Comments on: Matthew Goode In, Colin Firth Out For Park Chan-Wook’s English Language Debut ‘Stoker’

By: Corky

Corky — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:42 +0000

Love Matthew Goode. Looking very forward to seeing him do this film as well as the upcoming Agatha Christie thriller. Bring him on!

By: nots5

nots5 — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:42 +0000

In an interview, Firth said that he would love to play a villain but in the scripts he has recently been offered the villains have been too \”two-dimensional\”. His intuitions have been wrong earlier (almost turned down Pride and Prejudice and also almost passed on The Single Man), but perhaps he was right this time? Perhaps something jarred in the script? Villain at any rate is not worth it, after all.
Anyway, Variety makes it quite clear that it was his own choice, unlike a number of Internet sources that boldly declare that he was \”beaten\” by Goode. .. (Goode is actually quite good -pun not intended – and needs a major break).

By: Will

Will — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:42 +0000

I\’m disappointed not in Matthew Goode\’s casting (who is an excellent actor and needs more roles like that), but in Firth\’s departure, since it would\’ve been something really deferent for him and I was looking forward for him to work with Nicole Kidman. Interesting that instead of looking for another actor in his late 40\’s early 50\’s they went with a considerably younger Goode.
Hopefully if Firth is out, it means that My Fair Lady remake might be still alive.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:42 +0000

Disappointed as well. The casting of Firth made me really excited for this; seemed like the perfect opportunity for Firth to show that there are more sides to him than \’restrained English gentleman\’. I like Goode and am sure he would do a good job but Firth as a villain would have been a much more interesting draw.

By: Riley

Riley — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:42 +0000

seems like a major step down.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:42 +0000

This bums me out so much. This was an ingenious way to follow up The King\’s Speech, and it\’s quite unlike anything I ever expected out of Firth. I was looking forward to him in this.