Huh, I did not know there was another Romeo and Juliet remake in the works: [link]

I only know Hailee Steinfeld from True Grit but she left such a fantastic impression, I'm looking forward to seeing how she'd tackle this role. I do wish the boy who plays Romeo wasn't such a pouty male model type though.

Damien Lewis as Lord Capulet!

Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl is in that!

I do wish the boy who plays Romeo wasn't such a pouty male model type though.

Before I even clicked through, I hoped it was Pip from the recent Great Expectations (because no one is poutier), and it was!

Romeo and Juliet just isn't that high on my list of Shakespeare plays I'd like to see performed or filmed. I'm clearly in the minority however.

Well, I agree with you Burrell.

I think that's because the last act is more stupidity than tragedy.

Has there been a big-screen As You Like It in, like, ever?

Huh. IMDB says yes, and only 7 years ago, but I swear I had never, ever heard a whisper of it. Possibly I was too busy lying flat and trying not to bust up my placenta or something to keep up with In Theaters Now. But, still, I can't believe I didn't even know it existed.

Impact Theater did As You Like It in the spring. It was fun!

Do any filmed R&J's make them look properly stupid?

I remember seeing Franco Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet in high school, and thinking it was very tragically romantic, but I was, you know, fifteen. The thing about the story is that it almost seems like it could have been written by a melodramatic tween fan-ficcer.

a melodramatic tween fan-ficcer.

There so needs to be a Shakespeare bio-pic done where that line gets thrown in.