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Post by ness on Oct 17, 2008 19:22:45 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone has read these books by Diana Gabaldon but they are looking into making a series for them and I only just came across Kevin McKidd a few months ago ... and he would be perfect for the part as the lead character in the BBC mini series they are talking about doing!... the lead character is Jamie Fraser a highland Scot with red hair, viking looks, the most beautiful blue eyes, is a left handed swordsman which I have just found out Kevin is left handed... just like journeyman this is a time travel story but set in 1743 just before the battle of Cullodon in Scotland where the English slaughter the highlanders and ravage the country to kill any last remaining resistance.... a women by the name of Claire goes back in time through a group of standing stones and ends up marrying Jamie and they try to stop the Battle from ever happening!
I'm interested to know if anyone has read these books and if you think my idea of Kevin would be a good part for him to play?
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Post by Leanne on Oct 18, 2008 2:35:17 GMT -5
Firstly Hi Ness and welcome to the board ...hope you enjoy your stay here with us....any problems please just give me a shout... You know you are not the first to mention this many of Kevin's fans have emailed me or posted the same in the guest book .......I must admit I haven't even heard of this book but it does sound like a perfect role for Kevin. Ill keep my ear to the ground if I hear anything from Team McKidd Ill let you know Chances are Kevin has read the Guest book entries....already (ps : I removed your duplicate post )
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Post by ness on Oct 18, 2008 3:27:22 GMT -5
thankyou for the welcome!... how much of this information does Kevin get?... because there has been a lot of talk about this book and who would be the perfect actor for it... some of the main points which have been discussed for the part would be someone who isnt such a well known big actor like Brad Pitt or the like and from what I have seen of Kevin he hasnt been stereo typed thankfully and that is why he would be so good for this part!
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Post by Leanne on Oct 18, 2008 5:14:52 GMT -5
those messages in the Guest book (and I have had the chance of directing him to it so I know he is aware of it) he should have read. We are not affiliated to Kevin in anyway but as and when the opportunity presents itself we do our best to keep him in the loop.....
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Post by ness on Oct 18, 2008 22:42:01 GMT -5
thankyou for letting me know that!.... Let's just hope one day we will see him in the part then as Jamie Fraser!.... It will make alot of the fans of the book very happy to see him in the part then...
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Post by TeamMcKidd on Oct 29, 2008 22:54:16 GMT -5
I'm another fan of those books and agree, Ness; I could see him as the more older Jamie. Funny that I didn't start reading them until fans directed me of how Kevin would be such a good role for the part, then I got curious.
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Post by TeamMcKidd on Nov 7, 2008 1:27:17 GMT -5
This is an update from Diana Gabaldon this week regarding film rights to "Outlander":
Here it is!: Yes, Essential Productions is developing OUTLANDER as a "major motion picture," as they say. (What that means is that they want to make a two-to-two-and-a-half hour feature film.) And yes, Randall Wallace (he of "Braveheart" fame) is writing the script. No, I have absolutely nothing to say about the casting of the movie. No, I have no control whatever regarding the script. No, I don't want to have anything to do with the development of the movie. Why not? Well, two major reasons (putting aside the fact that producers seldom want the original writer sticking his or her oar in and causing trouble): 1. I have books to write. I can't be hopping planes every other week or dropping everything to do script adjustments. That kind of thing eats your time and sucks your soul, and to no good end. 2. For nearly twenty years now, people have been saying to me, "Oh! I'm dying to see the movie of your books! But I want it to be just like it is in the book!" To which my invariable reply has been, "Yeah? Which forty pages do you want to see?" Look, guys. A book is a book and a movie is a movie. Different media, different forms, capisce? GONE WITH THE WIND is a terrific book. It's also a really good movie. Two thirds of the book is not in the movie. It's an adaptation. Now, adaptations can be either good or bad—they're seldom indifferent—but a skilful adaptation is just as much a feat of skill as is writing an original book or script. Yes, I could adapt the book myself. With the net result that even if a) no one then messed with the script (and they would; that's how film works), and b) the end result was wonderful (odds of about 900:1)—ten million people would still email me about, "But how could you leave out that scene?" Or "But why did you change this character?" Or "But you left out my favorite line in the whole book!" Do I want to listen endlessly to this kind of thing? Nope. So. Bear in mind a couple of things here: 1. Essential Productions have an option on the book. This means that they paid us a modest amount of money and we gave them a span of time, in which they can do anything they want to, in order to put together the necessary financing and logistics to make a movie (that includes hiring a scriptwriter). We get option requests literally every month. We decided to grant Essential Productions an option because—really simply—we like them, we think they understand the book and its central characters, and insofar as such a thing is possible, we trust them to do their best. But it is an option. This means they don't yet have their production stuff in place. If they don't manage to put everything together, the option lapses, and the rights return to me. 2. Not all movies that are optioned actually get made. Even movies that have excellent scripts, "attached" A-list directors and recognizable stars don't always get made. Naturally, we hope this one will, because we do like the EP people and think that of all the producers who've approached us about the film rights, they have the best chance of succeeding in making a great movie. But we'll all have to wait and see what happens next. And that's all I can tell you. Le meas, --Diana P.S. Well, I can also tell you that a) yes, Gerard Butler is a fine-looking specimen of Scottish manhood, even if he is a Lowlander, but b) I think he might have difficulty playing a 22-year-old virgin.
