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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 0:29:19 GMT
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Sept 3, 2017 15:52:18 GMT
As long as DiCaprio is alive, young and working we do not need another Jay Gatsby. He was pitch perfect in that role.
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Post by countjohn on Sept 3, 2017 19:04:17 GMT
Christ, fuck no.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Sept 3, 2017 19:52:46 GMT
Christ, fuck no. x 2
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Post by Allenism on Sept 3, 2017 23:35:19 GMT
Not a horrible choice, but he doesn't have the requisite gravitas and enigmatic aura.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 0:35:43 GMT
Not a horrible choice, but he doesn't have the requisite gravitas and enigmatic aura. Do you have an actor in mind? I thought DiCaprio was awful. |
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Post by countjohn on Sept 4, 2017 5:34:47 GMT
Not a horrible choice, but he doesn't have the requisite gravitas and enigmatic aura. Do you have an actor in mind? I thought DiCaprio was awful. I liked DiCaprio in the role, but he was far from perfect or definitive. Gatsby is tough to cast because he's so enigmatic and vaguely described in the book. I think Pine is charming and charismatic in his action hero roles but he hasn't demonstrated anything close to the acting chops necessary to take on a complex role like Gatsby. |
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Post by speeders on Sept 4, 2017 10:53:43 GMT
Nope. Of the current crop, Ryan Gosling. But it would probably to wait for a few years and get someone young and fresh.
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Post by Allenism on Sept 4, 2017 17:45:43 GMT
Do you have an actor in mind? I thought DiCaprio was awful. I liked DiCaprio in the role, but he was far from perfect or definitive. Gatsby is tough to cast because he's so enigmatic and vaguely described in the book. I think Pine is charming and charismatic in his action hero roles but he hasn't demonstrated anything close to the acting chops necessary to take on a complex role like Gatsby. I don't see how he was any worse than Redford, TBH. Both men are too milk-and-water to play the type of a character, especially Redford. Out of today's active actors, Jon Hamm fit the bill about 10 years ago seeing how he did such an immaculate job playing Don Draper who very much feels like a successor to Gatsby. I think Michael Fassbender also would've been an intriguing choice (can you imagine him opposite Tom Hardy as Tom Buchanan??  ), but he's too old now. Dan Stevens comes to mind as well. I think he'd do a good job balancing out Gatsby's shifty elusiveness and disarming naivete. |
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Post by countjohn on Sept 4, 2017 22:28:39 GMT
I liked DiCaprio in the role, but he was far from perfect or definitive. Gatsby is tough to cast because he's so enigmatic and vaguely described in the book. I think Pine is charming and charismatic in his action hero roles but he hasn't demonstrated anything close to the acting chops necessary to take on a complex role like Gatsby. I don't see how he was any worse than Redford, TBH. Both men are too milk-and-water to play the type of a character, especially Redford. Out of today's active actors, Jon Hamm fit the bill about 10 years ago seeing how he did such an immaculate job playing Don Draper who very much feels like a successor to Gatsby. I think Michael Fassbender also would've been an intriguing choice (can you imagine him opposite Tom Hardy as Tom Buchanan?? ), but he's too old now. Dan Stevens comes to mind as well. I think he'd do a good job balancing out Gatsby's shifty elusiveness and disarming naivete. I haven't seen the Redford one, but I agree that he isn't a good choice either, but I do think he's a better dramatic actor than Pine, based on what we've seen from them. Although it's not entirely fair comparison given the length of Redford's career. |
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Post by Allenism on Sept 4, 2017 23:15:04 GMT
I don't see how he was any worse than Redford, TBH. Both men are too milk-and-water to play the type of a character, especially Redford. Out of today's active actors, Jon Hamm fit the bill about 10 years ago seeing how he did such an immaculate job playing Don Draper who very much feels like a successor to Gatsby. I think Michael Fassbender also would've been an intriguing choice (can you imagine him opposite Tom Hardy as Tom Buchanan?? ), but he's too old now. Dan Stevens comes to mind as well. I think he'd do a good job balancing out Gatsby's shifty elusiveness and disarming naivete. I haven't seen the Redford one, but I agree that he isn't a good choice either, but I do think he's a better dramatic actor than Pine, based on what we've seen from them. Although it's not entirely fair comparison given the length of Redford's career. That reply was meant for Tyler, my bad! |
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Post by jakesully on Sept 5, 2017 17:34:01 GMT
Yeah I think Pine could pull it off (as the Great Gatsby) .
