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47. These days, Clooney might a little old

Remember Mortimer was supposed to me a confirmed batchelor still in his prime. Brendan Fraser is about the right age, but he could be a bit too old now though he wasn't when my husband and I first thought about him as Mortimer.

I think you need someone who is in their late 30s to mid 40s. Frasier is now in his late 40s, Clooney is 53, though these days with people marrying later, those ages wouldn't be prohibitive. Both have the comic ability to carry the role and either would be great. I like Frasier's ability to do physical comedy - if you haven't seen "Blast from the Past" it really is a great role for him and shows what he can do with the right cast and good director.

The role of Jonathan Brewster is the real hard one. In the original play the role was played by Boris Karloff, so there is a precedent of a well known horror star for it. That's why Robert Englund came to mind - he has the ability to produce the menace though he doesn't have the physical size for intimidation that Raymond Massey had. In fact, with Englund as Jonathan, Clooney would be the better Mortimer since Clooney is not as tall as Frasier.

Of course, someone else could play Jonathan - remember the line in the play that he looks "like Boris Karloff." I'm not sure who would fit that description these days, but it'd be a start.