Rosemary Sutcliff’s imaginings – and those of the the film-making experts – for The Eagle of the Ninth are translated into costumes for the film The Eagle. Those involved speak about it here.
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Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth Romans speak with American accents in film The Eagle. Why?
With The Eagle film of Rosemary Sutcliff‘s The Eagle of the Ninth historical novel now shortly to be released in the US (February 11th), and also emerging in film festivals in the UK and Ireland, it is time to recall why the director Kevin Macdonald cast Americans as the Romans.
“It was always my concept for this film that the Romans would be Americans,” says Macdonald.
“That was my first idea about the movie and it still holds up whether or not we had any money from America, that would have been my approach.” The Eagle of the Ninth is based on a 1950s novel by Rosemary Sutcliff and stars Tatum as Marcus Aquila, an idealistic Roman soldier, whose uncle, Aquila, played by Sutherland, epitomises the confidence of the occupying army. Read More »
Film from Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth The Eagle at Glasgow Film Festival Gala Nightgow
The first public showing of The Eagle film, based upon Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, is in Glasgow at the end of February (Sunday, Feb 27th). The organisers write:
Oscar-winning, Glasgow-born director Kevin Macdonald is one of the most successful filmmakers that Scotland has ever produced with an uncanny ability to make intelligent, mainstream movies that delight, entertain and enthrall. The Eagle is one of the most keenly awaited movies of 2011 and it gives us immense pleasure to host the UK premiere as the closing night gala of the Festival. …. Macdonald has long been a fan of Rosemary Sutcliff’s classic novel The Eagle of the Ninth. Read More »
Rosemary Sutcliff Spelling Watch continues!
I am still trying at every opportunity to nudge people who mis-spell Rosemary Sutcliff (sic) with an E as Sutcliffe (wrong!) to get it right and put it right. Hence today on Twitter:
And hence also I have been in touch today with the producer of the new The Eagle film to alert the film financiers Focus Features that they too have got it wrong on this page about the film!
Jamie Bell in film The Eagle (of The Ninth), by Rosemary Sutcliff
In the upcoming movie ‘The Eagle’, based on Rosemary Sutcliff’s children’s novel, The Eagle of the Ninth, Jamie Bell plays the part of Esca, a freed British Slave. Here are some stills from the film. I think this is the point in the story where Esca is forced to fight in the coliseum as a gladiator, before he is set free.
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 