Jamie Bell takes over for Dan in Equus

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
> >
> > Recent News reports indicate that when Dan leaves the
> > stage production of Equus, .... It will continue with
> > Jamie Bell in the lead roll. ...
> 
> <Snip>
> 
> > Just passing it along.
> > 
> > Steve/bboyminn
> 
> Geoff:
> For me, the best is his superb portrayal of Smike in the 
> 2002 version of "Nicholas Nickleby".
>

bboyminn:

No argument about the performances in 'Nicholas Nickleby',
they were all superb, but I wasn't too thrilled about
the movie itself. I felt, like so many many movies based
on books, it was just cut too thin. Too much of the 
assumed depth of book was left out. Note: I confess
to never having read the book, but I'm sure it had far
more depth of character and story than the movie did.

But overall you are right, Jamie Bell always gives a
great performance. Hopefully his game plan is to establish
himself as a serious and capable actor, that will 
eventually lead to him getting the lead role, or direct 
supporting role in more mainstream movies. 'Mainstream 
movies' meaning movies paying huge salaries to the major
players.

Just a thought.
Steve/bboyminn