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Daniel Day-Lewis is Spielberg's Lincoln

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Jangaroo

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I never thought I'd see they day when people are shitting on Liam Neeson. I mean, can't we all just say DDL and LM are both awesome jawesome? Why must we fight? Why... WHY?!
I'd like an Oscar.
 
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Thunder Monkey

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Vinci said:
Holy god, that's an amazing casting choice. DDL can play anything, so yeah, I'm good.

EDIT: And no, people, Neeson is not a better choice than DDL. Are you all high?
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Hey don't blame weed.

I'm high and DDL is the better choice by a fuckton.
 
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TheRagnCajun

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Surprised no one posted a Liam/Daniel Gans of newyork pic yet.

Anyways I'm excited for another DDL performance but he can't save the movie if Spielberg isn't up to the task.
 
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Chichikov

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Scullibundo said:
What liberties are you referring to exactly? From what I remember Kushner's script was pretty damn close to Jonas' book - excluding how the Mossad agents had been trained. The script for Munich is actually an example of a brilliantly written script - which is why I had been waiting for this movie for so long.
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You're right, I forgot it's based on a book.
Indeed, the bullshit was in the source material, and there's no trace of shit of any kind in this one's.
 
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Snowman Prophet of Doom

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Chichikov said:
You're right, I forgot it's based on a book.
Indeed, the bullshit was in the source material, and there's no trace of shit of any kind in this one's.
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To what extent, though, is art beholden to reality? Even if the book was bullshit, I would argue that if it was a better story, then that's the one that they should have used. Do you think that the movie would have been better sans the liberties taken by the book?
 
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olore

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SimleuqiR said:
I think Daniel has a more "Lincoln" look than Neeson.

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That`s Morrissey dawg
 
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John Dunbar

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RotBot said:
Daniel Day-Lewis is is known for his low, booming voice.

I guess Spielberg's not going to try to accurately depict Lincoln's high, shrill voice.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_did_Abraham_Lincoln's_voice_sound_like
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Since there are no actual recordings of Lincoln speaking, it doesn't really make any difference. And I doubt he'd try to model his voice after random articles. I remember Day-Lewis saying something in an interview that he liked doing the voice in There Will Be Blood because there were no recordings of such characters speaking, so no one could tell him it was wrong. (Although I think he used John Huston as a model, but I'm not sure).
 
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SCULLIBUNDO

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Blader5489 said:
Lincoln is supposed to shoot before Robopocalypse.
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Yes, but he would be in post on Lincoln whilst shooting Robopocalypse, much like he has been shooting War Horse whilst in post on Tin Tin.
 
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Solo

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My biggest shock is that this is actually happening. Only 15 years in the making, give or take.

Ball is back in your court now, Scorsese - I want that Teddy Roosevelt biopic (and Silence too).
 
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theignoramus

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Chichikov said:
It's from the guy who wrote Munich, which I didn't quite mind, but man, he took so much liberties with reality and common sense in this movie.
Goodwin's book (which is completely unfilmable by the way) deserves better.

The casting is obviously perfect.
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Tony Kushner? The guy who did Angels in America with Al and Meryl Streep? I'll watch whatever he writes.
 
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JohnTinker

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Please Spielberg, do this correctly.

Lincoln had a stutter, and an almost nasally voice, but he's been so romanticized to hell and back that everyone thinks he had the voice of Charlton Heston
 
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Speevy

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Isn't a great performance one in which the actor redefines the person he or she is portraying in such a way that you get beyond just the look and sound of the person as documented by the media, and also give a unique account of their inner turmoil?
 
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Sanjuro

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Amir0x said:
Guaranteed oscar bait

but Daniel Day Lewis is fucking amazing in everything he does, so will watch
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He is dedicated enough where he could actually be this entire forum by this point.
 
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Ninja Scooter

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waiting for all the people that shit up the Last Airbender/Prince of Persia threads to come in here and complain about hollywood whitewaching.
 
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Discotheque

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If this manages to screw up Scorcese's Silence, then fuck Spielberg. If that is unaffected by this...then carry on I guess.

