Shutter Island Beckons For Sir Ben Kingsley joins Marty'n'Leo's latest Source: Variety
We thought Marty Scorsese couldn’t find a better cast than the one he assembled for The Departed – DiCaprio! Damon! Nicholson! Baldwin! Sheen! Wahlberg! – and, in the final analysis we’ll probably be proved correct. But he’s certainly giving it a hell of a go with his new film, Shutter’s Island.
As we reported earlier, the thriller – based on Dennis Lehane’s novel about two US Marshals who travel to an isolated island off Boston in search of an escaped murderess, only to be trapped there by a hurricane and a riot at the island’s mental hospital – can already boast Leonardo DiCaprio as the film’s protagonist, Teddy Daniels, and Mark Ruffalo as his partner, Chuck Aule.
And today, Ben Kingsley – sorry, Sir Ben – signed on to play the hospital’s chief physician, J. Cawley, a man with a dark secret or twenty. And that can only be a good thing, as Kingsley is all kinds of awesome.
A couple of roles have yet to be cast, including that of Rachel Solando, the escapee who kicks it all off, so we await that with bated breath. And yes, ok, the cast isn’t as eye-catching or striking as The Departed, but any movie featuring Leo – sorry, Sir Leo – and Ruffalo – sorry, Sir Ruffalo – and Sir Ben – sorry, Sir Sir Ben – is fine by us.
Yep,...i'm liking the look of this! Always hated Leo since Titanic, but i just cant fault him as an actor,....in recent years i've found myself actually liking him! Mark Ruffalo's pretty good in most things and Sir Ben Kingsley goes without saying! Which actress will play the escapee though,...haven't read the book so i don't know her age but it could be a good part for someone like Maria Bello, who i think could really do with a decent part like this to get her teeth into? ... Read More
Great News i like the way Scorsese is trying different yet proven talent as he has a tendency to use the same actors over and over again. Looking forward to this one! ... Read More
