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Of course, special effects can add many portions of the battles, but for reality, there must be hundreds of extras to recreate the close-up scenes. William should be played by someone extremely heroic and likeable, like Sean Austin or Elija Wood, and Godwinson should be played by someone villainous, like Alan Rickman or someone devious like him. William also needs a wife, an important, if not vital role in the film, someone like Kirsten Dunst would be good. Costumes would represent the medieval times of 1000-1066, with formal clothing for most of the lead characters, including shields, and such, and rich, elaborate medieval gowns for the women. The men will wear tights and tunics in subdued colors, and the women's clothing will be brighter and a bit more elaborate. There will be crowns and other jewels, and there will be lots of medieval weaponry, like swords, clubs, and maces, along with spears and bows and arrows.

The movie will be popular because of the casting, which has to be just right, but because of the epic battle...

William is a conqueror, and he is larger than life, and the film will rely on that to show his heroic return to England and his eventual crowing as king in December 1066 (the culmination of the film). William brought change to England, so there is potential for a sequel, as well. Epic movies with big battles are very popular right now, and this is one of the most epic battles in England's history, so it would be popular there, too. A lot of people don't know about this part of history, so it would bring it to them and make it more well-known.
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Knox, Skip. William the Conqueror. Boise State University. 2004. http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/willconq/[accessed 5 Nov. 2008].

Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, Gilbert. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Combined Edition, 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2007.

Skip Knox. William the Conqueror. Boise State University. 2004. http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/willconq/[accessed 5 Nov. 2008].

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Knox, Skip. William the Conqueror. Boise State University. 2004. http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/willconq/[accessed 5 Nov. 2008].

Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, Gilbert. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Combined Edition, 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2007.

Skip Knox. William the Conqueror. Boise State University. 2004. http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/willconq/[accessed 5 Nov. 2008].
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