Where's MY Doctor?

[reconnor]

Chris Eccleston was on Heroes last night. It was the first time I'd watched the show. Miraculously, it was on NBC, the one station we get on our tv.

So I found an interview with him from a place called Herosite. And he mentioned that his next movie will be The Dark is Rising So the fact that there will be a DiR movie AND that it will have

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[jacquez]

Agh! And he doesn't mention what role he has in DiR!

I've been checking the IMDB page every few days since I heard about this a couple weeks ago, but IMDB doesn't know, either.

*flails*

Who do you think he's cast as? I've been wavering between Merriman and the Rider, but he'd be a good Walker, too, or a good....well, OK, he's a good actor, so he could do almost any of the adult men, really. But I'd love him as Merry.

[reconnor]

I always pictured Merry as grey haired and older than Chris looks - but that doesn't mean he wouldn't be good in the part. I can't begin to guess what other part he could be cast in. As you said, he could do any of the parts. I think I need to refresh my memory and re-read the books, though. It's been at least 15 years since I last read them.

I gave a copy of DiR to a high school girl who babysits for us sometimes. Gotta spread the joy to the next generation.

Is it going to be an adaptation of the series as a whole story or do you think it will be serialized into several movies? Have you heard anything about that?

I can't believe the screeplay is being written by the guy who adapted Trainspotting. At least he's Scottish. ;) heh.