I am... oddly pleased by this news.

[hjsnapepm]

According to this blog (and confirmed by his agent), Matthew Macfadyen has been cast as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the new Robin Hood movie. Oddly enough, this casting choice doesn't send me into irrational fits of fangirlish rage. I'm actually considering seeing the darned movie for the first time since I heard of it. He is probably the only actor I could imagine being cast as the Sheriff without me flipping out (in a bad way).

The reason I prefer the 2005 Pride and Prejudice over the 1995 version, other than having seen it first, is because Matthew reminded me so much of Alan Rickman and, as I'm an obsessive SSHGer, the Pride and Prejudice storyline with a Rickmanesque Darcy appeals greatly. (Digging through the depths of my LJ, I found this entry. I remember I almost made a DVD cover, too. Overkill? Who me?) I'd like to think Alan and Matthew could play relatives pretty well. *hint hint movie industry*

For TMI about my thought processes, Matthew stands in my hierarchy of obsessions at either a secondary or tertiary position. Secondary, most likely. The only real reason he isn't a primary obsession is because he doesn't have enough stuff for me to collect and horde. Yet.

...I have a hierarchy of obsessions. I'm weird.

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Comments

[sireesanwar.livejournal.com]

And we all know Alan rocked as the sheriff. I like the idea of Matthew playing the sheriff too.

[hjsnapepm.livejournal.com]

He so did. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was my first post-Snape obsession Alan movie. It kicked my burgeoning Rickmania into high gear.

[sireesanwar.livejournal.com]

He was so good in it so I understand that.