Colin Firth In 'Stoker': Oscar Winner, Nicole Kidman In Wentworth Miller Movie

From King to King of the Night? Well, kind of.

Fresh off his Oscar winning turn as King George VI in "The King's Speech," Colin Firth plans to give audiences the chills in a whole new way. The Daily Mail reports that Firth is signed to play a vampire in the film "Stoker." And he'll have good cast mates: fellow Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, as well as Mia Wasikowska, perhaps the most sought after young actress in Hollywood right now, are set to co-star.

In a script penned by "Prison Break" star Wentworth Miller, Firth will play an uncle who visits mother and daughter Kidman and Wasikowska after the death of Kidman's husband. The title of the film is a nod to "Dracula" author Brahm Stoker, though formally, it comes from Wasikowska and Kidman's surname in the film; Wasikowska's character's name will be India Stoker.

Miller spoke with Yahoo! about the film, saying "It's got a lot of elements of the Dracula mythology in its story... It's not a vampire story. It's not about vampires at least with the teeth and the desire to suck your blood but it is a thriller and it is about an individual who preys on the innocent."

In fact, Miller says he interprets "Dracula" as a sad love story, perhaps giving further hint to the plot.

The Los Angeles Times reported in February that Firth was in negotiations for the film, discussing various aspects with the movie's South Korean director, Chan Wook-Park.

Comments

[Arjala]

03:22 PM on 03/10/2011

more garlic please!

[EvieEve]

05:55 PM on 03/09/2011

Colin Firth can bite me anytime

[mmsuki]

05:11 PM on 03/09/2011

Hasn't Hollywood exhausted the vampire theme?

[nelly55]

03:41 PM on 03/09/2011

I'll see anything Colin Firth is in.

[Aesthete]

10:47 AM on 03/10/2011

Same here, as I've done for at least the past decade and a half.

[Alise 28]

02:35 PM on 03/09/2011

ohhhhhh noooooooooooooooo sounds like a vampire movie .............. i hate vampire movies they are just ridiculous.

[catcancook]

11:06 AM on 03/09/2011

I'm a fan of Mia's since her compelling work in "In Treatment". Who knew she was also an Aussie? Actually, all 3 of these actors are very talented. I hope they can make this movie as good as it sounds. I love Dracula this twist does sound interesting. Who doesn't know someone who behaves like a vampire sans the teeth?

[Jerod Keller]

08:23 AM on 03/09/2011

Everyone is already criticizing this "vampire" movie about "Dracula" in the various comments below. Unless I totally misread the entire last half of the article, I thought it specifically said: "...It's not a vampire story. It's not about vampires at least with the teeth and the desire to suck your blood but it is a thriller and it is about an individual who preys on the innocent."

[ReadMyLipstick1]

08:09 AM on 03/09/2011

Firth and Kidman are two of my favorite actors, but a vampire movie?

[JennaS]

07:03 AM on 03/09/2011

Really looking forward to seeing Colin Firth in this....I wonder if it is some sort of period film? That would be awesome!

[ffa1234]

06:13 AM on 03/09/2011

Sounds like a mish-mash, re-hash of Francis Lederer in The Return of Dracula (1958). Check out IMDB.com for the plot synopsis.

[ptrgamb]

06:07 AM on 03/09/2011

Vampires? Oh Lord

[DonCosenza]

05:56 AM on 03/09/2011

And the long, hard road to rescuing his career begins.

[whitewater]

05:18 AM on 03/09/2011

Cool, two of my favorite actors.

[jerryjerry5959]

05:16 AM on 03/09/2011

WOW! How novel and unusual. A Brit playing a vampire. I can't wait. I better get out my VCR

[Brent Willcom]

03:21 AM on 03/09/2011

I'm sure Firth has the intelligence to spot a good Dracula flick when he reads it...PLUS Kidman...this must be a great script for these two brilliant performers to sign on.