"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo..."
One of my many siblings highlighted this trailer for an upcoming Romeo and Juliet film. This one starring Hailie Steinfeld (of True Grit) as Juliet, Douglas Booth (of LOL with Miley Cyrus, and Pillars of the Earth) as Romeo, Ed Westwick (plays Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl, and yes, I am an ardent fangirl) as Tybalt, Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence, and Damian Lewis as Lord Capulet.
This version's screenplay is by Julian Fellowes - YES, *that* Julian Fellowes (as in Downton Abbey), and is directed by Carlo Carlei.
Excuse me while I SQUEE. Over here. In the corner. Not so quietly.
If you feel like trusting my idea of "books worth wasting your time on" I'd recommend you follow this trailer up with the graphic novel Romeo and Juliet: The War by Stan Lee and Terry Dougas, in which the Montagues are cyborgs and the Capulets are genetically enhanced humans. Does the story end differently? Don't be daft. It's Romeo and Juliet. But the artwork *sigh* the artwork is beyond gorgeous. And if you don't believe me, check out this cover...
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