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Article: Life: Give Burton role to a homegrown star; An Irishman playing Wales' most legendary actor? No thanks, says the country of his birth.(Features)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2004
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Byline: ALUN PRICHARD
UNDER a Mediterranean sky and over a glass or two of champagne,future blockbusters are conceived, planned and cast.
But many believe studio executives could have overdosed on the sun and bubbly at this year's Cannes Film Festival if the rumours from the Croisette -the hub of the starry event -are to believed.
Hollywood plans to make a film of Richard Burton's life,and negotiations are under way for the legendary drinker, womaniser andminer's son from Pontrhydyfen to be played by a former trainee Catholic priest from Dublin.
It seems that despite the emergence of the so-calledTaff Pack of Welsh actors who have ...