Colin Firth In ''Stroker'': Oscar Winner, Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska To Co-Star.

From King to King of the Night?\ \ Fresh off his Oscar winning turn as King George VI in "The King''s Speech," Colin Firth plans to give audiences the chills in a whole new way. The Daily Mail reports that Firth is signed to play a vampire in the film "Stoker." And he''ll have good cast mates: fellow Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, as well as Mia Wasikowska, perhaps the most sought after young actress in Hollywood right now, are set to co-star.\ \ In a script penned by "Prison Break" star Wentworth Miller, Firth will play a vampire/uncle who visits mother and daughter Kidman and Wasikowska after the death of Kidman''s husband. The title of the film may be a nod to "Dracula" author Brahm Stoker, though formally, it comes from Wasikowska and Kidman''s surname in the film; Wasikowska''s character''s name will be India Stoker.\ \ The Los Angeles Times reported in February that Firth was in negotiations for the film, discussing various aspects with the movie''s South Korean director, Chan Wook-Park.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/08/colin-firth-in-stoker_n_833091.html


Mia
• STOKER, not Stroker, you dolt.\ \ And the idea sounds absolutely horrible. Can''t stand Nicole and can''t stand Mia. I guess he''s trying to start a Best Actor curse--because why should the Best Actresses have all the fun?

• Nice to know that Wentworth Miller is working, though.

  WestVillageCrank

• I think I''d rather see him in "Stroker."

• I was just about to say that, r3. I got excited when I saw the headline "Colin Firth in ''Stroker''!

• Wentworth Miller?%0D\ %0D\ If this is a period piece it might not work men were not that fat back then.

• Wentworth Miller wrote it, he''s not in it, dummy.

• Haha, R5. That was funny, but Wenty does have a degree from Princeton. I''m sure he could write a decent script.

• You''re so right, R5.\ \ Are you going to eat that wheel of cheese?

  Henry VIII

• I hope this becomes a success and Wenty Miller can come out after establishing himself as a screenwriter.

• Stoker is shit. I don''t understand why they would want to make a film out of it. Wenty must have sucked off the producer.

• Why does any leading man star with box office poison Nicole Kidman?

  Hugh Jackman

• I am not taking myself too seriously. It has always been my dream to play a vampire and a drag queen.

  Colin Firth

• Please come see my film while it's still in seven theaters!

  Nicole%20Kidman

• He's too chubby and old to play a vampire.

• Nicole Kidman is too surgically altered and Botoxed to hell and back to do period.

• Colin dropped out early on in the process. It's now Matthew Goode. Carry on.

  Luke MacFarlane

• Yes, I see Wentworth Miller is putting that Princeton degree to good use, writing a movie about vampires.

  rolls%20eyes

• Nicole Kidman is fascinating. Super famous but makes awful movies.

• I won't like Firth in his role as "Stroker".

• Um, I've read quite a few reviews on the film, since it's premier at Sundance a few months ago, and I do not recall anyone mentioning a thing about vampires. In fact, it's been tagged as an homage to Hitchcock, more or less. I've been waiting to see this. I notice this thread is a year old. Is this supposed to be the big reveal at the end of the film? That her Uncle Charlie isn't just a serial killer but a vampire? There is that bit in the trailer that has Goode attacking Jackie Weaver in a telephone booth rather violently, but you don't see a weapon.

• What happened to Nicole Kidman? Her film choices are dark and repellant (The Paperboy, Stoker), and kind of campy. I am surprised she has stayed with Kevin Huvane, because he is not helping her career.

• [quote]. Is this supposed to be the big reveal at the end of the film? That her Uncle Charlie isn't just a serial killer but a vampire? No, he's not a vampire. I saw the film before I saw the trailer and I'm surprised how much the trailer gives away like the scene with Jacki Weaver.

• Nicole Kidman has not had a lead role since having kids. She has Grace Kelly, which could be a hit or another epic bomb. I don't think she connects with audiences, despite her fame. Maybe Tammy had her blacklisted.

• [quote]Please come see my film while it's still in seven theaters! It made good money despite that.

  http://www.indiewire.com/article/specialty-box-office-stoker-scores-best-debut-quartet-hits-11-million

• "Clearly, the film's real test comes as it expands in the coming weeks (it expands within the markets noted next weekend to 18-20 theaters) but its a respectable start." Slow release pattern means the film can be yanked if starts to bomb.

• She's over.

  Sharon%20Stone