Replacing Kevin Kline...

[Dreyfus]

How do you feel about the character of Dreyfus being played by another actor?

I think Kevin Kline's Dreyfus was one of the big highlights of the TPP06 and to be honest was a bit dissapointed he was replaced. But now the movie has such an impressive cast I think it could be really good - Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Aishwarya Rai, Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer and John Cleese.

I'm really happy about Cleese's casting although I did want a bit of continuity in the series.

[Clouseau]

to be honest, i wasn't terribly fond of Kline's portrayal of Dreyfus... the whole thing seemed kinda stiff to me, and i hated his line delivery most of the time... Cleese talks a bit more smoothly most of the time, i think, but i can see him at least using some of the same mannerisms Kline employed... replacing Kline with Cleese in my mind seems to be a fairly painless idea... i'm picturing Dreyfus now, i suppose, with a similar feel to the character Cleese played in "The Out-of-Towners" (which also, coincidentally, starred Steve Martin)...

Kline did a decent enough job, but i'm betting Cleese will be a significant improvement - especially if Dreyfus ends up going mad in the end! ;D

[pinkadilly]

i liked kevin kline, but i like john cleese too. hope he does a good job! i bet he will.

[Dreyfus]

admin said:

Kline did a decent enough job, but i'm betting Cleese will be a significant improvement - especially if Dreyfus ends up going mad in the end! ;D

I'm really looking forward to those. Watch any episode of Fawly Towers and it shows that Cleese is going to be hillarious as a mad Dreyfus.

[fargus]

John Cleese is a good election in the role of Dreyfus.