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Wilde for Ben

Filed under: Film Flickers

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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.]



124 comments to “Wilde for Ben”

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  1. céline says – reply to this
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    first?

  2. rho says – reply to this
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    I love updates!

  3. céline says – reply to this
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    YES, FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

  4. Crista says – reply to this
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    1st

  5. igbee says – reply to this
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    I am totally convinced that Perez is a ped

  6. furst says – reply to this
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    first bitches

  7. NATALIA'S MUSIC says – reply to this
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    HE IS SO SO YUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM-A-LUSHISNESS! SHALL WE DARE SAY JOHN MAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED??? LOL..LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM!

  8. search: crazyunicorns says – reply to this
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    dorian gay

    search: crazyunicorns

  9. NATALIA'S MUSIC says – reply to this
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    LISTEN TO MY MUSIC!

    MYSPACE/BLKNSPANISH

    HOTNESSSSSSSS..
    TEAM PEREZ~

  10. michelle (i met ben barnes!) says – reply to this
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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

  11. MareMare101 says – reply to this
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    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!

  12. JohnnyDo says – reply to this
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    Who is this fag?

  13. boo boo says – reply to this
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    He looks like a long haired Ryan Seacrest.

  14. geez says – reply to this
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    Re: célineGet a fucking life you retard!! you post 2 comments and don't say anything about the subject!!

  15. jess says – reply to this
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    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.

  16. karelin* says – reply to this
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    ziiiiiiiiii.!!!!

    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.!

  17. Larry The Fairy says – reply to this
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    hot!

  18. Anonymous says – reply to this
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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

  19. Leon Spinks says – reply to this
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    DAMN! This dude sure does have some nice TEEFUSES :D :D :D

  20. shawna says – reply to this
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    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.'

  21. educated says – reply to this
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    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.

  22. Nathan says – reply to this
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    Such a good play, I hope they don't ruin it.
    But even if they do, at least we get some eye candy?

  23. maiken says – reply to this
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    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!

  24. tsk tsk says – reply to this
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    he's got a smile to die for

  25. kate dilligaf says – reply to this
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    he's not just pretty to look at, he's fucking GORGEOUS!

  26. more ben please says – reply to this
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    WHAT A HOTTIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  27. cLaAaUdiia;;' says – reply to this
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    my bOyfrieend

  28. LU says – reply to this
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    HE'S CUTE! =)
    SAW HIM IN NARNIA YESTURDAY.

  29. karelin* says – reply to this
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    a mi me enkanto0 zu azento0..!

    bueno m enkanto0 todo el.!

    zta komo kiieree.!

    =)

  30. nice hair says – reply to this
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    he has nice hair

  31. Agh says – reply to this
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    Yeah, because there is one specific Latino accent. Dumbass.

  32. Gene pool LESBIAN for LIFE. says – reply to this
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    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.

    ..horrah Cubaians Freedom for Gays Marriage legal by December says the new POWER GIRL ! random

  33. buckley says – reply to this
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    severe case of gay face

  34. t says – reply to this
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    Hmmmm, saw the play and there is a HEALTHY dose of nekkid in it, too.

  35. Bri says – reply to this
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    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!

  36. lola says – reply to this
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    He looks like Ryan Seacrest.

  37. Heather says – reply to this
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    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.

  38. Michelle says – reply to this
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    No he was trying to sound SPANISH!!!! There is a difference from Spain and Latin America you Perez of all people should know that.

  39. dee says – reply to this
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    i am sooo excited for this movie! loved the book!

  40. Hill says – reply to this
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    Awesome! He will make a PERFECT Dorian Gray!

  41. me says – reply to this
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    who is she? she kinda looks familiar.

  42. mel says – reply to this
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    the accent was kinda weird….but sexy!

  43. sab says – reply to this
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    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

  44. Boys Do Cry says – reply to this
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    Wow! Hillary Swank has a new look!!!

  45. sab says – reply to this
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    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.

  46. alex says – reply to this
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    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…

  47. alex.. says – reply to this
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    yes! "the picture of dorian gray" is one of my favorite book, and ben would be perfect!

  48. dandangirl100 says – reply to this
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    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!
    ahhh
    *dreaming*

  49. narnia says – reply to this
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    hat to break it to you
    but william is much hotter
    than ben

  50. lt says – reply to this
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    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.

  51. little k says – reply to this
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    Liked the 2nd Narnia flick (tho' not as well as the 1st) but Barnes did not overly impress.

  52. Claire says – reply to this
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    I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!! XD

  53. jj says – reply to this
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    i hate this guy!!!
    Skandar Keynes is much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  54. angela says – reply to this
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    ben and william were both nice to look at in the film.
    Although ben is a lot better looking =)

  55. barbara says – reply to this
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    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….

  56. jaye says – reply to this
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    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!

  57. Vida says – reply to this
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    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.

  58. Jerie says – reply to this
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    Shit. He is so HOT. I'd watch possibly any movie he's in. I mean, LOOK AT HIM.

  59. I recognize YOU! says – reply to this
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    Re: JohnnyDo – Are you looking in the mirror again?

  60. jess says – reply to this
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    is true that ben is 25??

  61. Allison says – reply to this
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    I'm a lesbian and even I find that man beautiful…he is just disturbingly gorgeous!!!

  62. Pam says – reply to this
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    he is sooooooooooooooooooooooo hot!!

  63. megan says – reply to this
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    the character is supposed to be spanish. so yes, he meant to do that accent

  64. Jessica says – reply to this
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    MY FREAKING GOSH
    HE IS SOOOO HOT
    AHHH
    HUMANA HUMANA HUMANA!!

  65. May says – reply to this
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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.

  66. hellokitty7 says – reply to this
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    Reply to Shawna (Post #20) that's who he based his accent on. I just read that. Love him!!!!

  67. Melanie says – reply to this
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    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 :)

  68. Kate says – reply to this
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    He IS a cutie! I'm really looking forward to seeing "Prince Caspian" this Sunday!

  69. Mosleyfan says – reply to this
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    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.

  70. Marissa says – reply to this
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    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.

  71. Kayla says – reply to this
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    I love the new Narnia movie!! Ben Barnes is sooo cute!! I cant wait to see his new movie!!

  72. Tres Tres Chic says – reply to this
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    They better make him blond. Dorian Gray is supposed to be a blonde, dangit!

  73. Stephanie says – reply to this
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    Re: boo boo – Yes, yes, yes!! Totally agree!!

  74. Beth says – reply to this
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    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!

  75. nezzy says – reply to this
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    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.

  76. lg says – reply to this
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    i want william moseley!! :) hes hott tooo

  77. Byanca Rodriguez says – reply to this
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    i couldn't agree more with Perez

    Ben Barnes is new eye candy…I can't wait to see him in more movies

  78. Ana Banana says – reply to this
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    he looks like an older version of Atreyu from Never Ending Story.

  79. Shay says – reply to this