Wilde for Ben
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Narnia's Price Caspian, English actor Ben Barnes, just landed a new gig.
He's been cast to play Oscar Wilde's iconic character Dorian Gray in a new adaptation of the author's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Good for hottie Barnes…going from kiddie fare to a serious lit role.
We saw Prince Caspian this past weekend and we loved it, even if Ben's accent was a bit wonky in it. (Was he trying to sound Latino???)
He's pretty to look at, and we don't mind seeing more of this bb on screen!
[Image via WENN.]
Posted: May 19, 2008 at 4:45 pm
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like my display name says, i met ben barnes!!!
it was last week when he was on the jimmy kimmel live show… my friend and i went to the taping of it and we got to meet him!! he gave us both these giant hugs and touched our hands and oooh my god he's amazing. he talked to us for a couple minutes as well, and let me tell you, he is so gorgeous and beautiful… and he's so sweet and nice.
ahhh he's my current obsession!! : D
I love this man! Although I agree Perez I have no idea what he was going for with that weird accent…. YAY for more Ben!
Who is this fag?
He looks like a long haired Ryan Seacrest.
Re: céline – Get a fucking life you retard!! you post 2 comments and don't say anything about the subject!!
Actually, yes he was trying to put on a Spanish-type accent. And to whoever called Perez a pedo for liking Ben, Ben is 27 years old.
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i saw the movie yesterday… narnia…
its fabulous.!!! he's so f* hot.!
i love him.!
actually ALL the boys in the movie ztan PRECIOSOS
bravo narnia.!
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i love love love love him and the Narnia movies!
he was supposed to act hispanic, by the way. he had to learn the accent before auditioning and stuff. but he's an amazing actor, and he really isn't bad to look at. haha
DAMN! This dude sure does have some nice TEEFUSES
lol. i loooved the movie, but his performance reminded me SO much of inigo montoya in princess bride. "my name is prince caspian…you killed my father, prepare to die.'
um.. how bout he's a fake king from a magical land. you didn't make fun of the narnians for having narnian accents- it's not a real place so it doesn't have a real accent. not everything is about people being or trying to be latino. but he is hot. whatever the accent.
Such a good play, I hope they don't ruin it.
But even if they do, at least we get some eye candy?
YAY, finally something about gorgeous Ben Barnes!! I've been waiting for this, though I had hoped for something more juicy.. more perez more!! and by the way yeah, he is trying to sound latino - its supposed to be 'mediterranean'.. telmarine.. and just to join and agree with you: mmm!
he's got a smile to die for
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Yeah, because there is one specific Latino accent. Dumbass.
Oscar Wilde, mmm well, he can always ask NICK HOGAN for advice on what it is like 'inside'. Hope its a MODERN VERSION of OSCAR WILDE if the Producers/Writers or DIRECTOR is reading. There are hundreds of excellent classic versions out there..yawnnnn.. Do it like MODERN, like HAMLET. That was cool.just sayin.
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Hmmmm, saw the play and there is a HEALTHY dose of nekkid in it, too.
He is amazing! But in the movie he wasn't really suppose to have an English accent, it was suppose to have a Meditterean (sp) sense to it. I don't think Prince Caspian is considered a kiddie role either! It was amazing!
He looks like Ryan Seacrest.
From an interview w/Ben..
One of the things we were talking about was how you had to create an accent based on a group that doesn't exist. There is no Telmarine accent, so how did you come up with that? Did you work with someone?
Ben: Yeah I did, a great dialect coach named William Conacher. We started off… our brief was to do a light Spanish accent. That was our brief because they said they were going to cast only Spanish actors who would be speaking the natural Latino English. And then he cast an Italian, a Mexican, a Spaniard, and a Flemish actor. And this was week one that we finalized the cast and I just went, "Now what do I do?" Because I had been working with a Spanish accent and so we basically just tried to alter it a little bit so it would sound a little bit like Miraz and Glozelle and those characters but a little bit lighter. I felt it was important to keep the intonation of an English accent, these are such English books and the dialogue is very English still and I felt it was important to keep the intonation, so a really thick accent I think would have been annoying actually. But in almost all my parts I've done a billion different accents, almost everything, and to my ear, I was actually ok with it.
No he was trying to sound SPANISH!!!! There is a difference from Spain and Latin America you Perez of all people should know that.
i am sooo excited for this movie! loved the book!
Awesome! He will make a PERFECT Dorian Gray!
who is she? she kinda looks familiar.
the accent was kinda weird….but sexy!
Of course he had a weird accent.. he was telmarine prince and they're supposed to sound and look Spanish. It was part of the character!
Good for him though
Wow! Hillary Swank has a new look!!!
Of course he had a weird accent. His character is a Telmarine prince, and in the book they're supposed to sound and look Spanish. Don't go criticizing what you don't know people…
Good for him though.
umm… did u not know that Dorian Gray is actually a man who falls in love with the artist that paints his portrait? the artist is supposed to be a man…
Dorian Gray is a highly sexually ambiguous character! Only a hot sexual person should play that character!
I don't think Ben Barnes should play that part… they need a male version of Angelina Jolie, or just cast Angelina Jolie as Dorian and make into a hetero relationship…
yes! "the picture of dorian gray" is one of my favorite book, and ben would be perfect!
oh HOTNESS>
And I can't believe I actually met him.
