Here is the first peek from Starz upcoming series CAMELOT with Joseph Fiennes (FlashForward)playing Merlin.
It’s a bit shocking at first to see Fiennes without his mop of hair, but when you think about it, Camelot does well to take its own spin with the character. We’re far from the look Nicol Williamson sported in that 1981 John Boorman movie Excalibur and from Colin Morgan’s own appearance as the young wizard in Merlin. And that’s definitely a good thing.
Speaking about Merlin, Fiennes told irishcentral that:
“He is more of a warrior monk and less of a Zen Obi-Wan Gandalf. I think there’s a duality with Merlin … he fights fire with fire; he drives out a nail with another nail. He doesn’t turn the other cheek. I don’t think Merlin is a villain, but he is far from driven snow. I think he is full of Machiavellian machinations. There’s an element of Willy Wonka, Donald Rumsfeld and Obi-Wan to him.”