A little disappointed that there's no Dr Livesey, but it looks like they combined his character with the Squire, so at least they did that. Squire Trelawney, by the way, is played by Rupert Penry-Jones (also in Persuasion and 39 Steps). Captain Smollett is played by Philip Glenister (also in Cranford and Hornblower)--perfect casting!! Ben Gunn is played by Elijah Wood (hard to imagine, since I always pictured Ben Gunn as 70+ years old). Long John Silver is quite a bit different than the book, but he may be just as impressive. The costumes, if a bit POTC-influenced (eyeliner, anyone?), look fantastic, by the way.
And the sets in 0:19 - 0:27 are so Robert Louis Stevenson! I am muchly excited about this adaptation--it's not my dream adaptation, but it looks pretty close. What do you think? :)
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