Keth Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 AV Club Netflix and the BBC are teaming up to ensure that no generation of children goes without the character-building experience of waking up screaming at the thought of being messily devoured by rabbits, or drowned in pastoral fields of blood. The streaming service has partnered with the broadcasting company on a new adaptation of Richard Adams’ Watership Down, with a star-studded cast lined up to appear in the ongoing nightmares of every child whose parent puts on “the cute bunny movie” and leaves them to their fates. ...... UPDATE: Variety has posted the actual casting information for this new Watership Down, with X-Men veteran McAvoy playing Hazel, Nicholas Hoult (a.k.a. Nux fromMad Max: Fury Road) as the prophetic Fiver, Boyega as the physically powerful Bigwig, and Kingsley in the role of Woundwort. Meanwhile, Arterton will play Clover, while Peep Show (and a bunch of other great stuff) actress Olivia Colman is playing Strawberry (who’s a male rabbit in Adams’ original book). All told, it’s an amazing cast, only slightly dampened by the fact that the whole thing will be directed by Noam Murro, whose only major credit is 2014’s dismal 300: Rise Of An Empire. I've never even seen the original solely based on its reputation. Same goes with The Plague Dogs. I may have to now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I was reading that article too. Its eerily spot on. Original was a very good cartoon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Original is a genuine classic. It totally caught me unawares the first time I saw it though. I heard it was excellent and was expecting something along the lines of classic Disney...I was mistaken. Felt more like a darker Secret Of NIMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I may have seen bits and pieces of the original on TV back in the day, but I read the book for the first time about 5 years ago and quite enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I've never read the book. I must add it to the list of books I want to, but know I won't ever read. Just so that when people ask have I read it I can say "No, but it's on the list", that way I can still come across as well read without having to go to the bother of reading. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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