January 28, 2001
The Z Review

Robbie Burns
After our news last week that there might be a Burns movie after all comes the news that there are three productions under way of Robbie Burn's movies. The first one up is rumoured to be getting Robert Downey Jr. as Burns for Vadim Jean in a movie called Clarinda for Alloway Productions. Alloway Productions is owned by James Cosmos who starred alongside Mel Gibson in Braveheart. Vadim Jean had this to say about who is writing the script "We have without a doubt the best man in Alan Sharpe and the first draft should be ready soon". Official Site

Another Burns movie is in production for David Hayman who is thought to be wanting Ewan McGregor to star as Robbie Burns. Hayman has described the movie as "It's sexy. He makes love to women on screen plus you see his creative side , his political side and his battle against injustice and hypocrisy, as well as his struggle against the land".

The third production in the pipeline is Red Rose that Dougray Scott is being lined up for. Director Robbie Moffat was quoted as "Burns fitted so much into his 37 years that it would be impossible to do a biopic so we are concentrating on the six years leading up to his death. We've been in contact with Dougray Scott over the last three years and he relishes the chance to finally play lead in a film which is something he's never done."