On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 5:02 AM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... like dogs and cats living together? Not quite, but a scene in the > already-acclaimed Bin-Laden manhunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty" features > the unlikely team of mob-boss Tony Soprano and interstellar rogue > Captain Jack Harkness under the direction of an Oscar-winner. > > In the film, James Gandolfini of "The Sopranos" and John Barrowman of > genre faves "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood" (and now "Arrow") play a pair > of government bureaucrats trying to clamp down on what appears to be a > fruitless lead in the CIA's attempt to find and kill the terrorist > leader. "Zero Dark Thirty" is directed by Kathryn Bigelow who scored > an Academy Award for "The Hurt Locker." > I thought Gandolfini was playing Leon Panetta and Barrowman some faceless CIA type. Gandolfini looked like a heavier version of Panetta and was certainly treated with the deference the director of the Agency would be given. Outside of how good "ZD30" was, I was stunned by how many working (or recently working) television actors were in the film with major roles. Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler (who was also in "Argo" and "The Kingdom" - making him your terrorism go to actor), Chris Pratt, Jennifer Ehle, Harold Perrineau, Jessica Collins, Fredric Lehne, Taylor Kinney, Mark Valley, etc. Although not a big star in the U.S., Barrowman is a familiar and > flamboyant figure on the UK entertainment scene from musical theater > to chat shows to sci-fi TV escapades. Kinda cool to see the man who > delights Who-vians as the omni-sexual Capt. Jack in such a high- > profile American feature, even if it's just a cameo. He's been very entertaining on "Arrow" this season as Oliver's best bud's dad and the local crime lord turned dark archer. TVG -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