Also, I just saw he is set to star as Robert F Kennedy in a limited series for Hulu. Good for him . Dude is gonna be super busy in the next few years with all these projects piling up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 12:28:33 GMT
countjohn - Pine hasn't been in very many films, true, but I think he's proven that he has range. Just look at the complete 180 from broad physical comedy in 'Into the Woods' to pained interiority in 'Hell or High Water.' As jakesully pointed out, he's incredibly in-demand right now - it seems as if he has an endless amount of Hollywood cachet thanks to the one-two punch of 'Hell or High Water' and 'Wonder Woman' - he'll prove his thespian mettle. Allenism - I like your suggestion of Hamm, but I'm not sure that I see the others. This may seem rather trite, but personally I think it's important that an American actor have such a uniquely American role. As for Redford v. DiCaprio - Redford can be rather bland as an actor, true, but I preferred his take here. DiCaprio approached it the same way he does every role lately - furrowed brow, mannered "intensity," etc. And when Gatsby comes across as more patrician than Tom Buchanan, I think it's pretty apparent that no one has any idea what they're doing.
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Post by eliuson on Sept 6, 2017 14:23:21 GMT
Picture Steve Carrell as Gatsby
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Post by CookiesNCream on Sept 10, 2017 1:55:49 GMT
I think DiCaprio was the better choice and he had done at least a fine performance in that role. I couldn't imagine how Chris Pine would pull off a role as Gatsby around that time. As long as DiCaprio is alive, young and working we do not need another Jay Gatsby. He was pitch perfect in that role. Yeah, but the movie itself wasn't all that great IMO. |
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Sept 12, 2017 16:36:09 GMT
I think DiCaprio was the better choice and he had done at least a fine performance in that role. I couldn't imagine how Chris Pine would pull off a role as Gatsby around that time. As long as DiCaprio is alive, young and working we do not need another Jay Gatsby. He was pitch perfect in that role. Yeah, but the movie itself wasn't all that great IMO. It was decent enough. I loved the visuality and music. |
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Post by CookiesNCream on Sept 13, 2017 5:13:43 GMT
I think DiCaprio was the better choice and he had done at least a fine performance in that role. I couldn't imagine how Chris Pine would pull off a role as Gatsby around that time. Yeah, but the movie itself wasn't all that great IMO. It was decent enough. I loved the visuality and music. I liked the visuals, period sets, and scores of the movie too. The cast were good in their roles (especially DiCaprio and Maguire) and I liked the second half a bit better than the first. Though some of the music anachronism was kinda distracting at times. |
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Post by futuretrunks on May 24, 2020 0:20:17 GMT
The problem was Luhrmann, who was not fit to direct. It should have been Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, or Joe Wright.
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Post by jakesully on May 25, 2020 15:18:12 GMT
The problem was Luhrmann, who was not fit to direct. It should have been Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, or Joe Wright. I actually disagree here. For all of Luhrmann's faults, I think he did a decent job here and it was a very successful film at the box office (made over $350,000,000 bucks in theaters) and it was well received by audiences as well (has a 7.2/10 rating on IMDB). IMO Leo & Luhrmann make a really good team (between this & Romeo + Juliet). Both films were massively successful. |
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), but he's too old now. Dan Stevens comes to mind as well. I think he'd do a good job balancing out Gatsby's shifty elusiveness and disarming naivete. 
