Jane Eyre is a name in itself

Pennyforyourdreams strikes back and this time provides us with a couple of scans of an article in Hello about Toby Stephens. More or less, the article repeats the same things that we have read previously:

Rochester as the new Darcy (Toby as the new Colin):

Director Susanna White - fresh from her success with Bleak House - is adamant: "This is his Colin Firth moment. Toby is sexy and it sends a single down your spine watching him on screen. I honestly believe that women are going to be falling in love with him.

He's playing a complex character who has to be tender, funny, good looking and at the same time brooding and mysterious. I can think of very few actors capable of doing all that successfully." (...)

Rochester and Jane's sexual tension.

The latest production gives more than a nod to 21st century sensibilities and Toby's Mr. Rochester is happy to delve into his feelings. There is also plenty of sexual tension between him and his co-star Ruth Wilson, who plays the governess to whom Rochester finds himself incresiangly drawn. (...)

There are certainly some racy moments as the attraction between Jane and Rochester grows. "We are not being blatantly sexual", says producer Diederick Santer. "More suggestive than explicit - but there's a lot of tension in the air.

And the great discovery, Ruth Wilson.

When we were casting for Jane we found plenty of actresses who could be winsome and quiet, but we wanted bottle. A sense that this is a woman who controls her own destiny. We needed someone who was young, and they and to be unknown because Jane Eyre is a name in itself." (...)

[Ruth Wilson] has nothing but praise for the series and the new, feistier, Jane. "Reading the book, you feel little sympathy with Jane or Rochester", she explains. "You want to kick her and say, 'Come on, get on with it'. However, this story is much more modern. It's what every girl goes through - trying to find someone to truly fall in love with." (...)

Categories: Movies-.DVD-TV, Jane_Eyre