Actors have been chosen for the roles of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West for the upcoming film Vita and Virginia, according to The Guardian.
The part of Woolf will be played by French actress, Eva Green, and the role of Seckville-West will be played by English actress, Gemma Arterton.
Both Green and Arterton have appeared in several major motion pictures, and both have experience playing “Bond Girls” in James Bond films.
Actress Eva Green will play Woolf (image via Pinterest).
Eva Green has appeared in many films including Dark Shadows, 300, and recently, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
Actress Gemma Arterton will play Sackville-West (image via BBC).
Gemma Arterton has also appeared in many films including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Byzantium, and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.
Harper’s Bazaar has created side-by-side images of the actresses and of their subjects for a visual analysis:
Green and Woolf (image via Harper’s Bazaar).
Arterton and Sackville-West (image via Harper’s Bazaar).
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Reblogged this on Tayoulevy’s Weblog and commented:
I am always afraid of films whose scripts come from literature. In this case,I could not stand areductive portrait of Virginia. Her portrayal(?) in the Hours comes to mind and I still feel sick with the stereotypes
Looking forward to hearing more news about this upcoming film. I confess these actors are unknown to me.
I am not familiar with them either.
Wow! Interesting choices. I’m behind on my Guardians, so thanks for the hot tip…
I agree with you Kathleen; these are interesting choices indeed! We will try to keep all readers informed on any film updates we can find out. Thanks for your comment.