2008 is the year of the dylan

For all you Dylan Thomas fans out there, 2008 will be a busy year for you. He's getting some long-overdue cinematic treatment. In at least three movies, which are all mostly about his relationship with his wife Caitlin. Let's look at the couplings:

1.) Dylan (2008): The Great (Scot) Kevin McKidd and Kelly Reilly of Pride & Prejudice (2005), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Les Poupees russes (2005). Apparently will be partly based on his "Under Milk Wood." Know nothing else, but with these two, it could be entertaining.

2.) Caitlin (2008): Michael Sheen and Miranda Richardson play them when they're older, Kevin Zegers and Rosamund Pike when they're younger. Must be an Iris (2001) kind of thing because Jim Broadbent and Hugh Bonneville were John Bayley and Judi Dench and Kate Winslet were Iris Murdoch at different times in their lives together. Admittedly, I don't know much about the Welsh poet, but was Caitlin older? Miranda's a lot older than Michael and I think it shows. Rosamund's only slightly older than Kevin. That shows, too. Didn't she just play Ryan Gosling's boss in Fracture (2007)?

3.) The Best Time of Our Lives (2008): Ridiculous title but "Dylan" and "Caitlin" were already taken. This will probably be the one that will actually get seen because it's got bigger, younger stars: Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy, and Sienna Miller. Sienna's Caitlin and Matthew Rhys is Dylan. Lindsay Lohan used to be cast as Caitlin. Glad she's not anymore. Her presence would have undoubtedly made the rest suffer. That is, if she showed up to work on time every day with underwear.

Excited? You should be.