Salon.com > Bring Up the Bodies http://www.salon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 01:55:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What do you think of Mark Rylance as Cromwell in “Wolf Hall” TV adaption? http://www.salon.com/2013/03/08/what_do_you_think_of_mark_rylance_as_cromwell_in_wolf_hall_tv_adaption/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/08/what_do_you_think_of_mark_rylance_as_cromwell_in_wolf_hall_tv_adaption/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13223168 This morning, Variety reported that actor Mark Rylance, who won Tonys for "Boeing-Boeing" and "Jerusalem," was cast as Cromwell in the BBC-HBO adaptation of Hilary Mantel's award-winning, best-selling novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies."  Mantel's pen is a bit more generous in her portrait of Henry VII's merciless adviser, but Cromwell is no less manipulative — a fun, meaty role for an actor. But is Ryland the right man for the job? We put the question to the Blue Glow Award critics. Here's what they had to say:

 

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