The Dotted Line: Camilla, Jennifer and the Dueling Lears
By Kit Bowen, Hollywood.com Staff
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Monday, February 09, 2009
THE DUELING KING LEARS
Shakespeare's tragic tale of an aging monarch trying to find the right successor frim his three daughters but ultimately fails and is left with nothing is finally getting a big-screen redo. But here’s the catch: You’ve got two to choose from. The first one is already in production and stars Anthony Hopkins as King Lear, with Naomi Watts as Goneril and Gwyneth Paltrow as Regan, the two greedy and conniving daughters, and Keira Knightley as Cordelia, the sweet and loving daughter who refuses to play the game and is exiled for it. Not a bad cast. But then just last week, Variety announced Al Pacino will play the old king in a film directed by Michael Radford, the same dude who guided Pacino as Shylock in the 2004 Merchant of Venice. Hmmm, I’m leaning towards the Hopkins one -- just seems a better fit.
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