10-26-2014, 02:52 AM
I've only recently found this site, and this is a first post. So Hi!
But I must say that Jack O'Connell surprises me. He's just so much younger than I was expecting. He's only 24, and looks as if he might actually play younger than the 24 too. And that obviously changes perception of who Toby is going to be (if they keep that name). I've got a copy of the 2000 screenplay, but that's obviously a long way away now from what's (hopefully) actually going to go into production in May now.
I've never actually seen J O'C (consciously) in anything yet, so I can't comment re how good he is, but reports seem to be excellent for both "Starred Up" and "Unbroken". He's certainly onto a great start to his career. And he's a good looking boy. I'm still a bit curious re what the issue was that Terry Gilliam was referring to in that 22.09.14 interview (from other thread), though.
.....John Hurt was reported to have spoken about Jack O'Connell at the BFI London Film Festival Awards, which was on the 18th of this month. That's only a month since Terry Gilliam referred to the problem. I'm presuming that's long enough for Jack O'Connell to be the alternative to whoever the previous choice was. I had assumed that what Terry Gilliam said was indicating that the producers didn't want his first choice, but in retrospect, it sounds more like someone had a timing issue and the choice was whether to delay again or change the actor.
But I must say that Jack O'Connell surprises me. He's just so much younger than I was expecting. He's only 24, and looks as if he might actually play younger than the 24 too. And that obviously changes perception of who Toby is going to be (if they keep that name). I've got a copy of the 2000 screenplay, but that's obviously a long way away now from what's (hopefully) actually going to go into production in May now.
I've never actually seen J O'C (consciously) in anything yet, so I can't comment re how good he is, but reports seem to be excellent for both "Starred Up" and "Unbroken". He's certainly onto a great start to his career. And he's a good looking boy. I'm still a bit curious re what the issue was that Terry Gilliam was referring to in that 22.09.14 interview (from other thread), though.
Quote:Well, that's what we've been going for, but I'm not sure what's happening at the moment, because we've been tripped up as of a week ago. The choice is whether we stay with a particular actor or start looking for another. We'll see where it goes.
.....John Hurt was reported to have spoken about Jack O'Connell at the BFI London Film Festival Awards, which was on the 18th of this month. That's only a month since Terry Gilliam referred to the problem. I'm presuming that's long enough for Jack O'Connell to be the alternative to whoever the previous choice was. I had assumed that what Terry Gilliam said was indicating that the producers didn't want his first choice, but in retrospect, it sounds more like someone had a timing issue and the choice was whether to delay again or change the actor.