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Casting

A collection of 4 posts
On Movies & Media

Who's the most typecast of them all?

We know that Godfather Al "Scarface" Pacino is in talks to play the power-mad King Herod for the film Mary, Mother of Christ. Today, MTV's MovieBlog reports that he's about to play another heavy-handed leader (although in this case, that heavy hand will be
08 Apr 2009 1 min read
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Will it be James "Bilbo Baggins" McAvoy?

The Daily Express may have the answer to the question that has kept the imaginations of Hobbit fans firing on all cylinders in recent weeks: Who are Del Toro and Jackson planning to cast in the lead of The Hobbit? So, Mr. Tumnus... how's your Ian Holm impression?
29 May 2008 1 min read
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Time to Give the Arthur Legends Another Big-Screen Try?

Will anyone ever get it right? Galahad looks to be the next movie drawn from the adventures of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. (Cinematical speculates: Will Gerard Butler be Galahad?) The Arthur legends are some of the richest stories ever told, and yet Arthur has suffered some
12 Mar 2008 1 min read
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Casting "The Hobbit": Who Would You Choose?

TheOneRing.net is buzzing again, now that a big-screen version of The Hobbit is a sure thing. The big question of the day: Who should be cast? They perpetuate the popular idea that Martin Freeman should play young Bilbo. Or Colin Firth. I like both ideas, but... ...definitely *not* Shia
07 Jan 2008 1 min read
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