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Oscar Wilde On Film
As Dorian Gray hits screens, what other Wilde adaptations are out there?
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Oscar Wilde On Film | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Oscar Wilde On Film
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

Let's get a few things out of the way. 1. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde has absolutely nothing to do with the writing of either the original Alan Moore graphic novel or the film adaptation thereof. 2. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (or LXG as they wanted us to call it) is a very bad film. 3. The character of Dorian Gray was not a part of the original comic, and was an invention of the film, presumably from screenwriter James Robinson. 4. Dorian Gray is the best bloody thing in it. Twisting the tale so that our man Dorian is not only super good looking forever but also unkillable - because any damage only affects the portrait - Gray barely feels bullets as they blast through him, his wounds instantly healing. Imagine a very posh Wolverine minus the adamantium exoskeleton and you've got this version of the anti-hero. He's also an expert swordsman, which is handy, and something we like to think Wilde would approve of. Maybe.

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