There was a time when everything was “Star Wars” vs. “Star Trek.” If you wanted to be a knowledgeable geek, you studied up on your Boba Fetts and your Nyota Uhuras, knew the difference between a Stormtrooper and a Klingon, and you were good to go.
Then the next generation of geekdom came along, and made life good for young actors like William Moseley. “I was up for Harry Potter way, way back,” remembered the 20-year-old. “But I don’t quite fit the bill, I think.”
Instead, Moseley would later land the role of Peter Pevensie, one of the British children who were transported to a magical land in 2005’s “The Chronicles of Narnia,” and returned home with $300 million in domestic box-office money. And although Moseley will return to Narnia again next month with the sequel “Prince Caspian,” he admitted to us that he’ll always wonder what life would’ve been like behind eyeglasses and a lightning-bolt scar.
“It would have been fun,” he said of “Potter” possibilities. “But I was thinking the other day, if I could have chosen one part for myself, I would have chosen Peter every single time. It’s a dream come true to play a part that’s so heroic, and something that’s successful that people like. It’s such a privilege.”
Now, two more geek-tastic franchises are ready to join the party this winter, and Moseley told us that he’s a fan of both. “Twilight is just the next level,” he said of Stephenie Meyer’s book’s relation to “Narnia,” “Potter” and the others. “It’s got the vampire thing; I know exactly what you’re talking about.”
“It seems like they make every comic book into a film,” Moseley added, giving us a peek at his most beloved geek world of all. “‘Watchmen’ is my favorite of all-time.”
If you could walk into a theater and watch the finished print of either “Watchmen,” “Twilight,” “Prince Caspian” or “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” at this very moment, which would you choose? Why?
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My second choice would be 'Watchmen' because it is an amaizng comic and it already looks fantastic. Then it would be either Narnia and then Harry.
Thanks Larry for another great article. Hey which one out of the choices you gave us would you chose?
TWILIGHT RULESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i cant wait for the movie!!!!!!!
~twilight rocks~
My people!
Larry - our dear friend, there is no doubt it any minds, twilight IS the most highly anticipated movie this year even if only judging purely based on fandom spirit! im sure many would sell their soul (or their children *cough*).. for the movie.
Sorry Harry. But Edward is far too delicious to pass up.
XOXO
I MUST see Twilight & Harry Potter 6.
I can't decide which one would I pick.
I 'm a HUGE fan of both.
Totally addcicted to them! Thanks J.K. Rowling & Stephenie Meyer for writting so PERFECT books.
Well, as I 've said I would pick both. I simply love them. They 're the best books ever and I 'm a bit aprehensive 'cause it 's such a long time untill December :(
(Then HP xD)
TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT!!! LOve Edward!!!!!!!!
twilight, of course.
and yes, my name is bella.
and i love it even more now. haha
Twilight!!
I am really looking forward to Harry Potter, of course, and cautiously anticipating the next Chronicles of Narnia. But...
TWILIGHT!!!!
But I love the Twilight books; it's just a guilty pleasure but there's nothing really complex going on there. it's just a story, but i love it! I can't wait to see the movie, i probably won't be at the midnight release like i will with Harry Potter, but i really can't wait until Breaking Dawn comes out!!
Seriously, it's hard to choose. I like the spectacle of the HP movies, but a lot of good details from the books seem to be left out. I guess it would have to be Twilight then.
Is there really even any reason to ask why? It's the best in all the right ways. Plus who wouldn't want to see their dream characters come to life.
BK
Twilightt!!!!
I would killl to see this movie, welll no i take that back... killingg is veryy bad....
But still....
i love harry potter, and i love narnia. but we've already seen all the previous hp movies, so we kind of know what to expect. No doubt i'll see it in theatres, but i would OBVIOUSLY see Twilight first.
Be serious, Larry!
WHAT DO YOU THINK??? come on! don't dissapoint us by asking such an absurd question with an obvious answer!
T-W-I-L-I-G-H-T
TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT!!!
ome, i can NOT wait for december. I'm serious!
don't get me wrong. I really like HP and PC, but seriously, SERIOUSLY, what's the MUST SEE??
Here I go again:
TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT TWILIGHT!!!
btw, larry, really appreciate what you do! THANK A BUNCH!