tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7199825079705136027..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Richard Burton/Elizabeth Taylor Bio Optioned - Who Would You Cast?Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46115818949201050622011-06-03T11:57:02.944-04:002011-06-03T11:57:02.944-04:00I really do think that Russell Crowe is now too ol...I really do think that Russell Crowe is now too old to play Burton at the age he was when he played in CLEOPATRA, but I could be wrong. <br /><br />Also, Burton, despite his shaggy dog good looks, always had an elegance to him that Crowe, in my opinion, lacks.<br /><br />Craig has that same sort of elegance.<br /><br />The film is based on the book you mention, Deb. I meant to include the title in the post but then just added the link.<br /><br />Maybe I'd better add the title to the actual post. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91724070577801951872011-06-03T11:04:52.619-04:002011-06-03T11:04:52.619-04:00No one has mentioned Russell Crowe, but I think he...No one has mentioned Russell Crowe, but I think he would be a great Burton--he's certainly got the hung-over, ravaged look down pat. Sadly, it's too late for Sherilyn Fenn to be Liz, although she did a pretty good job in a TV-movie biopic of Taylor in the mid-1990s.<br /><br />BTW, I'm assuming that part of the interest in making this movie (aside from Liz's recent passing) is the book FURIOUS LOVE, about the psychodrama that was the Taylor-Burton romance. I read it a few months ago and it's a great read. I recommend it if you haven't read it yet.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2046271701745788072011-06-03T08:02:52.596-04:002011-06-03T08:02:52.596-04:00Hmmm, I didn't know Daniel and Rachel were a c...Hmmm, I didn't know Daniel and Rachel were a couple. I hope she knows what she's doing....Wait. Did I just actually say that? Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-50534532346008949152011-06-03T00:48:23.569-04:002011-06-03T00:48:23.569-04:00I think Daniel Craig for any role. He was amazing...I think Daniel Craig for any role. He was amazing in Defiance.<br /><br />And Scarlett Johanssen is a good idea. She is a terrific actress, and is stunning.<br /><br />But I wouldn't rule out Rachel Weisz, height or not. There are ways around that in filming. It's been done with short actors.<br /><br />Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig are reportedly quite a romantic duo these days (not that I follow celebrith news), so they may have great on-screen chemistry.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-45969730365941531022011-06-02T21:31:23.733-04:002011-06-02T21:31:23.733-04:00Then they ought to put us in charge of casting the...Then they ought to put us in charge of casting the film. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32943445606542364752011-06-02T20:50:51.026-04:002011-06-02T20:50:51.026-04:00I think I'd have to concur with your casting.I think I'd have to concur with your casting.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.com