Get serious guys, the actor who plays Sinatra in the film has to look
like the *young* Frank Sinatra, not the guy who just died a few years
back. They will need to start with young old blue eyes, hot and dynamic,
then age him through the years as the film progresses. That requirement
scratches the likes of De Niro, Nicholson, Pacino, Hopkins and all the
rest of the old guard off the list of practical choices. Kevin Spacey
did a great job as Bobby Darin in BEYOND THE SEA, but exactly because he
has already played Darin, he obviously can't be picked to play Sinatra
as well. That sort of thing just doesn't happen in Hollywood
pre-production agreements. Besides, BEYOND THE SEA was 7 years ago...
Spacey is 51 years old now, really too far along to effectively play the
young teen and twenty-something Sinatra today.
Harry Connick, Jr. or Michael Buble maybe could pull it off, and would
be very intriguing choices, but would require a risk Scorsese probably
isn't willing to take at this point as to just how good either one under
the stress of carrying off a big feature role like this. Connick has
plenty of screen time, but nothing like this role so far. Buble has zero
screen credits and would be an even bigger risk. Plus, on the practical
side again, while they are well known as singers, neither of their names
on the contract would carry anywhere near the massive weight with the
studios as far as let's-make-a-deal and commit-to-a-big-budget that
someone like DiCaprio does.
I don't have a problem with DiCaprio's acting these days. He's grown up
quite at bit, now at 35 years old. He was very solid in CATCH ME IF YOU
CAN and quite good in BLOOD DIAMOND. No reason to think that, under the
hand of a skilled director like Martin Scorsese, he can't turn in a fine
performance as Frank Sinatra -- particularly the *young* Sinatra, which
will be critical to the overall success of the film. Sure, there are
plenty of other actors in the same age bracket or younger who might do a
better job, but even as a Scorsese project, this film called for a Big
Box Office Name in the leading role to shepherd it through
pre-production negotiations.
-- JR
Kevin Conway wrote:
SInatra COULD have been one of his most memorable masterpieces, had he
chosen someone more WORHTY to play SInatra, like Nicholson, Hopkins,
or even De Niro. BUT, DiCaprio?? Ughh!
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Neal
Sent: Feb 19, 2010 10:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news
lol you never know he might go for it, us poster fans deserve more :-)
Yes, it's a wonder how he has time for all these movies and other
direcotrs for that matter.
I'm looking forward to Sinatra, now that should be good!
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:26:11 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news
To: [email protected]
Wouldn't mind at all, tho it was only meant as a humorous aside,
and I fear he may have a few more pressing projects up his sleeve.
I'm still waiting in anticipation for his documentary on British
film that he's been working on with Ms Schoonmaker for xx years
now. With that, directing major new feature films, and restoring
old ones, he's certainly not a man who likes to sit still.
Paul
www.movieposterstudio.com <http://www.movieposterstudio.com>
In a message dated 19/02/2010 15:00:22 GMT Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Paul,
That is a slendid idea. I might suggest it to his secretary
and archivist if you don't mind me stealing your suggestion?
Andy
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