Rant Averted... For Now...
Last night I felt a REALLY strong urge to rant hardcore today about some beef that I was hearing second-hand from a few kids who quit our show. But I'll hold off on that now, except to say that, since they stopped showing up without contacting anyone, pretty much the most pre-school thing someone can do in theatre, the fact that they're going around to many people who WOULD be seeing the show and telling them its crap is ludicrous. Especially since they stopped showing up without even knowing what they would and would not have been in. Hell, one of the kids would have had a bigger part than he had in the other show he did with that director, and the other one would have had plenty to do, too.
Okay, so that was a rant, sorry...
And, wow, maybe I should start naming names, because trying to keep this thing anonymous has made for some very confusing diatribes.
Not much going on here today. I missed a severe thunderstorm last night by making a trip to the Electric Fetus after work. There were apparently tornado warnings for my county, though, but thankfully my open windows didn't have any rain problems.
And, grumble grumble, the cd I wanted at the Fetus wasn't there. I was close to getting another one, Negativland or Tilly & The Wall, but decided to just wait for Trampled By Turtles to come in from backorder.
Well, hopefully the weather clears up sometime this week, I want to get out to the driving range, as I'm gonna attempt to do a Fathers Day outing with my dad for my first trip to the course since March of '04.
So a few websites today have posted some interesting tidbits about some movies that are being developed, in terms of casting rumors. First off, I guess the script for the Speed Racer movie is being worked on, with Vince Vaughn attached to star as Racer X. Interesting piece of casting, and it really brings up questions about what kind of tone they're going to set the movie in. Speed Racer could easily be done as a semi-serious, sci-fi movie, but with Vaughn I'm kinda nervous that they're gonna play it for satirical value, a la Starskey and Hutch.
The other interesting news came out of the Batman camp, where they're already discussing casting for the next movie in the series. Well, discussing it from the standpoint of saying they haven't been discussing it yet. All that is known for sure is that the main villain will be The Joker, and that they want a big name to take the role. They rolled the dice on Christian Bale and won, but they don't want to try their luck again. That's the reason there's so many big names in Batman Begins, because they didn't know if Bale would be enough to draw people in to see it.
Anyway, names that have apparently been tossed around in unofficial circles include Sandler, Williams, and Mark Hamill. Hamill would be an interesting, fan-friendly choice, considering he has been the voice of The Joker in the cartoon since the series began over 10 years ago, but he's probably not a very big name. And Crispin Glover's agent has apparently been contacting WB about wanting an audition.
In all cases above, I say no No NO! Glover would have been a prime candidate to play Scarecrow, or to play, say, a Riddler or Mad Hatter type character, but he's not ready for Joker. Hamill, again, it would be fun to see, but difficult to believe. As for Sandler and Williams, HELL NO! Too comedic, we'd be sliding down the same slope that led us to Batman & Robin.
Joker has to be darkly humorous. He has to be a character that can get a laugh out of you, but makes you wet your bed if he shows up in your sleep. An actor who has successfully played both sides of the coin. Here's what I think:
Kevin Spacey - would be a great candidate if he weren't already playing Lex Luthor.
Johnny Depp - ditto, if he weren't already in the Pirates series.
John Leguizamo - if he hadn't already played The Clown in Spawn, he'd be a fun choice.
Daniel Day Lewis - Perfect, but probably not a big enough "name."
Christopher Walken - would have been great 5 years ago, but has become a self-parody of himself lately.
David Boreanaz - Not a big enough name, but Angelus plus makeup might be able to pull it off.
Joker's tough to cast nowadays. Nicholson was a great casting at the time, as he walked that tightrope well. I'd personally say Lewis should be the Joker in the new movie, a perfect blend of talent, name recognition, and indie cred, but we'll have to see what happens.
Also, one of the producers has been quoted as saying Two-Face will be in the third one, as a creation during the trial of Joker. I'm personally throwing in my two cents to say they should bring Tommy Lee Jones back in, and to let him play Harvey Dent RIGHT this time.
Two Face is one of my favorite characters, but the screwed him up royally in Batman Returns, trying to make him into a new Joker. Well, thank god you can't have two Jokers in one film, so they'll have to play him as the stone-cold killer type this time around, as he should be.
