Sir Anthony Hopkins has had one of Hollywood’s longest and most impressive careers. He’s played iconic characters and received dozens of awards. Now, the Welsh actor turns his focus toward a new project, Eyes in the Trees, based on The Island of Dr. Moreau, a novel by science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells.Per Deadline, the actor, partly known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs, has signed on to portray an important scientist in the film. Hopkins’ character is a brilliant geneticist whose human experimentation went sour and, as a result, had his government funding cut off and was forced into isolation from the world. Afterward, a pair of filmmakers and their crew set out on an expedition which yields unexpected and dangerous results that threaten all humankind.The Island of Dr. Moreau, which was published in 1896, is narrated by Edward Pendrick, who finds himself stranded on an island under the control of the mad scientist Dr. Moreau. The novel, like some of Wells’ other work, was first adapted into film in 1933 as The Island of Lost Souls. In 1996, Hollywood revisited The Island of Dr. Moreau in a film starring David Thewlis, Ron Perlman, Marlon Brando, and Van Kilmer. The film received poor reviews, due in part to its apprehensive and distracted structure. There was also a 1977 version of the film starring Burt Lancaster.
Sir Anthony Hopkins has had one of Hollywood’s longest and most impressive careers. He’s played iconic characters and received dozens of awards. Now, the Welsh actor turns his focus toward a new project, Eyes in the Trees, based on The Island of Dr. Moreau, a novel by science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells.
Per Deadline, the actor, partly known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs, has signed on to portray an important scientist in the film. Hopkins’ character is a brilliant geneticist whose human experimentation went sour and, as a result, had his government funding cut off and was forced into isolation from the world. Afterward, a pair of filmmakers and their crew set out on an expedition which yields unexpected and dangerous results that threaten all humankind.
The Island of Dr. Moreau, which was published in 1896, is narrated by Edward Pendrick, who finds himself stranded on an island under the control of the mad scientist Dr. Moreau. The novel, like some of Wells’ other work, was first adapted into film in 1933 as The Island of Lost Souls. In 1996, Hollywood revisited The Island of Dr. Moreau in a film starring David Thewlis, Ron Perlman, Marlon Brando, and Van Kilmer. The film received poor reviews, due in part to its apprehensive and distracted structure. There was also a 1977 version of the film starring Burt Lancaster.
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