Comments on: Exclusive: First Look At ‘James McAvoy In The Conspirator, Plus Evan Rachel Wood & Toby Kebbell Join Cast

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:24:46 +0000

Glad to see Robert Redford did NOT rely on Kate Larson's book which endorses the whole travesty of the military trial, holding Surratt responsible for every war crime committed by the Confederacy. Anyone who believes that the rush to hang all of the conspirators rather than allow time for appeals was right raises questions about their judgement. Dissatisfaction with Ms. Larsen's account caused me to do a lot of reading of other historians on the subject and the more I read, the less conclusive the evidence against Surratt became. The maximum that ever could have been justified would have been the same fate as Mudd. My money says Redford will do at least as much justice to the truth as Ms. Larsen, who clearly is trying to promote sale of her book. There are much better historians on the subject of the conspiracy and trial.

By: Terra

Terra — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:51 +0000

I have been watching the filming at Fort Pulaski this past week and I can tell you Robert Redford is an incredible director (and still pretty hot looking) and the script closely follows the events surronding Mary Surratt's trial and execution. For those that doubt this and that Mary Surratt was indeed innocent please educate yourself. An excellent place to start is the book Manhunt by James Swanson, a well written and factually correct hour by hour account of the 12 day chase for Lincoln's killer.

By: cribbster

cribbster — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:58:02 +0000

"redford sure as hell ain't no dominik?"

You're nuts. Redford is a fantastic director save for his last movie (I'm told). Dude did "Ordinary People" and "Quiz Show," both awesome movies.

Dominik is a very good director, but he hasn't proven himself to be a better filmmaker than Redford. To suggest otherwise is a little ridiculous.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:59:53 +0000

Based on what Lincoln assassination historians have read, and continue to hear from script developers, this film will bear little resemblance to the true history of Surratt's complicity, trial, and hanging. This is unfortuante, because the real history – that is, Mary Surratt's very real and important role in Booth's plans – is far more intriguing and fascinating that the poorly conceived script that dramatizes the fiction that MAry was innocent and a victim of an enraged government hell bent on hanging her. Believe me, they hanged Mary because she was guilty. We wish Redford would stick to the real story, rather than make heroes out of villains, two-bit con artists, and incompetent lawyers.
Kate Larson, author, The Assassins Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:18:46 +0000

redford sure as hell ain't no dominik. expect the latter.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:23:26 +0000

Okay? Should I be excited? If this is more in the same vein as The Assassination Jesse James from a few years ago (a beautiful and criminally underrated film)count me in. However, if this is gonna be your average crappy historical oscar bait drama, count me out. Something tells me is will be the latter.