Ooooh! That's the best casting news I have heard yet.
That's not what making out sounds like -- unless I'm doing it wrong?
Willow ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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sj - Apr 22, 2011 5:54:13 pm PDT #14220 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Fiona - Apr 22, 2011 9:11:07 pm PDT #14221 of 30000
Robert Downey Jr. is so very much one of those men who get much more attractive as they age.
See also: Colin Firth.
I beg to differ. I've been a fan of Colin's since he turned up in Another Country and Dutch Girls in quick succession in about 1985, and he was already quite attractive enough then. (I saw Dutch Girls with a room full of teenage girls and there were audible gasps). In fact I think the slightly younger, leaner look suits him better.
Clooney though, definitely.
Anne W. - Apr 23, 2011 3:05:32 am PDT #14222 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
They cast Katniss and Prim's mom. I think she'll be perfect.
Oh, I like.
I'm still horribly anxious about who they'll cast for Haymitch and Cinna.
My personal wish list has Jeffrey Dean Morgan or Robert Downey Jr. as Haymitch and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cinna, but I'm not holding out hope.
Amy - Apr 23, 2011 5:43:55 am PDT #14223 of 30000
Because books.
I forget where I saw it, but someone said John C. Reilly was being considered for Haymitch, which I think could work really well. I've never seen Haymitch as particularly good-looking, although I know he was supposed to be, of course, healthier and stronger as a young man.
Anne W. - Apr 23, 2011 6:00:00 am PDT #14224 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
someone said John C. Reilly was being considered for Haymitch
Oh, yes. That could work very nicely.
le nubian - Apr 23, 2011 6:53:15 am PDT #14225 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cinna
Oh YES. YES.
I also thought of Christopher Gorham when I was reading the book.
Haymitch is also Jim Beaver or Jeff Bridges to me.
quester - Apr 23, 2011 1:50:58 pm PDT #14226 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I finally saw The King's Speech today. It was worth the wait. The only surprise was the Guy Pearce was in it and I had no idea. When did he drop into obscurity?
DavidS - Apr 23, 2011 1:56:09 pm PDT #14227 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jilli, did you ever see the 1970 Czech movie Valerie and Her Week of Wonders?
I ask because of this description:
"Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" is a wonderfully surreal and hallucinatory horror/fantasy tale made by Jaromil Jires. This poetic film looks like a curious mixture of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Nosferatu". The pubescent Valerie is awakened one day by a pasty-faced, Nosferatu-like vampire who steals her earrings (which, we later learn, are imbued with magical powers). She pursues him, but he manages to vanish into a crowd. She spots the vampire again later, feebly disguised behind a mouse-head mask, and points him out to her (alarmingly pale) grandmother. As it turns out, the earring thief has vampirized Valerie's grannie, along with much of the town, and furthermore has set up shop in the dark, cobwebby basement of Valerie's house! Matters aren't helped by the presence of a lecherous priest with an eye for Valerie, but things really come to a head when Val's young, pretty 'aunt' moves in and tries to take Valerie out of the picture. The aunt is in fact Val's vampirized grandmother looking to further the head vamp's nefarious aims. Luckily Valerie's one true love, a dashing young man, is there...The main actress Jaroslava Schallerova is stunningly beautiful.
You can see a clip here and even ahem it if one were so inclined (in 8 parts)
Rayne - Apr 23, 2011 2:22:43 pm PDT #14228 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
I saw King's Speech the other day and loved it! Sadly, I followed that up with Skyline which was horrible! I wish I'd watched them in the opposite order so that King's Speech would have cleansed my palate.
And quester, I totally didn't recognize Guy Pearce until I was watching some of the extras. It didn't look like him at all!
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2011 2:43:53 pm PDT #14229 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The only surprise was the Guy Pearce was in it and I had no idea. When did he drop into obscurity?
I know, right?? When I saw it, I thought, is that Guy Pearce? That can't be Guy Pearce. If Guy Pearce were in this movie, I would have known. Right? People would have mentioned it? And then it was Guy Pearce.