The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel Oscar Wilde ever published, has been remade as many things. A novel. A dance. And now, a film. Coming to the U.S. next year, Oliver Parker’s Dorian Gray stars the devilishly handsome Ben Barnes as Gray, a touch obsessed with beauty and youth. And, in this just-released scene from the film (which debuted in the U.K. in September), kisses and blowjobs with the artist who sends him down his spiral. (A Single Man‘s Colin Firth co-stars.)
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arjuna52
That is so hot!
FakeName
While I have sadly given up on my dream of seeing Jude Law playing Dorian this looks like a worthy substitute. Certainly better than the pseudo-Dorian of “Pact With The Devil” played by the admittedly hot but acting-impaired Ethan Erickson: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/img/review/990226/jawbreaker.jpg
And prettier than the wax carving formerly known as Hurd Hatfield: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Hurd_Hatfield_in_The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray_trailer_cropped.jpg
Jacob
Ive always crushed on Ben Barnes but that kissing scene looked rather forced and uncomfortable to watch haha!
John from England(used to be just John but there are other John's)
@ Jacob
Haha!
That was the point…
Ryan
Unfortunately that is the “gayest” scene in the movie. Actually other than that the movie is all hetro with Dorian shagging his way through every woman and only women in London.
Beck R
I’ve seen it. It really isn’t that gay at all. As usual the straights have whitewashed any gayness until it is almost irreconciliable with any real emotion that might ever exist between two men as they can’t tolerate it any other way. My advice- don’t expect much. I would personally only bother to see the thing at all if you are a fan of Ben Barnes who by the way is absolutely delectable in it.
Jacob
Oh ok… my bad lol! 😛
terrwill
No. 2 · FakeName: I am sorry to say that Jude Law, unlike a fine wine has not aged very well. Saw pics of him on Holiday with no shirt and first thing I thought was please put the shirt on…
>Although not as much as the shirtless pics of Simon Jowels sporting his man boobs. ;[
>Ben can Barnestorm thru my bedroom any time he desires… : P
Michael vdB
Smoke and Pancake?
Tonyboy
those actors aren’t cute.
Eric
that as an awkward kiss… bad acting!
FakeName
I am sorry to say that Jude Law, unlike a fine wine has not aged very well.
Ah, but imagine the Jude of yesteryear, say of “Wilde” vintage or even “Ripley” vintage playing it…
FakeName
Beck R: It really isn’t that gay at all. As usual the straights have whitewashed any gayness until it is almost irreconciliable with any real emotion that might ever exist between two men as they can’t tolerate it any other way.
But the novel was never about any emotions existing between two men, other than bitchiness and unrequited lust. Dorian is the uncorrupted man-child whose innocence Basil seeks to capture in his painting and Lord Henry endeavors to destroy. Henry comes off as a fey dandy and Basil a repressed mess. The scene here works very well. Dorian isn’t interested in connecting with Basil on any emotional level. He’s acting as trade to get Basil off the track of wanting the painting back. That’s why the second kiss is awkward (the first is pretty hot). Trade doesn’t kiss. Trade puts the queer on his knees and gets serviced.
Joseph
Isn’t that Ben Chaplin as the other man?
alan brickman
this looked very hawt…don’t sound so fat and jealous…
adamblast
Not to condone anything illegal, no never, but the whole film is available thru the usual easy unofficial sources.
Erick
How is it that you guys keep using hetro?!? Did the trans Avatar boycot have that much influence? Seriously?
Hot scene BTW, looking forward to seeing the film.
Squid
I saw it at the Toronto Film Festival in September. It’s dreadful. Not even worth renting. I’m surprised someone bought it to release it.
Ben
Eh. This was pretty forced-looking. Sorry, not impressed.
Josh
FakeName got it right; Dorian’s obsession with youth and beauty seems to lead him to a Faustian path with Basil and Lord Harry merely as thematically opposed foils.
IMHO the best teleplay version of this was the 1976 made for TV BBC broadcast with Jeremy Brett, Peter Firth (no relation to Colin) and John Gielgud.
Maybe the whole story could be made into a great exploitation franchise by expanding on the innuendo of Dorian’s decadence; gambling, womanizing, misogyny, homosexuality, blackmail, murder. Maybe James Wan and Eli Roth can get together with ChiChi LaRue and Michael Crichton and come up with something (un)suitable.
alan brickman
a lot of actors wouldn’t have done this.plus his friend is supposed to looked surprised..not forced at all..but a newfound respect for Ben for taking on this role should be the real response..not typical gay hatred for being gay…
Mr.Jones
was Gray supposed to be gay?