AND he was staring at me ;]
You have no idea how happy I was!
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hat to break it to you
but william is much hotter
than ben
oh god he would make the worst Dorian Gray.
this will probably be worst than the first movie.
That is one novel that should never be made into a movie.
Liked the 2nd Narnia flick (tho' not as well as the 1st) but Barnes did not overly impress.
I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!! XD
i hate this guy!!!
Skandar Keynes is much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ben and william were both nice to look at in the film.
Although ben is a lot better looking =)
wow perez you are an idiot. why would he try to sound latino? it was a faux spanish accent. of course it wasnt exact because its supposed to be a different race, but come on….
What a way to ruin one of my favorite films. Dorien Gray is more than about looking good. I don't see this guy being able to convey such a dark soul. He's got the Oscar Wilde hair though. hahaha!
Spanish inspired guey Mario. Yes he is supposed to have some Spanish /Mediteranian "flavour". Perez just borrows/steals from here and there but does little research/work.
Shit. He is so HOT. I'd watch possibly any movie he's in. I mean, LOOK AT HIM.
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is true that ben is 25??
I'm a lesbian and even I find that man beautiful…he is just disturbingly gorgeous!!!
he is sooooooooooooooooooooooo hot!!
the character is supposed to be spanish. so yes, he meant to do that accent
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Perez dear, you should really pick up a book. The Telmarines, which is what Prince Caspian is, are based on Hispanic people, so thats why Ben Barnes was the doing the accent, not because he just wanted to.
Reply to Shawna (Post #20) that's who he based his accent on. I just read that. Love him!!!!
no no, i don't think he was trying to sound latino… Spanish.
There's a difference. I loved it! He was really great in it, and so beautiful
He IS a cutie! I'm really looking forward to seeing "Prince Caspian" this Sunday!
I really do not like this guy. Is it true he's going to be dorian grrey. Thats it movie ruined. I hope he will become forgettable.
OMG he is so fucking sexy! i had a chance to meet him too at the MUN2 tv show thing…mmm and his natural accent is so yummy.
I love the new Narnia movie!! Ben Barnes is sooo cute!! I cant wait to see his new movie!!
They better make him blond. Dorian Gray is supposed to be a blonde, dangit!
Re: boo boo – Yes, yes, yes!! Totally agree!!
I think he's kind of hot, but I think he would look at lot better if he cut his hair a little bit shorter!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is one fukin fine dude!!! he is gorgeous. i wish him the best of luck in his future. he is sooooooooooooooo fine. love him.
i want william moseley!!
hes hott tooo
i couldn't agree more with Perez
Ben Barnes is new eye candy…I can't wait to see him in more movies
he looks like an older version of Atreyu from Never Ending Story.
BEN YOU ARE TOOOOOOO HOTTTTTT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
I WANT TO TAKE A NICE BIG DIP IN PRINCE CASPIAN'S SEA, MAN!
Cut his hair short and you have Ryan Seacrest
ahh i love him! he is gorgeous!! and i think he was doing that weird accent on purpose b/c prince caspian in the book has a weirdo accent. im not sure though.
but ahh he is sooooooo hott!
Oh, so good to hear that. Seems I have seen he at an interracial dating club blackcentury.com or somewhere just like that. Not sure whether it is true or not.
there is something about young men with large mouths and big noses. I just want to violate them.
Thank you!! I totally agree he so was trying to sound latino the whole movie I thought that! And yes he is very yummy!
You know, he seems like he'd be a Very good Dorian Gray, I have high expectations though, its one of my favorite books
Seriously, his face just fits the idea of what Dorian Gray would look like!
Finally, A film I'm excited about!
i saw prince caspian this weekend too, i LOVEEEED the movie, but one thing did annoy me- his ACCENT. i seriously don't know what his was trying to do but i don't think the telmarines were supposed to have a spanish accent.
omg….he is soo hot. normally i dont care for celebs but dayum!
omg, this guy is perfect for Dorian Gray!!! He's got the face that any good obession is made of and, if done right, the descent into depravity will look absolutely spellbinding on that beautiful mug. I don't know if he can act but looking like that - he doesn't need to do much but be a blank slate, our imaginations will do the rest.
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ummmmmmmmmm he is sooooo freaking sexy! i would watch anything with him in it
Very cute, is he straight?
He is attractive enough to be Dorian, but I'm not sure how he will be able to portray the complexity (and sheer sexual simplicity) of Dorian. It will be interesting to see, though, especially since Wilde is my favorite author and Dorian Gray is one of my favorite books. I want to see what they end up taking out too.
Buuttttt, he really should be blonde!!!!
I HAVE BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES - IDIOT. Basil, can you believe they hired a brown haired brown eyed man to play ME? ME?! I should be played by Chase Crawford for God sakes, not this, this Ben person!
c s lewis is real literature
perez should stop trying to pretend like he has good taste in real things like politics, literature and music and just give us the gossip
to everyone questioning Ben's ability to play the complex character of Dorian Grey: Ben comes from a theatrical background and will therefore, I think, have the right take or angle to truly portray Dorian Grey. And come on its his first big role on the screen - he needs a little time to develop his on-screen-persona.. But I think he did a great job already..
perez you make me laugh so hard he totally tried to sound latino