Sean Bean Tipped to Play Benny Griessel in Film Adaptation of Thirteen Hours
Alert! Today Deon Meyer revealed to his fans on Twitter the news that Sean Bean (aka Boromir) is tipped to play detective Benny Griessel in the movie adaptation of Thirteen Hours, for which Meyer won the 2011 Barry Award for “best thriller”.
Getting ahead on the Sean Bean jokes, Charlie Human referenced the “one does not simply walk into Mordor” Boromir meme, tweeting, “One does not simply walk into Benny Griessel”. Another Meyer fan tweeted that “it doesn’t seem right” for “a Brit to play Benny”, although we certainly think Bean can hold down the role as far as looks are concerned (anyone else think Meyer and Bean could be kinsmen? Stranger things have happened in Westeros). We’ll just have to wait and see how Bean tackles the ultimate thespian challenge – the South African accent.
Meyer has been routinely dropping news about the film on Twitter today, saying that principal photography on Thirteen Hours will begin in Cape Town around March and that former 007 director Roger Spottiswood is attached to the project. There is also a good chance that Bean will continue in the role of Griessel for adaptations of Devil’s Peak and 7 Dae.
Received some very exciting movie news about ‘Thirteen Hours’. Advanced negotiations with great UK actor to play Benny. More soon …
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Sean Bean might be Benny Griessel in movie of ‘Thirteen Hours’. Producer says negotiations are ‘advanced’ … http://t.co/e8Wawx4gDeon Meyer
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Benny kind of likes the idea. Says it makes him less of a Parow Arrow … RT @ClintonV: A Brit to play unique Benny? It doesn’t seem right.Deon Meyer
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Absolutely. We thought he was brilliant in ‘Game of Thrones’ recently. RT @Peet_van_Aardt: Good actor .Deon Meyer
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One does not simply walk into playing Benny Griessel
Charles Human
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Former 007 director Roger Spottiswood is attached to the Thirteen Hours movie project …Deon Meyer
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And there is a good chance that Sean Bean will play Benny in a trilogy, which might include ‘Devil’s Peak’ and ‘Seven Days’ .Deon Meyer
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Release dates for movies uncertain, but producers ‘hope to start principal photography in March, in Cape Town’. So let’s hope …Deon Meyer
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@MeyerDeon Some awesome news, Deon. Can I get a cameo? Corpse number 8?
Lauren Beukes
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