Jeremy Irons, okily-dokily-doo
By Spirit FingersFans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series are in for a treat when the Colour of Magic airs in Britain over Easter, featuring Sir David Jason, Sean Astin and a guest appearance by Jeremy Irons, no less:
Fans of iconic actor Jeremy Irons will be pleased to hear he has a perfect cameo role in the new Terry Pratchett TV adaptation.
The Oscar-winner, 59, will play The Patrician alongside Sir David Jason as ex-student wizard Rincewind in Sky One’s The Colour Of Magic, to be shown at Easter.
Speaking at the show’s star-studded premiere, author Terry Pratchett revealed he was very involved in the production and had even rewritten part of the script when he knew Jeremy, his “first choice” for the part, had got it.
“They phoned me to say who should play The Patrician and they chose the one I wanted. When I knew it was Jeremy, I changed the script because I knew how he would enunciate ‘now what should I do with you, you little scamp?’” he said.
Fans of The Simpsons however, will have to wait until a live action movie is planned before they can lobby for his casting in the all-important role of Ned Flanders.
March 4th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Oh. Mah. Gawd. Talk about a buzzkill.