Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Abortive Sorrows and Short-winded Elations of Men

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Baz Luhrmann's next film is going to be an adaptation of my favorite book, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The only cinematic version of the book I've ever seen is the Redford/Farrow one and that was in High School because they made us watch it and it does not sit well in my memory.

The main thing we need to figure out first is casting this sucker. What do y'all think? I can't wrap my brain around actors realizing these parts right just yet. Or ever, maybe. Help me!

And no, Baz, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are way way way too old, so don't even think about it. And the first person to say Jessica Alba as Daisy gets a fist to the forehead.
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7 comments:

RJ said...

James Marsden
Amy Adams
Rebecca Hall
and Matthew Goode

Take it to the bank, bitches.

Jason Adams said...

You win.

Just mentioning Rebecca Hall made me orgasm.

I'm not 100% on Amy Adams, I saw that suggestion over at the original link, but I haven't seen a name I like any more mentioned so she'll do.

I just think it's the fact that no one would ever fully satisfy me in that role that's the problem.

Glenn said...

Ryan Gosling. Isn't he meant to look handsome but sound like a beat up trucker? I haven't read the book, i'm just going by what others have said.

Anonymous said...

Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman & James McAvoy.

Anonymous said...

Rachel McAdams as Daisy and Lee Pace as Nick. (I hear he'll be needing a job soon.)

timothy grant said...

I am still thinking this is all a bad dream and Baz Luhrmann will just stop making movies already.

Did I just get banned from the site?

Anonymous said...

Only a fool would try to make yet another version of this novel. It's essence is found in words, not in pictures. It's impressions cannot be translated to film.

Spoken like an English major.