James McAvoy, Evan Rachel Wood Conspirator Photos

Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:15PM - By Krystal Clark

james mcavoy and evan rachel wood the conspirator

Just yesterday we reported that actor Justin Long joined the cast of Robert Redford’s drama The Conspirator, and a couple of set photos have already been released. Over at the Playlist, they posted images of James McAvoy in character as Col. Frederick Aiken, the young defense lawyer who reluctantly agrees to represent Mary Surratt (Robin Wright Penn), a woman being tried as a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination. Evan Rachel Wood plays Surratt’s daughter, and there is a photo of her in costume as well.

Take a look at them on set…

mcavoy and wood on the set of the conspirator

James McAvoy is such an amazing actor. He can pull of any role thrown at him no matter the time period or the subject matter. He is so underrated in my eyes. Did anyone have to take a second look at Wood in this photo, because at first I thought it was a shot of Abbie Cornish.

In another piece of interesting casting news, Toby Kebbell, best known for his role in RocknRolla has been hired to play the infamous John Wilkes Booth. It will more than likely be a small role, mostly visible through flashbacks, but he is so fitting for the part.

What do you think of McAvoy and Wood in costume? What do you think of Toby Kebbell playing Booth?

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  1. Posted by Cris
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:55PM

    James McAvoy is amazing, and he's definitely underrated. I'm really glad he's going to be the main character in The Conspirator, he deserves the attention and the respect. Who knows, maybe the Academy will eventually recognize his talent…

  2. Posted by The Conspirator Gains Kline, Wilkinson and Bledel
    Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:17PM

    [...] playing any games with his upcoming period drama, The Conspirator. Earlier today, we brought you two photos from the set of the movie that began filming Monday in Georgia, as well as the casting announcement [...]

  3. Posted by efan
    Friday, October 16, 2009 2:34AM

    I'm disappointed you didn't comment on how good of an actress Evan Rachel Wood is even though you mentioned McAvoy's talent. Evan's proven herself to be one of the best young actresses out there.

  4. Posted by Lisa
    Monday, October 19, 2009 5:01PM

    I think its funny that, in the picture released of James McAvoy "in character," he's holding a plastic water bottle. Did they have those in the 1860's?

  5. Posted by Cam
    Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:39AM

    James McAvoy is wearing too many clothes.

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