That is the first thing I saw Chiwetel in. He was great. I've been hooked ever since. He dominates every role he is in. I don't wasn't Tyrese. UGH!!! I mentioned him and Biel, because that sounds like a casting choice the studio heads might make.
Tracey B. Smith wrote: > > Dirty Pretty Things made me a Chiwetel fan. He does conflicted very > well. He and Idris Elba are on in their early 30s and that's about the > age Wesley Snipes was when the first Blade was filmed. > > Tyrese comes off way too lightweight(acting wise) to pull off these > kinds of roles. The keep mentioning him as a the person to they want > to play Luke Cage and I just can't see it. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly > Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I like Chiwetel too. Not that it is related, but I think he is > > extremely versatile and plays a conflicted part well. I saw him in a > > movie in which he was a straight transvestite and in Children of men. > > He was excellent in both. I also like Djimon Hounsou for the part. > He > > does conflicted well > > > > Regarding Michael Jai White being old, wasn't Snipes in his late > > thirties when he started Blade? Also I do not think Chiwetel and Idris > > are that young. Of couse we know, they won't get picked. Instead we > > will probably get Tyresse and or someone like Usher or... Jessica Biel > > God... I hope not. > > > > > > > Tracey, > > > Good call on Idris Elba. He'd be a good choice. > > > > > > Chiwetel Ejiofor showed some good action hero cred in Serenity and he > > > definitely has the acting chops. > > > > > > As far as Michael Jai White. I was thinking of his performances in > > > Thick As Thieves, Undisputed 2 and the stuff from Kill Bill that > > > ended up on the cutting room floor. He can do the menacing tough guy > > > but he has a pretty good comedic touch as well and that could bring > > > something to the role. But it's a moot point because he's over 40 and > > > that's ancient in Hollywood years. > > > > > > Personally I would love to see one of the original treatments for > > > Blade 3 get filmed. It was the one where the vampires cause the > > > apocolypse in the future and the last free humans manage to use a > > > form of time travel to contact present day Blade in an attempt to > > > stop their timeline from happening. It will never be filmed but it > > > was a great story. > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > > > agreed. i don't see Jai White for the role. Man, here's a a > > > concept: how about casting the net wide for the *best* actor, not > > > the actors with some kind of name recognition? One of my greatest > > > joys in going to the movies is seeing a completely unknown actor in a > > > role. Usually, we're so used to saying "Russell Crowe was great in > > > that role", or "Denzel Washington disappeared in that part" > > > or "Charlize Theron didn't even look like herself". Afte a while, > > > try as we might, we can never ignore the *actor* playing the role, no > > > matter how good he/she is. But put an unknown in and it's easier to > > > get into. The young lady who played Ray Charles' mother in "Ray" is > > > a perfect example. I'd never seen or heard of her before, yet she > > > gave what was an Oscar-worthy performance in my opinion, and it was > > > great that I didn't come in already knowing of her. > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: "tetsuwanatom1" <tetsuwan@> > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Daryle <yokozuna@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Holy Highlander! > > > > > > > > > > Why is it necessary to reboot this series? It¹s an ongoing story. > > > > We¹ve all > > > > > seen the first one. If ³Superman² has taught us nothing > > > > else...there¹s no > > > > > need to retell a story we already know. Just pick up where you > > > > left off > > > > > and keep it movin¹. > > > > > > > > It's the lesson of the revolving Bruce Waynes. Every year that > > > there > > > > was discussion of a Batman movie, the buzz generated by the > > > question > > > > of who would play the role was worth about 10M PR dollars, and > > > those > > > > crap movies needed all the PR they could get. A Blade "reboot" is > > > > newsier than continuing with a new actor (which is basically what > > > > they're doing, isn't it?). > > > > > > > > Then again, I thought Trinity was supposed to be a reboot. > > > > > > > > People mention MJ White on the Internets a lot (for a lot of > > > movies) > > > > however he isn't all that charismatic. I like him fine, I just > > > can't > > > > see him as a leading man. Blade as ass-kicking Wu-Shu expert comes > > > > from the movies, not the source, so we don't have to have a martial > > > > artist in the role. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/31/07 12:22 PM, "B. Smith" <daikaiju66@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Blade 2 is cheesy? More cheese please. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know Snipes legal troubles and onset behavior are the main > > > > reasons > > > > > > he won't get to play the role again but I hate the Hollywood > > > > trend of > > > > > > casting for "young and hot." > > > > > > > > > > > > If it was a perfect world I'd cast Michael Jai White. I imagine > > > > he's > > > > > > too old for Hollywood and not bankable enough but he has the > > > > perfect > > > > > > skillset to play Blade. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if I would do a complete reboot but they may have > > > > > > painted themselves in a corner after the last movie. Maybe they > > > > need > > > > > > to have him face a non-vampiric big bad to shake things up. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:scifinoir2% > > > > 40yahoogroups.com> , > > > > > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly > > > > > > Tracey L. Minor)" <tdlists@> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Blade Remade? > > > > > >> > Franchise reboot may be in the works. > > > > > >> > by IGN Staff > > > > > >> > http://movies.ign.com/articles/830/830575p1.html > <http://movies.ign.com/articles/830/830575p1.html> > > > <http://movies.ign.com/articles/830/830575p1.html > <http://movies.ign.com/articles/830/830575p1.html>> > > > > > >> > October 26, 2007 - Could there be a new, reworked version of > > > > > > Marvel's > > > > > >> > Blade headed to the big screen? Initially, the thought of a > > > > Blade > > > > > >> > franchise reboot sounds kind of crazy, but when you think > > > > about it, > > > > > > the > > > > > >> > first film in the series is already almost 10 years old. And > > > > with > > > > > > the > > > > > >> > later films in the franchise becoming increasingly cheesy, > > > > maybe > > > > > > it's > > > > > >> > not a bad idea. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > The Bloody-Digusting.com website reports that just such a > > > move > > > > is > > > > > > being > > > > > >> > plotted right now in Hollywood. A source for the website > > > > contends > > > > > > that > > > > > >> > the "comic property" (we assume this means Marvel and/or the > > > > > > creative > > > > > >> > team currently working on the comic) is pushing for the redo > > > > rather > > > > > > than > > > > > >> > New Line, who may or may not be involved. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Marvel is currently attempting to relaunch the Hulk > > > franchise > > > > in a > > > > > >> > similar fashion, which could have them feeling their oats and > > > > > > looking > > > > > >> > for other stale properties to freshen up. The Blade do-over > > > > > > chatter > > > > > >> > could also be fueled by the hot-as-fire vampire movie trend > > > > that > > > > > > just > > > > > >> > won't let up (see Underworld 3). > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > - New Line > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Blade: Trinity was likely Snipes' swan song. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Were there a new school version of Blade launched, Wesley > > > > Snipes > > > > > > would > > > > > >> > undoubtedly be replaced in the lead role. Who would you like > > > > to see > > > > > > fill > > > > > >> > his shoes? And what do you think of the Blade reboot whole > > > > idea in > > > > > > general? > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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