Kenneth Branagh Casts Magic Flute
Here’s what I think about Kenneth Branagh. One the one hand, I give the guy credit for writing, directing and producing pretty much everything he does. But, on the other hand, I can’t think of his one movies that I’d go out of my way to see. Hell, I can’t even think of one movie he’s made that I’d watch if there was absolutely nothing better to do…
Branagh will next adapt Mozart’s The Magic Flute and has begun casting on the project, signing Joseph Kaiser, Ben Davis, Rene Pape, Lyubov Petrova and newcomer Amy Carson in the lead roles. (Yeah, I’ve never heard of any of them either.)
The movie chronicles the adventures of Prince Tamino (Kaiser) and his sidekick, Papageno the birdseller (Davis), as they battle evil forces to rescue Princess Pamina (Carson). Pape will play Sarastro, the wise priest, while Petrova will portray Queen Elizabeth of the Night.
Mozart wrote the two-act opera, one of his last works, in 1791. He died in December 1791, just two months after it premiered in Vienna.
Branagh wrote the adaptation with Stephen Fry. The actors will record the music in the fall, then shoot the film in January. The budget is about $20 million.
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