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[Gavin Smith]

For those interested:

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Weaving Takes Over Purefoy's Vendetta
Source: Variety
May 8, 2005

Hugo Weaving has replaced James Purefoy in Warner Bros. Pictures' V For
Vendetta, from the Wachowski brothers and Joel Silver. He will star
opposite Natalie Portman as the the title vigilante character known as
V.

Weaving replaces James Purefoy, who left the production for undisclosed
reasons. The film, in production in Berlin with a November 4 release
date, is based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Alan Moore and
illustrator David Lloyd.

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For
Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey
(Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked
vigilante (Weaving) known only as "V."

Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat
and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London
landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his
fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey
uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers
the truth about herself -- and emerges as his unlikely ally in the
culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society
fraught with cruelty and corruption.

Stephen Rea and Stephen Fry also star in the James McTeigue-directed
film. The Watchowskis wrote the script.

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[JPM III]

Hugo Weaving AND Natalie Portman?!?! *must see*

Post by Gavin Smith
**
Weaving Takes Over Purefoy's Vendetta
Source: Variety
May 8, 2005
Hugo Weaving has replaced James Purefoy in Warner Bros. Pictures' V
For Vendetta, from the Wachowski brothers and Joel Silver. He will
star opposite Natalie Portman as the the title vigilante character
known as V.
Weaving replaces James Purefoy, who left the production for
undisclosed reasons. The film, in production in Berlin with a
November 4 release date, is based on the acclaimed graphic novel by
Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd.
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For
Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey
(Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked
vigilante (Weaving) known only as "V."
Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat
and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London
landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging
his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey
uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers
the truth about herself -- and emerges as his unlikely ally in the
culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society
fraught with cruelty and corruption.
Stephen Rea and Stephen Fry also star in the James McTeigue-directed
film. The Watchowskis wrote the script.
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[Sean]

Post by Gavin Smith
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain

What an awful thing to think about Britain with its long history
of democracy. Of course there _was_ Oliver Cromwell, and King John...

Sean

[Gavin Smith]

Post by Sean

Post by Gavin Smith
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain

What an awful thing to think about Britain with its long history
of democracy. Of course there _was_ Oliver Cromwell, and King John...

And Margaret Thatcher...