Robert Pattinson and Rupert Grint to play Prince Harry
by anamus on Oct.06, 2009, under Entertainment, characters, family
Robert Pattinson and Rupert Grint to play Prince Harry
The Twilight heartthrob, Robert Pattinson and the Harry Potter star Rupert Grint may play the role of Prince Harry in a new film. The two stars are rumored to be contenders for the role.
The film, named as “The Spare”, will follow the highs and lows of the Prince William’s life including his time serving in Afghanistan. It will also showcase the unexpected death of his mother, Lady Diana – the Princess of Wales.
The casting of the film is expected to begin in 2010. Right now the project is at its very early stage. It is expected that the screenplay will be ready by the end of this year. However, rumors of who will portray the role of the 25 year old charming prince on screen was on high sway on the internet for the past two weeks. Is there a thrid one in the line? We haven’t received any news yet.
Several websites have already polled for the 21 year old red-haired Grint to be the most likely candidate for the role. Grint, who is more popular for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter might fit in the Prince’s shoes well. But time can only tell if it will be Grint or the 23 year old most charming vampire on-screen who would be more suitable for the role. Ever since the news broke fans have already started praying for the biggest heartthrob of the world Robert Pattinson, who became famous after playing Edward Cullen in Twilight.
Peter Kosminsky, who would be directing the film, was quoted in an interview as saying that he decided to take up this project out of his “sense of compassion” for the Prince. Kosminsky was also marked as saying that he has not yet decided upon selection of casts.
“My personal approach as a director is that I read the script, and people start to pop into my head”, the director said to Daily Mail.
Kosminsky also added that while choosing the casts for his film he will not leave a single stone unturned. In spite of increasing rumours of the two British actors being short listed to play the Prince, the director will still consider American actors for the same.
While questioned about the problem with British accent by the American Actors, Kosminsky sited the example of Renee Zellweger, who mastered the English accent for her role as Bridget Jones.
“I think it’s reasonable that we don’t want to rule out Americans, although there’s a very strong cadre of British actors, too”, he added.
“His parents break up in the most spectacularly public way, his mother dies in the most tragic and, again, public way and everything is picked over. He’s a man born to no role, the heir and the spare”, said Kosminsky while he described the Prince’s life.
While talking about the Afghanistan tour of the Prince he added, “Suddenly, he finds himself alongside ordinary guys. He’s immersed, in the most acute circumstances, in the real world and absolutely finds his métier – and for the first time in his life he doesn’t feel like a spare part”.
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