Movie Time: Dorian Gray
Welcome to a new feature here at On The Nightstand - Movie Time! In this new category of posts I will be talking about an upcoming book-to-movie adaptation that I am looking forward to.
After careful consideration, I have selected Dorian Gray starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Rachel Hurd-Wood, which is the upcoming adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
The wikipedia entry for this film gives this synopsis:
When a naïve young Dorian (Ben Barnes) arrives in Victorian London he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), who introduces Dorian to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. Henry’s friend, society artist Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin) paints a portrait of Dorian to capture the full power of his youthful beauty and when it’s unveiled Dorian makes a flippant pledge: he would give anything to stay as he is in the picture - even his soul.
Still not interested? Then watch the trailer and each of two teaser clips (one and two) - or head over to Ben Barnes Fan and check out all their images, such as promo stills, posters and screencaps - all featuring Ben Barnes in pretty period costume.
Useful Links
- Official movie site
- Wikipedia entry on the book
- Wikipedia entry for the film
- Ben Barnes Fan
- FictionToFilm.net, a website for book-to-movie adaptations
Mirrored from On The Nightstand.