Ben Kingsley is going to play a vampire in a movie based on a video game.
This means that the world is ending, right?
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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sumi - Aug 11, 2004 7:27:14 am PDT #2668 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2004 7:29:22 am PDT #2669 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the film chronicles the adventures of the title character, a half-vampire, half-human who has the super strength of a monster but the emotions of a person.
Angel, Blade, Spike -- who else do they need to do this to so we'll get involved in the bloodsucking story? Forever Knight, at least, was just a matter of will.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 11, 2004 7:44:06 am PDT #2670 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
This means that the world is ending, right?
No, just Kingsley's good reputation.
ETA: Oh God! It's made by the same guy who made House of the Dead. The movie which actually cut to scenes from the source video game as transitions between shots.
If anyone in L.A. needs their lawn mowed, now might be a good time to call Ben's agent. (Assuming he still has one...)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2004 7:47:10 am PDT #2671 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
No, just Kingsley's good reputation.
That survived SPECIES?
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 11, 2004 7:51:00 am PDT #2672 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, he made an Elizabethan romantic comedy with Mira Sorvino after that one, so there were still tatters.
From here on out it'll be all late-night infomercials and "Where are they now?" specials on A&E.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2004 7:58:35 am PDT #2673 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
From here on out it'll be all late-night infomercials and "Where are they now?" specials on A&E.
And of course GANDHI 2: Electric Boogaloo.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2004 8:00:03 am PDT #2674 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He did Sexy Beast. He'll be fine. Those British guys are weird.
Thomash - Aug 11, 2004 8:05:42 am PDT #2675 of 10001
I have a plan.
Many venerable actors have done things throughout their careers that would seem to have blown up their world. Take Sean Connery, for instance. The guy did, Zardoz, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and The Avengers and he's still going stronger than ever.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2004 8:08:06 am PDT #2676 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Many venerable actors have done things throughout their careers that would seem to have blown up their world.
See also, Michael Caine who seems to alternate periods of choosing great roles with extended periods of doing absolute crap.
What I should have said was if his rep survived SPECIES he's probably OK.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 11, 2004 8:18:04 am PDT #2677 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
See also, Michael Caine who seems to alternate periods of choosing great roles with extended periods of doing absolute crap.
Yes, but as he's in EVERY MOVIE EVER MADE it's a bit difficult to avoid the crap ones.