Uh, Hopkins also Lear?
February 6, 2009 by John Murphy
Filed under Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Bardfilm, King Lear, Tragedies
We reported two days ago the news that Al Pacino was set to play King Lear in a new adaptation directed by Michael Radford. A little internet searching on the subject yielded another surprise… apparently, Anthony Hopkins is also tapped to play the more “sinned against than sinning” monarch. Strange that a 400-year old play [...]
Pacino To Play Lear
February 4, 2009 by John Murphy
Filed under Al Pacino, King Lear, Michael Radford, Tragedies
Joblo.com is reporting that Michael Radford, director of 2004’s The Merchant of Venice, has just tapped Al Pacino to play King Lear! Response to this news will probably be mixed, but we’re personally very excited at the prospect of Pacino testing his acting chops after the execrable double-whammy of 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill (I [...]