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Post by Leanne on Dec 11, 2008 6:42:25 GMT -5
I bought the book finally ......
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Post by ruralstar on Dec 11, 2008 8:11:55 GMT -5
I'm still slogging through the first one. It's not a bad story, just a bit overwritten. I don't see Kevin as Jamie Fraiser. Nice idea but he's too old to play the part of a 23 yo virgin. I think he has the intensity to play Dougal. Nothing romantic about the character but he's iimportant to the story and I think Kevin would be good in the part.
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Post by Leanne on Dec 12, 2008 1:40:10 GMT -5
LOL oh no - and I wont be able to fast forward there is something to be said for waiting for books to come out as movies.......
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Post by MarryMeOwen on Dec 22, 2008 23:43:16 GMT -5
I'm so glad at how his career is taking off recently, but all these potential offers I hope don't take him away from Grey's! LOL I guess I missed having him to ourselves, I hope he at least does the Thor film and the Rome movie. As long as he goes back to Grey's after I'd be happy
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Post by ruralstar on Jan 8, 2009 9:20:21 GMT -5
Finally finished the first book. The first 200 pages were quite a slog. Once the story really gets moving it clips along at a steady pace. I was a bit taken aback to realize that there are 6 books in the series and three more that are kind of a 'spin off' featuring a character not even introduced in the first novel. *shrugs* I'll read something else for a while and then pick up the next book. They are lengthy and quite a time committment.
Overal, I can understand why folks would like to see Kevin cast as Jamie. I can't honestly think of another actor who could play the part. But then I'm not that familiar with foreign actors and I can't imagine an American ably managing the accent let alone the demands of the character. That said, I stick with my original assessment that Kevin is just getting too old to carry the part. No offense is meant by that. Just an observation. Jamie's intensity is right up Kevin's alley but I've yet to see him play the type of innocence and wildness Jamie displays in so many scenes in the book. Toning down those attritubes would alter the character to the point of being unrecognizable. I can imagine Kevin in the part when reading, particularly during the turmultuous aftermath of his torture by Randall and in the Abbey, but I can't see it in film. *shrugs* Doesn't make sense I suppose but that's my two cents.
I am curious to read the next book.
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Post by Leanne on Jan 8, 2009 10:37:33 GMT -5
LOL havent been able to get past the first chapter....Im not good with novels give me an HTML code book to read any day LOL
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Post by ruralstar on Jan 8, 2009 11:52:27 GMT -5
Well I haven't met the more 'seasoned Jamie" that Kat refers to. I would guess that Kevin could carry the older character very well. Just wouldn't work for the younger version.
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Post by TeamMcKidd on Jan 8, 2009 17:35:24 GMT -5
You mention him as Dougal, which would be interesting! I finally finished the last novel and...whew, it is lengthy but I did enjoy them all! I could also see him as the godfather-type that saves Jamie at Culloden--forget his name at the moment though. He's kind of a twisted character (Murtagh, I think?) in ways, similar to perhaps the Irishman part in Braveheart, but maybe that's why I think Kevin would do it well! He was sort of a standout character to me...
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Post by ruralstar on Jan 8, 2009 19:49:46 GMT -5
Oh yes Murtagh is a twisted fellow but very important to the stories. Good thought. I actually have the last book. Husband found it at a book sale. But I've got four in between. I'm looking forward to more as I plow through my reading pile
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Post by marcy on Jan 8, 2009 20:34:33 GMT -5
How many books? Man, I hate reading. Are there any CliffsNotes?LOL
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Post by odoacer on Jan 21, 2009 7:42:57 GMT -5
As a long time Outlander fan, and avid reader, I gradually came to consider Kevin as older JAMIE, like in the third volume Voyager (no spoiling). He could never do the young Jamie, sorry Kev... But on other boards fellow country man Gerard Butler is being suggested, so who'd be the better choice? Let's go over the possibilities together, shall we ? In favour of Kevin Mac :
a Real Highlander, Check ! Natural redhead, Check. Left handed swordsman, Check. Tall and lean, Could very easily be arranged. Masculine, virile and yet with great sincerity of feeling, check.
Kevin McKidd IS older Jamie !!
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Post by marcy on Jan 21, 2009 9:14:12 GMT -5
Your check list has me sold though Kevin describes himself as more strawberry blond LOL.
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Post by TeamMcKidd on Jan 21, 2009 14:31:00 GMT -5
Your check list has me sold though Kevin describes himself as more strawberry blond LOL. I agree! Add to that checklist as well that we know Kevin likes the books and has shown interest.
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