James Marsters is one of those TV character actors that just screams “Movie Star”. Sadly, most TV actors have a very difficult time transitioning to the big screen (Look at just about every cast member from Friends), but once in a while it actually works out (George Clooney for example). James Marsters could very well be that next guy.
As “Spike”, Marsters was one of the only things I liked about the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” TV show. As that same character he was terrific in “Angel” (a far superior show in my opinion), his short role as Braniac on “Smallville” was great, and his one single guest appearance on “Andromeda” as the Nietchian Lord Charlemagne Bolivar is one of the few memorable episodes of that show. I like the guy, and up till now I’ve been stumped as to why he hasn’t received a bigger break. Well, according to Reuters, it looks like that break may be here.
James Marsters is set to appear in a film along side multiple Oscar winner Hilary Swank in “P.S. I Love You”
Based on the best-selling Cecelia Ahern, the Warner Bros. release centers on a grieving young widow who discovers her late husband has left her a list of tasks revealed in 10 monthly messages that are intended to ease her out of grief and transition her to a new life. Marsters will play the late husband’s best friend.
The movie is being called a “Romantic Drama”, which in my opinion is the perfect project for Marsters to take right now to broaden his repituare and avoid getting type cast in nothing by Sci-Fi projects. It’s good the see the dude catch a break… now lets see is he’s actually able to do anything with it. I think he will.
