Movie Project

I watched A Man For All Seasons the other night and it reminded me of an idea I had a long time ago.

I want to figure out who to cast in the perfect Tudor movie. The best Henry, Anne, Elizabeth etc. I really like Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the younger Henry VIII (or maybe I just like him w/no clothes?). But Richard Burton is pretty good also. And what about Elizabeth - who would be the perfect Elizabeth? Cate Blanchett (although I hated Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley) was great but so was Glenda Jackson. My plan was to re-watch every Tudor movie/series made and come up with my perfect cast list. 

I'm going resurrect this project. If anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear them. The actress/actor doesn't have to have played that character in the past although it is preferable because then you have a better idea of how they would portray them. It is ok if the nominated actor/actress is dead since I'm pretty sure "my" movie will never be made! Here is the list of movies. Hopefully I'll be able to find all of these, some are pretty old. If you know of any movies I've missed, please let me know.

As I think about it, maybe I could direct this movie once I've chosen the cast. I made some pretty cool movies for my YouTube channel. They mostly starred my cats and if I can direct cats I should be able to handle humans. Actually humans would be far easier!

1. When Knighthood Was in Flower (1908)
2. Henry VIII (1911)
3. Queen Elizabeth (1912)
4. Anna Boleyn (1920)
5. When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
6. The Virgin Queen (1923)
7. The Loves of Mary Queen of Scots (1923)
8. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
9. Drake of England (1935)
10. Mary of Scotland (1936)
11. Fire Over England (1937)
12. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
13. The Sea Hawk (1940)
14. The Heart of a Queen (1940)
15. Young Bess (1953)
16. The Sword and the Rose (1953)
17. The Virgin Queen (1955)
18. Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
19. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
20. Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
21. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
22. Elizabeth R (1971)
23. Carry On Henry (1971)
24. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971)
25. Mary Queen of Scots (1971)
26. Elizabeth R (1971)
27. Shadow of the Tower (1972)
28. Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1973)
29. Henry VIII (1979)
30. A Man for All Seasons (1988)
31. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
32. Elizabeth (1998)
33. Biography: Elizabeth I (1999)
34. Elizabeth (2002)
35. Henry VIII (2003)
36. The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)
37. Elizabeth I (2005)
38. The Virgin Queen (2005)
39. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
40. The Other Boleyn Girl (2007)
41. The Tudors (2007)
42. Mary, Queen of Scots (I'm not sure if this movie was made yet)