Javier Bardem Pulls Out of "Nine" Film- Page 2
Javier Bardem Pulls Out of "Nine" Film
#25re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:13am
No!
Is there hope fro John Stamos?
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#26re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:15amDamn! It would have been so great to have Bardem and Cotillard, two new Oscar winners leading the film.
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#27re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:24am
Darn it. I think he would have been so hot!
Oh, and "I really hope this film gets made, but only if it's good" has to be the best post of the week.
I am sure everyone else just wants the film made regardless of the quality!
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#28re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:29am
>>I am sure everyone else just wants the film made regardless of >>the quality!
Uh, yeah. So you'd rather have a bad film than none at all? My feelings for Mr. Marshall notwithstanding, I just can't understand that position at all.
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#29re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:45am
heaven forbid people have different opinions, roscoe. if you hate him so much, STOP POSTING!!!!!!!
anywho
that's a real bummer!! i was really looking forward to bardem!
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#30re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:51am
Lighten up, elphabelle. I was asking a question about why someone would want a movie made "regardless of the quality" in a general sense. It isn't a position I understand and was asking for some clarity.
People get so threatened when someone disagrees round here.
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#31re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:57amSorry my sarcasm did not register, Roscoe, I was commenting on inanity of the statement I quoted.
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Roscoe
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#33re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:11amOh, okay. Sorry to have misread your post.
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#34re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:19am
I'll bet this shelves the whole production for a while, if not for good. The writer's strike killed it, and the timing was terrible. They would have been in production at the time Bardem won his Oscar, instead of just hearing the news that the strike had ended. So now, naturally, his phone is ringing off the hook. Everyone wants him, no doubt.
I'm wondering if it's really because he needs to rest though. Both Weinstein and Marshall had said they would wait to get the right stars in the picture. And it might even take years!
What happened to that idea?
On the other hand... if Iron Man hits this summer, it's going to make Robert Downey Jr. bankable again, and in that case, I would definitely test him for Guido. He certainly has the look, and if he can sing it well enough, I KNOW his acting would be great.
EDIT: I noticed a few weeks ago that IMDb.com had both Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench "rumored" for roles. I'm guessing Kidman would replace Zeta-Jones, and Dench would be Lillianne La Fleur.
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#35re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:24amI don't think Iron Man will make Downey "bankable". Anyone could be playing that role. Did Batman make Michael Keaton bankable? No, but it made BATMAN bankable.
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#36re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:27am
It made Keaton bankable, until he bowed of the third film and kissed his "interchangeable" big star career goodbye.
And from what I can tell, they are really showcasing Downey's acting in the film. I've seen some of it already. And it looks much better than I thought! I have high hopes.
EDIT: And I don't think all superhero films make their stars bankable. Some do, some don't. Christian Bale definitely became A-list from Batman Begins. But then there's that whats-his-name who played Superman recently?
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#37re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:29amI think my point was that all these casting and production troubles are making me worry about the possible quality of the picture.
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#38re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:31am
"I think my point was that all these casting and production troubles are making me worry about the possible quality of the picture."
The quality? How about if there even WILL be a picture. I'm doubtful at this point.
"Nine" is a hard-sell to audiences anyway. The only way it might work is with big stars that people want to see/hear in a movie. Otherwise, it's just a really expensive indy art film.
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#39re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:45amHe's "exhausted" from awards season?!
Just give the world Love.
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#40re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:48amDoes Clooney sing? (Does it matter?)
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#41re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 1:06pmIt's understandable that he's exhausted, but why did he take on the job in the first place? After seeing No Country, I can't imagine seeing him in this movie...but he is a pretty brilliant actor, so I'm sure he could pull it off.
#42re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 1:13pmsorry to sound bitchy but is roscue the most miserable person alive, all i have ever heard him do is moan and insult
Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna
#43re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 1:26pm
That's roscoe's Vaudeville act. He's just being roscoe.
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#44re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 1:54pmOne sad thing about his dropping out is that his current state of semi-exhaustion would probably have really helped him capture that same essence in Guido. Not that it would be fun to film in that state, but the performace might have been excellent.
#45re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 1:55pm
I honestly don't think the picture will be made at all.
That's why I don't get that they couldn't wait for Bardem. I mean he actually gave them a time when he would become available, and they said no. Honestly, out of all the stars they had lined up, Bardem was the most perfect one for the role and the one that I would have waited for.
I just think the movie is dead by now and won't believe anything else until I am sitting at the theatre, eating my popcorn, and humming along to "A Call from the Vatican."
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#46re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 1:59pmWhat if it's cut?
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#47re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 2:03pm
The problem is that they're not ready to go right now. They don't have a final script, which is why they had to stop during the strike in pre-production.
So, they're still writing the screenplay, with a start date that keeps pushing out, and they're trying to line up big stars whose "dance cards" fill up very quickly. Sometimes years in advance.
The only way this was going to work was if the entire creative team was completely flexible and catering to those stars' schedules. If they can't work around them, they don't stand a chance of getting their ideal heavy-hitting cast.
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#48re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 2:10pm
Lol, Barker, if "A Call from the Vatican" is cut. I'll just walk out...that's my favorite song from the score.
Besty, you're just killing it more for me 
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#49re: Javier Bardem Pulls Out of 'Nine' Film
Posted: 5/1/08 at 2:17pm
Sorry, I'm just sayin'...
I would love it to work, and I think it could be a brilliant art film, but the odds were/are stacked against it.
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