Most of you will remember that Benjamin was actually attached to play Beast in X-Men: First Class, but he was deemed too old and the role went to Nicholas Hoult. I can't say that I've seen any of his performances. On his resume are minor roles in Flags of Our Fathers and Kinsey. I'm sure he'll be more of a household name once his Abraham Lincoln vampire movie debuts.
I will add that I think Bradley Cooper will make an excellent devil. His performance in Limitless was marvelous, he added multiple layers to a role that most actors would've played two-dimensional. I predict that he'll be my favorite featured film version of satan, move out of the way Pacino.
Plot - After being cast out of Heaven, Lucifer mounts an army that battles the forces of good, and the film will have cutting-edge visual effects that will make these battles resemble 300 meets Lord of the Rings -- but with winged warriors.
Legendary Pictures is negotiating with Benjamin Walker to play the archangel Michael in Paradise Lost.
Quotes from Director Alex Proyas
"His deal isn't closed yet, but I think there's a wonderful duality about Ben's persona, this combination of great strength and perfect innocence that works so well for Michael. And Bradley is the most charming guy you'll ever meet, with this extraordinary charisma. Lucifer was the brightest and smartest of the archangels, and even as he descended into evil and evolved into Satan, he's not just some black-and-white villain. Bradley brings extraordinary depth to that journey."
"It's not just armies battling in an epic war. This is an adventure about the origins of good and evil after Lucifer's rebellion gets him cast out of Heaven and leads to a struggle with his brother archangel over the soul of mankind, starting with Adam and Eve.
It's a family saga, about a group of brothers, two in particular, who are on divergent paths, and Lucifer's feelings of betrayal by his father and family that forge his descent into evil."
Paradise Lost is expected in theaters at the end of 2013.
I've included a video of him discussing the play he was in "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson."
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