'War Stories'
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I'm sure Jackman & Owen don't need it-- or, in Owen's case, may be holding out for more money-- which is why the idea that they would be offered after Bana turns them down is ludicrous.
But now Eric Bana and Julian McMahon's profiles are higher. Unless I'm wrong, and this is an acknowledgment of a career low for them, which seems unlikely for those in particular.
Personally, I don't go as far as suspecting PR. I suspect crackpots^H^H^Hwishful fans on the internet.
But now Eric Bana and Julian McMahon's profiles are higher.
Higher than whose? I'm not sure I follow you...
Higher than they were before they regularly appeared in the wire services.
I agree about Julian, but am not convinced about Eric Bana. I even think Clive's seen a good bump.
How about Guy Pierce?
I think he's too blonde and feral for Bond (who is slick and dark-haired). But he's yummy, so I could be sold on him.
Feral, I'll grant you. NSM the too blond though.
Okay, that picture made it much easier for me to see him in the part. I think I've only seen him in Memento.
Jackman said in a recent EW that "while growing up, that was the role I wanted to play. I'm not going to compare it to Hamlet, but in a way it's the same thing. You want to put your stamp on it." So maybe he would take it -- I could see him in the role. I don't think he'd get typecast, either, for the simple reason that he has done high-profile projects (most notably Wolverine in X-Men) that are pretty different from Bond (and he's continuing on with that franchise as well). I dunno.
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