play. However, it was hard to think of actors for certain parts, so don't hate me for making a few uncreative choices. I just couldn't think of a better choice at the time.
Richard II
Richard -- Mark Rylance
Isabelle -- Kate Hudson
John of Gaunt -- Donald Sutherland
Bolingbroke -- Tom Skerritt
Duchess of Gloucester -- Maggie Smith
York -- James Woods
Aumurle -- Robert Sean Leonard
Mowbray -- Wallace Shawn
1 Henry IV
Henry IV -- Tom Skerritt
Prince Harry -- Elijah Wood
Falstaff -- Ian McKellan
Northumberland -- Derek Jacobi
Hotspur -- Owen Wilson
2 Henry IV
Henry IV -- Tom Skerritt
Prince Harry -- Elijah Wood
Falstaff -- Ian McKellan
Northumberland -- Derek Jacobi
Bardolph -- Steve Buscemi
Poins -- John Goodman
Pistol -- John Turturro
(Still working on Henry V)
