Robert Eggers and The Muppets finally have something in common. Both now have adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas ghost story, A Christmas Carol. Deadline confirms Warner Bros is developing this new retelling with Nosferatu director Eggers, who will write and direct. Little is known about the casting, but the report notes frequent collaborator Willem Dafoe […]
The Artful Dodger trailer catches up with the young thief in adulthood
One of the most memorable characters from all of Charles Dickens’ work is getting his own follow up series for Disney+ and Hulu. The Artful Dodger picks up the life of the title character in adulthood as a doctor in Australia with his past coming back to haunt him. The series stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Queen’s Gambit), David […]
Watch Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham in the trailer for Steven Knight’s Great Expectations
Another decade, another adaptation of Great Expectations leaps from page-to-screen, this time brought to us by Peaky Blinders and Taboo writer Steven Knight. What makes this must-watch television is surely the appearance of Olivia Colman (Empire of Light) in the plum-role of Miss Havisham. A character previously embodied by Gillian Anderson in the 2011 BBC […]
Movie Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Aneurin Barnard, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Gwendoline Christie, Paul Whitehouse, Rosalind Eleazar, Benedict Wong, Darren Boyd, Anthony Welsh, Aimee Kelly, Jairaj Varsani and Nikki Amuka-Bird. SYNOPSIS: Based on the acclaimed novel by […]
Steven Knight to oversee a series of Charles Dickens adaptations for BBC One
The BBC has announced that Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Taboo) will be bringing a series of Charles Dickens adaptations to BBC One, beginning with the festive classic A Christmas Carol. The TV adaptations will be produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free, in association with Tom Hardy’s Hardy Son and Baker. “Any question about narrative storytelling […]