But since they'll probably want to go younger, as Dent's a friend of Wayne, I'm hoping for someone like a Guy Pierce, Eric Bana, or Russell Crowe to play the role. All three would work very well, I think.
Wow, okay, I'm done.
Okay, so that was a rant, sorry...
And, wow, maybe I should start naming names, because trying to keep this thing anonymous has made for some very confusing diatribes.
Not much going on here today. I missed a severe thunderstorm last night by making a trip to the Electric Fetus after work. There were apparently tornado warnings for my county, though, but thankfully my open windows didn't have any rain problems.
And, grumble grumble, the cd I wanted at the Fetus wasn't there. I was close to getting another one, Negativland or Tilly & The Wall, but decided to just wait for Trampled By Turtles to come in from backorder.
Well, hopefully the weather clears up sometime this week, I want to get out to the driving range, as I'm gonna attempt to do a Fathers Day outing with my dad for my first trip to the course since March of '04.
So a few websites today have posted some interesting tidbits about some movies that are being developed, in terms of casting rumors. First off, I guess the script for the Speed Racer movie is being worked on, with Vince Vaughn attached to star as Racer X. Interesting piece of casting, and it really brings up questions about what kind of tone they're going to set the movie in. Speed Racer could easily be done as a semi-serious, sci-fi movie, but with Vaughn I'm kinda nervous that they're gonna play it for satirical value, a la Starskey and Hutch.
The other interesting news came out of the Batman camp, where they're already discussing casting for the next movie in the series. Well, discussing it from the standpoint of saying they haven't been discussing it yet. All that is known for sure is that the main villain will be The Joker, and that they want a big name to take the role. They rolled the dice on Christian Bale and won, but they don't want to try their luck again. That's the reason there's so many big names in Batman Begins, because they didn't know if Bale would be enough to draw people in to see it.
Anyway, names that have apparently been tossed around in unofficial circles include Sandler, Williams, and Mark Hamill. Hamill would be an interesting, fan-friendly choice, considering he has been the voice of The Joker in the cartoon since the series began over 10 years ago, but he's probably not a very big name. And Crispin Glover's agent has apparently been contacting WB about wanting an audition.
In all cases above, I say no No NO! Glover would have been a prime candidate to play Scarecrow, or to play, say, a Riddler or Mad Hatter type character, but he's not ready for Joker. Hamill, again, it would be fun to see, but difficult to believe. As for Sandler and Williams, HELL NO! Too comedic, we'd be sliding down the same slope that led us to Batman & Robin.
Joker has to be darkly humorous. He has to be a character that can get a laugh out of you, but makes you wet your bed if he shows up in your sleep. An actor who has successfully played both sides of the coin. Here's what I think:
Kevin Spacey - would be a great candidate if he weren't already playing Lex Luthor.
Johnny Depp - ditto, if he weren't already in the Pirates series.
John Leguizamo - if he hadn't already played The Clown in Spawn, he'd be a fun choice.
Daniel Day Lewis - Perfect, but probably not a big enough "name."
Christopher Walken - would have been great 5 years ago, but has become a self-parody of himself lately.
David Boreanaz - Not a big enough name, but Angelus plus makeup might be able to pull it off.
Joker's tough to cast nowadays. Nicholson was a great casting at the time, as he walked that tightrope well. I'd personally say Lewis should be the Joker in the new movie, a perfect blend of talent, name recognition, and indie cred, but we'll have to see what happens.
Also, one of the producers has been quoted as saying Two-Face will be in the third one, as a creation during the trial of Joker. I'm personally throwing in my two cents to say they should bring Tommy Lee Jones back in, and to let him play Harvey Dent RIGHT this time.
Two Face is one of my favorite characters, but the screwed him up royally in Batman Returns, trying to make him into a new Joker. Well, thank god you can't have two Jokers in one film, so they'll have to play him as the stone-cold killer type this time around, as he should be.
But since they'll probably want to go younger, as Dent's a friend of Wayne, I'm hoping for someone like a Guy Pierce, Eric Bana, or Russell Crowe to play the role. All three would work very well, I think.
Wow, okay, I'm done.
posted by Bill at 12:32 PM
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