“Great Expectations” returns … yet again
For more than a century, people have been making “Great Expectations” movies and miniseries.
The first was in 1917, starring Jack Pickford (Mary’s little brother). There have been at least 16 more, including one that had Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow AND Robert De Niro.
Now a new six-parter (shown here) starts with two episodes March 26 on Hulu, then continues for four more Sundays. It gives us a fresh version of a story everyone has read.
Well … not everyone. Olivia Colman – who plays the cold-hearted Miss Havisham – hasn’t read the book and doesn’t try to pass herself off as a scholar. “I don’t really think about things terribly deeply,” she told the Television Critics Association. Read more…