Too bad Larry Parks isn't available. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Zeev Drach <lobb...@rogers.com> wrote:
> Think of young Sinatra’s angular facial features, his signature self > confidence, his lanky physique. > > Anybody thinks Matt Dillon can pull it off? > > > > Zeev > > > > > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] *On Behalf Of *James > Richard > *Sent:* Friday, February 19, 2010 8:08 PM > > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news > > > > 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: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > 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! > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:26:11 -0500 > From: speedys...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo - Scorseses posters on Morning news > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > 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 > > > > > > In a message dated 19/02/2010 15:00:22 GMT Standard Time, > andyan...@hotmail.com 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 > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > Kevin Conway > > Conway's Vintage Treasures > > www.CVTreasures.com > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
