Exclusive: First Look At Sleuth Michael Caine and Jude Law star
You may get a sense of deja vu from seeing the names Michael Caine and Sleuth in the same sentence. In Joseph Mankiewicz's 1972 film, Caine played a hairdresser who has an affair with the wife of a murder mystery writer, leading to much narkiness on the latter's part and a convoluted game of cat and mouse between the two. Now Caine is returning to the Sleuth world, but in a very different form.
In Kenneth Branagh's new movie, a fresh take on the Tony Award winning play by Anthony Shaffer, rather than a reworking of the previous film, Caine is in the role of cuckold, not cuckoldee (OK, maybe that's not a word, but you know what we mean). As seen in this exclusive first picture from the movie, Caine plays the author, with Jude Law playing an aspiring young actor who beds Caine's Mrs, leading to all kinds of mindgames.
The film is something of a baby for Law, who wooed Caine, Branagh and uber-playwright Harold Pinter for the film, which will be released later this year. Sleuth Mk III, featuring Law as the writer, Freddie Highmore as the young dallier and direction by Dakota Fanning will be released in 2039.
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another remake. The prospect of Caine taking on the Olivier role is intriguing but would be far more worthwhile if he did it on stage. Also not sure if Law has got the ability to pull off the role & why change his vocation from a hairdresser? ... Read More
Whilst intrigued at the prospect of Mr.Caine playing the camped up linguistic aristocrat so aptly performed by Olivier (which was probably very close to the bone for him), I question Jude Laws presence – after all he’s rubbish and always gives an on screen performance that's tantamount to biting down on a metal spoon. ... Read More
I've had the joy of playing Milo. It's the test of wills between the old and young order. Caine will give an oscar worthy performance, he battled the great LO. He's always said he learnt from the the master, let's hope JL does the same. ... Read More
A brilliant play, a brilliant film. Caine, Pinter and Branagh, how can it fail. Oh yes, Jude Law. I truely hope he can raise his game. If he does, then it will be brilliant. Fingers crossed ... Read More
