Ages of Michael and Billy

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Ages of Michael and Billy

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Should Michael be older or younger than Billy ?

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Re: Ages of Michael and Billy

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I always thought they were the same age.
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Re: Ages of Michael and Billy

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Sorry I meant should Michael be portrayed as older or younger than Billy ?

My own feeling is that as Michael leads Billy on, he should be portrayed as the older one.
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In the screenplay they are in the same class at school - so you would assume that they are therefore the same age as each other.
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Well as the story goes I've always assumed they were the same age but of course the guy who played Michael in the film was 17 as opposed to Jamie Bell's 13.

I think it plays better in the film/musical that they are the same age - an older Michael would be somewhat predatory imho.
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Re: Ages of Michael and Billy

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I too have always assumed they'd be the same age - though maybe Michael is ever so slightly older? Their dialogue is inconsistent when trying to work out age similarities as, at times either one can be particularly dominant in a scene.

Saying that, I think it would be a little odd to assume Michael is much older than Billy, or the other way round, as in real life I imagine them being in the same year at school, going to the same boxing club and 'hanging out' together as friends. That's not to say they couldn't be friends if they were older though.
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