Patrick Wilson is from Angels in America, Little Children and more recently Evening. Excellent Broadway actor who's been nominated for two Tony awards and is beginning to make it big in film.

Ooh. That's good then.

I think Crudup is a far better choice for Doctor Manhattan than Keanu.

Well, yeah. But he's not at all what I pictured. Then again, I've really only ever seen him in Big Fish.

Well, yeah. But he's not at all what I pictured. Then again, I've really only ever seen him in Big Fish.

Have you seen Almost Famous?

Or Stage Beauty? He is AMAZING in that--plus with the dressed like a girl and kissing boys and whatnot.

I'll admit Crudup's not a physical match in the way, say, Michael Clarke Duncan might be. But I think getting the mood of alienation and weirdness of viewpoint will be more important to that character than physically fitting the role.

Have you seen Almost Famous?

Have not gotten around to it. Should I watch the long version or the short version?

But I think getting the mood of alienation and weirdness of viewpoint

Which Crudup does very well (insert standard yay! for Stage Beauty here).

Yes I think Crudup is a good choice. IMO he's very good at disappearing into a role.

HPOotP:

music question: did anyone else think the theme that plays as Harry enters the Ministry (and elsewhere in the movie) was rather similar to that from the Broadway musical of Les Miserable? That circular rushing of the strings.

I kept expecting Jean Valjean to start singing "One day more!"

I definitely had moments of "haven't I heard this before?", but I couldn't say from where.

I think it was reminding me of Star Wars, but that may just be the general John Williamsness shining through.