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www.moviemaker.com/blog/?p=633

It was on this day in 2005 that Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell, Jessica Biel and writer-director Neil Burger met on set to begin shooting their independent feature The Illusionist. Set in Vienna in the early 20th century, Burger adapted his second feature from the short story “Eisenheim the Illusionist.” The story revolves around the son of a cabinet maker (Norton), his upper-class childhood love (Biel), the men who benefit from the separation of the lovebirds (Giamatti and Sewell) and the magic that interferes. The Illusionist went in to limited release in August 2006 and widened its popularity by the following month. Burger received a Best Screenplay nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards and cinematographer Dick Pope was honored with an Academy Award nomination for his camera work.

Connections: Actor Paul Giamatti will once again star alongside Rufus Sewell in the television miniseries “John Adams,” scheduled for a 2008 release. The story will follow Giamatti as the title character who sees the United States grow from a British colony to an independent nation. Sewell will play fellow founding father Alexander Hamilton. The impressive supporting cast also includes Laura Linney, Justin Theroux, Tom Wilkinson and David Morse.

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Oooo .... I like Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson too!

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I like the "alongside..." - at least we will get more than his allotted 7 minutes.

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I'm really looking forward to this! Mini-series = more Rufus! Hamilton was a complex and quite handsome fellow. My daughter did her undergraduate work at Columbia College in NYC, where Hamilton was a student when it was called King's College. They love him up there at Columbia... even put up a statue of him on the campus.

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I'm pretty thrilled about this too. I'm hoping they give Rufus a good healthy bit of work so we can enjoy him and more people can get to know him.

Hamilton was a bit of a character which suits Rufus to a tee, I think. He was handsome and had a real eye for the ladies as well as being quite brilliant by all accounts.

Sounds like a plum role even if there is a cravat involved.

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maxx02 said:

Hamilton was a bit of a character which suits Rufus to a tee, I think. He was handsome and had a real eye for the ladies as well as being quite brilliant by all accounts.

AND Hamilton was a bit of a cad (I love seeing Rufus play a bit of a cad) and the fact that Hamilton rubbed so many people the wrong way, he must've been quite the strong character.

Sounds like a plum role even if there is a cravat involved.

LOL! I have a feeling Rufus is going to take this part and have a ball with it. There aren't many real life historical figures as interesting as Hamilton was! He could easily "steal" the spotlight in the mini-series if he's given the opportunity.

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He could easily "steal" the spotlight in the mini-series if he's given the opportunity.

They're going to let him act aren't they? That's usually all the opportunity he needs.

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etherealtb said:

I have a feeling Rufus is going to take this part and have a ball with it. There aren't many real life historical figures as interesting as Hamilton was!

I agree - it could be a great part for him. He's being very selective these days. I have a feeling he wouldn't have taken the role if it wasn't a "plum" by his own personal definition.

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