Aaron Sorkin's play brings more humanity to Atticus Finch, which adds heft and complexity to the role for former 'Waltons' actor Richard Thomas.
Richard Thomas would proudly put up the role of Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's"To Kill A Mockingbird" to any of Shakespeare's great characters.“His ear for the Southern music and cadences, it was so easy to learn this great part because it just drops into your ear and sensibilities so easily.
In his 2018 play, Sorkin shifts the antagonist role to Finch, which Thomas said adds layers of humanity beyond what we saw in the Academy Award-winning 1962 film starring Gregory Peck. “ dialect is so sharp and so brilliant. He has given the antagonists their own arguments. He is explaining ways about how they are also products of their society and they have grievances, particularly the daughter. So he’s humanized them,” said Thomas, who calls New Mexico home."Aaron has done an amazing job of maintaining the spirit of Harper Lee, but really looking at the story through our lens. ...
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