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The Dark is Rising get Christopher Eccleston and Johnathan Jackson
The Dark is Rising has two new faces to the cast; Chistopoher Eccleston (Heroes, 28 Days Later)and Johnathan Jackson (Insomnia). The good people over at movieweb.com give us more:
Christopher Eccleston and Jonathan Jackson have been added to the cast of the action/adventure fantasy, The Dark is Rising for Fox and Walden Media. David L. Cunningham directs the film based on Susan Cooper’s novel about a young man who travels back and forth through time to fight evil, says Variety. The rest of the cast includes Ian McShane, Frances Conroy and Alexander Ludwig.
The casting of Eccleston is strong, he is getting a name for himeslf off Heroes and he was very solid in 28 Days Later. As for Jackson, didn’t really notice him before this so…could be good or crap. I’m just not sure I’m into this film at all, a young guy fighting evil with the help of time travel? Seems a little hard to swallow. I am not big on movies that have a kid in one of the lead roles and it looks like that is what we have here.
This may be a renter if I walk by it at the video store and there is nothing else but for now it is not striking my interest at all, with or without the new cast members.
Christopher Eccleston traveling through time and fighting evil? where have i heard that before.
Hope he has his sonic screw driver too
I like C.E.
Yay! Dr. Who is back! Except not as Who… hmmm. The Dark is Rising was an amazing book– it was like my favourite as a child. If it’s the same book I’m thinking about.
Chris will be great; the movie, grossly mis-adapted, will suck.
Has anyone tried the new “Seek the Signs” quest associated with the upcoming “Dark is Rising” movie? I think I found a clue on a psoter at the bus stop. http://www.seekthesigns.com