First Look at Helen Mirren and Russell Brand in Taymor's 'Tempest'
Looking really good
Photo: Miramax Films
Disney just sent over their fall/holiday preview images and among them were the first looks at Russell Brand and Helen Mirren in Julie Taymor's long-awaited The Tempest, which will have its debut at the Venice Film Festival in September and then hit theaters on December 10.
Taymor's adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" offers a gender twist as Mirren as Prospera rather than Prospero as she reigns over the magical island. Shakespeare's play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera, her daughter Miranda (Felicity Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera's enemies.
The rest of the cast includes Russell Brand as Trinculo, Alfred Molina as Stephano, Djimon Hounsou as Caliban, Alan Cumming as Sebastian, Chris Cooper as Antonio, Ben Whishaw as Ariel and David Strathairn as Alonso.
Last year I thought this film would arrive in time for a late season Oscar push, but was told the film wouldn't be ready due to a lot "of special effects [work] going on with the film." Well, it's here now and will certainly have all eyes on it in Venice to see just what type of contender we have on our hands.
Interestingly enough, this won't be the only time Brand and Mirren team for a film as both are starring in the remake of Arthur, which is currently shooting with Brand in the title role. The film is expected to hit theaters in 2011.
To browse larger, fuller versions of the two new images from The Tempest you see above and below just click here to browse the RopeofSilicon gallery.
Photo: Miramax Films
The other films included in Disney's Fall Preview are linked just below and each of them has new images that have been added to their respective galleries:
- The Debt (2 new stills)
- Tron Legacy (2 new stills and the international poster)
- Tangled (1 new still)
- Secretariat (1 new still)
- You Again (2 new stills)
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Sweetheart, the title of this article should read "First Look at Helen Mirren and Russell Brand in Taymor's 'The Tempest'".
Helen Mirren always come ahead of Russell Brand. ALWAYS.
Touche, I will adjust.
LOL. Spot on, Lainey.
Terribly good casting. I like the images. I think this will deliver, but Taymor usually does.
I hate Brand's physiognomy
Was I excited for this? No. Am I excited for it now? HELL YEAH! I LOVE Alfred Molina. Can't wait for this one!
If Helen Mirren was American, I would think she must be it tax trouble with the IRS or something. She seems to in many, many films lately. A good time to be a fan of hers.
I hope this movie is also as good as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
I really don't know whether or not to take Russel Brand seriously anymore. Comedian to Big Brother's Big Mouth host to actor? He's four kinds of crazy!
Yay!! finaly coming out..di some wrk for this film