A long march, a long march, and twenty years behind

[sovay]

Look, I don't know Neil Marshall from a poke in the eye with a pilum, but all things being equal, I'd rather see The Eagle of the Ninth. No offense, but General Virilus? Does he have a very great friend in Rome named Biggus Dickus?

(Oh, movies. How is it you can beautifully realize Middle-Earth and still fuck up the Romans on a regular basis?)

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[steepholm.livejournal.com]

The Lantern Bearers for me, please!

[sovay]

The Lantern Bearers for me, please!

Hey, you're an authority on YA literature! You should write to Kevin Macdonald and tell him!

[sovay]

Now that I am actually researching this—

"We are beginning to think about the cast and the idea is to use American actors for the Romans and to use Scots and other Celts for the Pictish people."

Says Kevin Macdonald. I wonder if he has been reading Alan Garner.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

I'd love to think so! The cynical interpretation is that Marcus is the star and they want an American in the role for box-office purposes, but if done right it could be very interesting. (I like "Scots and other Celts" - a pick 'n' mix assortment!)