Rickman and Thomas Share a Villa
Filed under: Drama, Independent, Romance, Casting, Mystery & Suspense, Newsstand, Cinematical Indie
According to Production Weekly, the great
Alan Rickman will star alongside Kristin Scott Thomas in a screen adaptation of Piers Paul Read's psychological
drama, The Villa Golitsyn. The novel
sounds incredibly complex and warped, which is just the sort of thing you might expect from director Peter Medak on his best days (The Krays being the shining example of those times). Apparently
Rickman's character, Willy Ludley (Yikes. Is any man on earth less fitted to the name "Willy" than Rickman?)
is drinking himself to death with his lovely wife (Priscilla, played by Thomas) by his side. He also might be some sort
of war criminal, which is what old pal Simon (not yet cast) has come to find out. The three are joint in the Ludleys'
French villa by an assortment of other characters, "and as events lead to a startling and incredible revelation,
there is nothing that any of them can do to avert the awaiting tragedy." Great, yet another book I'm going to buy
because of this job.The movie will have a two-month shoot this summer, starting in June, and will hopefully show up in theaters on this side of the ocean sometime in early 2007.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-20-2006 @ 5:43AM
Marlina said...
Awesome! Another Alan Rickman movie! Wooo!
>>>>>> Apparently Rickman's character, Willy Ludley (Yikes. Is any man on earth less fitted to the name "Willy" than Rickman?)
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4-20-2006 @ 5:49AM
Marlina said...
why did you say that?
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4-21-2006 @ 8:12AM
Leta Serbezoff said...
I have not read the book yet, but if there are undercurrents and ulterior motives I'm sure Rickman will be right at home & keep us on the edge of our seats. The downside is having to wait so long...& after Gissing I'm always afraid of Rickman's movies being shelved unseen no matter how good they are....
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4-26-2006 @ 6:57PM
Michelle said...
I read the book already when I first heard of this film. IMDB has the page up because of me, in fact. Beware, this is a little bit An Awfully Big Adventure in its warpedness, as well as a little beach-styled Gosford Park. Rickman will be PERFECTO as Will (I prefer not to add the "y" because it's a little too comical), the role being 1/2 Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade, and 1/2 P.L. O'Hara from An Awfully Big Adventure. And as for one of the guests, I would give my left foot to play Helen, regardless of her silly-girl character.
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