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Post by sandserene on Sept 15, 2006 9:02:34 GMT -5
Well hate to break it to you folks, but my once "prodded" optimism about Heath being the Joker has withered .... why you ask, well here is a clip from an interview with Mr. Ledger:
Heath Ledger, who is playing the Joker in the upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight" says he "actually hate comic book movies, like [bleeping] hate them. They just bore me [blank]less and they're just dumb." But he agreed to play a villain in this one because, he told DarkHorizons "I thought what Chris Nolan did with Batman was actually really good, really well directed, and Christian Bale was really great in it." His Joker is "going to be less about his laugh and his pranks and more about just him being a just a [bleeping] sinister guy."
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Post by Phoenix on Sept 21, 2006 13:49:43 GMT -5
The first half made me want to slap him. Hard. The bottom half isn't so bad, they want to focus on what makes the Joker so badass, and less about the cackle. That's a good thing. Makes it more psychological.
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Post by Rhiannon on Sept 22, 2006 11:12:01 GMT -5
He should be hung!!
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Post by sandserene on Sept 22, 2006 12:11:31 GMT -5
If his heart isn't in it ..... he shouldn't be either! How can you say such things and then play such a crucial role???!!!
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Post by Phoenix on Sept 22, 2006 12:30:52 GMT -5
$$$$$$$ talks.
Shoulda gave the role to Paul Bettany or Crispin Glover.
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Post by Rhiannon on Sept 22, 2006 14:10:59 GMT -5
Crispin Glover would have been interesting. ALthough I am trying to imagine my favorite villain of all time in that role..... (Tim Curry)
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Post by sandserene on Sept 24, 2006 8:41:39 GMT -5
Tim Curry is an awesome villian ... that would be something to see!
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Post by Phoenix on Sept 24, 2006 12:36:59 GMT -5
As much as I love and worship Tim Curry....I just cannot see him in the role of the Joker.
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Post by sandserene on Sept 30, 2006 9:13:18 GMT -5
Interesting choice?! Robert Downey Jr. -- I am "Iron Man" By Borys Kit and Sheigh Crabtree Fri Sep 29, 2:16 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Robert Downey, Jr. is suiting up to star in "Iron Man," a superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character.
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Jon Favreau is directing the Paramount Pictures release. Filming is slated to begin in February in Los Angeles.
Downey will portray Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Using his intelligence and ingenuity, Stark instead builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. Upon his return to the U.S., he uncovers a plot with global implications and must don his armor and protect the world.
The comic debuted in the 1960s, and Iron Man's origin involved Stark being a prisoner of the Viet Cong. The movie version will be set in today's geopolitical climate.
Budgeted at more than $100 million, it marks the first feature film to be produced independently by Marvel Entertainment, which previously licensed its characters, such as "Spider-Man" and "X-Men," to other studios.
Marvel president of production Kevin Feige said the filmmakers looked for the best actor to embody the character.
"The Marvel characters are not just about how high they jump or how fast they fly, they're about their character flaws," Feige said. "They're about their inner demons. They're about the struggles that they go through between being a man and being a hero."
Downey, who has battled his fair share of inner demons, worked hard to get the role, getting in shape and even growing a goatee like the one Stark sports in the comic books.
"In every casting announcement we've done, people in their mind's eye have their own view of it and let us know about it. We're used to it," Feige said. "The point is, we looked at everybody, and we found the best person for the role. It's as confident a casting move as we've ever done. The proof will be in the pudding, but he is Tony Stark."
Downey returns to theaters on November 10 in the Diane Arbus bipic "Fur" opposite Nicole Kidman.
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Post by Phoenix on Oct 1, 2006 8:58:23 GMT -5
My optimism for this project is now waaaaaay high. Casting RDJ was genius. He is gonna make the character his own. Awesome.
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