 Ian Fleming Portrayed By Leonardo DiCaprio?, Actor's film company now producer of 'Fleming' screenplay |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York  |
14 May 2008 - 03:51
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Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 27 August 2003 From: Atlanta |
14 May 2008 - 03:57
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Oh please no.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 17 October 2005 From: New Jersey |
14 May 2008 - 04:02
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I'm actually not that opposed to the idea. If he could play Howard Hughes, why not Fleming?
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 2 May 2007 |
14 May 2008 - 04:07
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Why not... He's a great actor. He looks a tad too young IMO, but if it fits the script, I say: Why not?
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 24 June 2005 |
14 May 2008 - 04:09
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I wouldn't be against it either. He's a pretty great actor IMHO. Not exactly a dead ringer for Fleming, obviously, but if he channels what Fleming was all about, like say, Anthony Hopkins in Nixon, I can see it working.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 12 August 2001 From: Soufend-On-Sea, Mate. England. UK. |
14 May 2008 - 04:35
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No comment.
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 10 November 2002 From: Montreal, Canada |
14 May 2008 - 04:47
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a lot of people really hate DiCaprio... for no really good reason. He's a really good actor imo... so if he wants to tackle Fleming... go for it. He just bears no resemblance to him whatsoever.
You know who would fit though... Geoffrey Rush. He might be a bit old looking... but I think he could pull it off. Hell, he did it well with Peter Sellers, and he looks more like Fleming than Sellers.  Daniel no longer uses this account. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 12 August 2001 From: Soufend-On-Sea, Mate. England. UK. |
14 May 2008 - 04:50
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QUOTE(deth @ 14 May 2008 - 05:47)  a lot of people really hate DiCaprio... for no really good reason. He's a really good actor imo... so if he wants to tackle Fleming... go for it. He just bears no resemblance to him whatsoever. You know who would fit though... Geoffrey Rush. He might be a bit old looking... but I think he could pull it off. Hell, he did it well with Peter Sellers, and he looks more like Fleming than Sellers. I agree, mate. He would be the one who would be most suitable for me to. He was great at playing Peter Sellers. Quite uncanny in a lot of ways. Cheers, Ian |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
14 May 2008 - 04:57
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Funny, I just had a meeting last week at DiCaprio's production company. Too bad this didn't come up.
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 5 October 2005 From: Titletown, U.S.A. |
14 May 2008 - 05:20
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Is this about Flemings childhood days at Eton? As long as nancy doesn't try to play over 12 years old I'd buy it. Hell, I'd buy the dvd.
And he didn't exactly sell Howard Hughes. I didn't know there was a pool down there.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 9 January 2002 From: Edmonton, Canada |
14 May 2008 - 05:21
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QUOTE(deth @ 13 May 2008 - 22:47) You know who would fit though... Geoffrey Rush. He might be a bit old looking... but I think he could pull it off. Hell, he did it well with Peter Sellers, and he looks more like Fleming than Sellers. Rush is totally my choice. Not only a brilliant actor, but he bears a remarkable resemblance to Fleming.  |
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Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 5 May 2007 |
14 May 2008 - 06:29
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As much as I think Leo is a good actor, Geoffery Rush is by far more appropriate to portray Fleming.
I disagree with the idea of beginning the film at the eve of his wedding. I think it should start far earlier. I know there are flash backs but I think it would make better narrative to begin somewhere like: * Ian begins at Reuters, or * When Ian first meets Ann, or * The beginning of WW2 |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 27 January 2008 |
14 May 2008 - 06:42
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Where does it say that DiCaprio will play Fleming? It just says his company have the rights to make it, as has been reported here by Cbn
I think Rush would have been ideal a decade ago but now is too old and DiCaprio himself is too young, but the better option of those two I hope the final film will be good as his life deserves a movie to fascinate the general audience outside of the likes of us |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 31 August 2003 |
14 May 2008 - 07:45
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Let's hope DiCaprio plays Fleming. I think Leo is the finest actor of his generation (superb in This Boy's Life and Blood Diamond - Fleming's drawl should be no problem for the kid). If handled correctly, it could be Oscar-bait. If Leo is attached, the film has a vague chance of being both made and seen. I sincerely hope the project sees the light of day.
I loved Charles Dance's Ian Fleming in the underresourced but underrated 1989 TV movie biopic, "Goldeneye" (as opposed to "GoldenEye"  ). But they should, at all costs, avoid the quasi-Bond movie approach of Spymaker - Jason Connery's stunt casting as Fleming was fun but desparate.Good luck, Appian Way and forward with "Fleming" |
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