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one thing for which I'm glad for them is that through all of this, they're getting to work with British actors who know their sh!t.

Posted by znufrii Jun 25 '09, 07:51

and it definitely showed, when I saw Daniel Radcliffe on stage in Equus. I don't think I could say the same if it was done with American actors.

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Bah...I disagree. They worked with some very talented actors, who are all British. nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:13 11
- Could you, in theory, put together an american ensemble like that? Probably. Would they be household names? I doubt it. - znufrii Jun 25, 08:16 10
  - Come on...before Potter was Maggie Smith a household name? - Jim Jun 25, 08:23 3
    - branagh absolutely was. maggie smith had two oscars and three other nominations. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 08:26
    - household names in Britain, I wouldn't doubt. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:23 1
      - household names in Britain come a lot cheaper :) -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:25
  - This should be a poll on the next board. McGonagall - Meryl Streep -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:19 5
    - Sure...he's not an old white guy...but Morgan Freeman would make a wonderful Dumbledore. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:23 1
      - for some reason I was thinking Paul Giamatti -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:24
    - Snape -- Daniel Day Lewis -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:20 2
      - British! Recast with American actors only. -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:21 1
        
        why did i think he was American? -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:22
She was good in Ballet Shoes. -- nm - LMS Jun 25, 07:56
are you saying brit actors are better? -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:52 6
- There certainly are standout American actors, but as a whole, in my experience, the Brits are more skilled in the craft. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 07:54
- Maybe more down-to-earth and less caught up in celebrity (generally speaking) -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 07:54 4
  - as opposed to "Telly presenters" I guess. :) -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:59 1
    - Oh absolutely - in some ways the celebrity culture in the UK is worse than the US. But actors like Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, etc aren't part of that -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:01
  - It's also their adherence and respect of language and text imo. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 07:56 1
    - That's a good point - improvising and the 'method' are much more important in the US -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 07:58

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one thing for which I'm glad for them is that through all of this, they're getting to work with British actors who know their sh!t.

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