It was reported Sunday that British actor Michael Sheen has landed the role of Aro in the “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon”. Sheen, who is best known for his roles as Tony Blair in “The Queen” and David Frost in “Frost/Nixon” was eagerly pursued by “New Moon” director Chris Weitz.
Via The Daily Mail:
“Sheen, 40, who made his name with uncannily realistic portrayals of well-known figures in Oscar-winning films…will get his biggest pay [check] yet, a reported £5 million, to star in ‘New Moon’.”
This comes on the cusp of further “New Moon” casting updates. Read about the actors playing the Wolf Pack here and the actress chosen to play Emily (and photos from the “New Moon” set) by clicking here.
If you don’t know Sheen from his award winning movies, you may know him as Lucian, the Lycan (or as Twilighters would say, werewolf) in the “Underworld” films. It was while making “Underworld” that Sheen met, fell in love with, and knocked-up actress Kate Beckinsale. They had a short romance before she dropped Sheen for “Underworld” director Len Wiseman. The two have a daughter.
For those of you out there who aren’t British, £5 million is a little over $7 million US. “New Moon” stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will each earn a reported $10 million. Though no information has been released regarding earnings for Taylor Lautner, whose role in “New Moon” is significantly greater than that of Sheen’s, we can assume it is less than $7 million.
What do you think Twilighters? Is Summit paying Sheen too much for such a small role? Or does he deserve the money due to his acting acclaim and notoriety?
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im so excited for this he looks like Aro and he is an insanely good actor. I loved frost/nixon and him in the queen. I cant believe they are paying him that much for what less then 30 mintues of screen time, maybe that is a total for the next few movies? Either way he is going to be great. i just wish they still were finding less known actors for the movies. oh well.
I am with you Steph. I think he totally looks the part-much more so than many of the others that are being cast in the film. However, I am shocked at how much money he is pulling in. I want to shake Summit and remind them that teenaged girls are paying their bills (OK, and 20-30 somethings). And we pay it gladly to see the hotness of Sparklepants and Lautner.
Michael is such a great actor! I saw him as Lucian and he rocked! Finding out that he is going to play Aro makes me more eager to watch it! Taylor should get paid alot more this time round, but do you get paid on your age? Coz Taylor is younger than any of the cast, well anyway ILY michael sheen && taylor lautner!!!