Day-Lewis will do a great job, much better than Neeson would be capable of (and I like Neeson.....kinda)
 
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Solo

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Discotheque said:
If this manages to screw up Scorcese's Silence, then fuck Spielberg.
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There is literally no correlation between the two.... aside from both being oft-talked-about-but-never-materialized projects, of which we can no longer refer to Lincoln as being. Thats what I said earlier that the ball is back in Marty's court. Hes been talking that Teddy Roosevelt biopic and Silence both for almost a decade.
 
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Blader

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Solo said:
There is literally no correlation between the two.... aside from both being oft-talked-about-but-never-materialized projects, of which we can no longer refer to Lincoln as being. Thats what I said earlier that the ball is back in Marty's court. Hes been talking that Teddy Roosevelt biopic and Silence both for almost a decade.
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Aside from DDL?
 
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Discotheque

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Yeah a Scorcese movie with DDL and Benicio Del Toro with absolutely no sign of DiCaprio. It just sounds too good to be true...so good in fact that senile Marty will probably pass on it in favor of Leonardo playing Roosevelt :/
 
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Kodiak

Not an asshole.
DDL is quite literally the perfect choice for Lincoln.

Also I hope no one is doubting the power of Speilberg - when he gets serious and quits fucking around he is still one of the best living american film makers.
 
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Solo

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Blader5489 said:
Aside from DDL?
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? Silence isn't in production on any level, and when there was some buzz around it about 3-4 years ago, it was of Javier Bardem starring.

Is there some news I have missed? Judging by Disco's post, obviously there must be :lol
 
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RustyNails

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Big Baybee said:
Itz funny cuz you mean 19th century, not 18th.
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Thank you. I appreciate worded responses rather than simple smiley gestures. As far as what I meant, I felt that majority of roles played by DDL were set in 1800s, which I mistakenly referred to as 18th century.

Come to think of it, has there been any other actor besides DDL who consistently plays historical roles? Jeremy Irons comes to mind.
 
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Discotheque

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Solo said:
? Silence isn't in production on any level, and when there was some buzz around it about 3-4 years ago, it was of Javier Bardem starring.

Is there some news I have missed? Judging by Disco's post, obviously there must be :lol
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Here's a very unreliable post that states Scorcese is planning on tackling Silence after that robot movie lol, I can dream can't I
 
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Blader

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Solo said:
? Silence isn't in production on any level, and when there was some buzz around it about 3-4 years ago, it was of Javier Bardem starring.

Is there some news I have missed? Judging by Disco's post, obviously there must be :lol
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The only time I've even heard of Silence was when it was announced that DDL and Benicio del Toro were attached to star. Think that might have been 2 years ago, maybe 1.
 
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Solo

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Ah, so we're just battling with rumors from both sides :lol In all honesty, it looks like Scorsese's next will be the Sinatra biopic w/ Leo.
 
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Discotheque

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Fuck man, putting aside my dislike for Leo (while he does give great performances). What a fucking awful choice for Sinatra.

Isn't that also a rumor? Too much uncertainty around here.
 
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Snowman Prophet of Doom

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LEO as Sinatra? I do think the guy has acting chops, but DAMN, Marty, he is not the right choice for every role! I'm hoping that he's not the one chosen for the High and Low remake either, as he has nowhere near the requisite manliness to fill Mifune's shoes.
 
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Blader

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I'd be surprised if Leo does Sinatra, if only because he has at least a half-dozen other projects to star in for the next few years.
 
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Discotheque

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Pretty much. This is why Scorcese shouldn't make biopics anymore. Raging Bull was a great fit for DeNiro. But his attachment to his actors clouds his judgement.

Dude should just think about casting the right guy for the role.
 
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Snowman Prophet of Doom

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I really wish that Scorsese would turn to something low-budget, something that would force him to really innovate; I think that Hollywood has gutted him of much of what made him great in the first place, and I think that he could get some of it back if he would do something that forced him to think outside of the box.
 
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