Ben Barnes Cast in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Ben Barnes, currently on screens as Prince Caspian, will lay down his sword after being cast to play Oscar Wilde’s iconic character Dorian Gray in an adaptation of the author’s novel, “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” Producer Barnaby Thompson and director Oliver Parker, who previously teamed to make “An Ideal Husband” and “The Importance of Being Earnest” and most recently co-directed “St. Trinian’s” will make “Dorian Gray” at the end of July this year. Click here to read the entire article. Thanks to ‘Tsaress’ for the alert. (EDIT: Ben is still signed on for Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair)