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Post by wombat on May 19, 2010 15:02:20 GMT -5
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Post by narrows101 on May 19, 2010 15:04:22 GMT -5
I actually read that this morning - it's so fascinating what goes on behind the scenes before a movie actually gets made. I'm sure some of Hugh's movies have, ah, interesting stories too.
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Post by narrows101 on May 20, 2010 7:46:37 GMT -5
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Post by ladyt220 on May 20, 2010 11:56:55 GMT -5
Oh yeah. Even when he quite evidently knows the film isn't great, at least he can always blather on about how much fun they had while filming. That's usually the most obvious tell.
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Post by narrows101 on May 20, 2010 12:00:06 GMT -5
You gotta play the game, but then of course you never know what they *really* think about it.
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Post by vivianl on May 20, 2010 15:14:22 GMT -5
Interesting read. Another example of what becoming too famous too young can do to a person. It's like a curse... Those who got big in showbiz relatively late in their lives, Bullock, Clooney, or Hugh all managed to stay down-to-earth with lots of integrity.
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Post by latone on May 20, 2010 15:26:31 GMT -5
At least retrospectively we can guess his real thoughts when he names his favorite movies and directors. I was surprised though with James Mangold in that "career" interview, it was like the only time he ever mentioned him. Although it's always favorites +his latest movie, I wonder if Australia and Wolverine will survive to the next press round.
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Post by narrows101 on May 20, 2010 15:37:40 GMT -5
At least retrospectively we can guess his real thoughts when he names his favorite movies and directors. I was surprised though with James Mangold in that "career" interview, it was like the only time he ever mentioned him. Although it's always favorites +his latest movie, I wonder if Australia and Wolverine will survive to the next press round. I had the same thought. He also never mentions Dominic Sena (Swordfish) or Stephen Sommers (VH). The ones he mentions the most I think are the prestigeous ones - Nolan, Allen, Aronofsky, Singer. I was surprised in the past that he never mentioned Mangold.
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Post by icelemt38 on May 20, 2010 16:55:42 GMT -5
He's never mentioned Goldwyn/Ratner either, which to me makes a lot of sense. Mangold has always been interesting to me as well, he's made very respectible films but hasn't been acknowledged or given as much attention to as the others that Hugh tends to mention.
I feel like Australia will make it through the years in Hugh's highlights because of the whole homeland aspect to it. Wolverine probably not, but that's lumped into the whole X-Men trilogy anyways so I don't think it would get a singular mention.
It will be quite interesting say 10 years from now which of Hugh's movies today will be career highlights or movies that stand out.
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Post by CrisisOver on May 20, 2010 17:20:54 GMT -5
Interesting read. Another example of what becoming too famous too young can do to a person. It's like a curse... Those who got big in showbiz relatively late in their lives, Bullock, Clooney, or Hugh all managed to stay down-to-earth with lots of integrity. I don't know about SB or the youth factor but Clooney grew up around show business, so I think the 'keep mouth shut' ethic is there to begin with. Honestly, Hugh might be a special case. He's genuinely polite and decent, at least that's his reputation and he's probably smart enough, too.
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Post by narrows101 on May 20, 2010 18:03:16 GMT -5
He's never mentioned Goldwyn/Ratner either, which to me makes a lot of sense. Mangold has always been interesting to me as well, he's made very respectible films but hasn't been acknowledged or given as much attention to as the others that Hugh tends to mention. I feel like Australia will make it through the years in Hugh's highlights because of the whole homeland aspect to it. Wolverine probably not, but that's lumped into the whole X-Men trilogy anyways so I don't think it would get a singular mention. It will be quite interesting say 10 years from now which of Hugh's movies today will be career highlights or movies that stand out. I knew I left someone out - Goldwyn. I have heard him mention Rat once or twice.
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Post by narrows101 on May 20, 2010 19:01:25 GMT -5
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Post by wombat on May 25, 2010 6:17:13 GMT -5
For those interested in the money side of film making, there's good information at this UK website: Skillset. Obviously, it's focused on UK film but the terminology should be similar to Hollywood. They have "The Business" described in story boards which looks pretty good.
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Post by narrows101 on May 27, 2010 19:21:30 GMT -5
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Post by ladyt220 on May 28, 2010 1:48:29 GMT -5
It's nice to know they can still pull in respectable cast members though, even after sequels and spin-offs.
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Post by CrisisOver on May 28, 2010 6:28:02 GMT -5
Interesting. I was reading a review for Prince of Persia this morning and saw Ben Kingsley's in it. There's a man who could play Xavier.
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Post by icelemt38 on May 28, 2010 20:33:30 GMT -5
Ben would be too old for young Xavier though. MacAvoy makes sense if they're going back to Mags and Prof X when they were like in their 20s/early 30s.
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Post by narrows101 on Jun 1, 2010 8:12:04 GMT -5
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Post by narrows101 on Jun 17, 2010 17:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by icelemt38 on Jun 17, 2010 18:12:32 GMT -5
I think he's a great actor with an everyday look, much like Damon, which allows him to play/get cast in a vast number of roles. That latter part is where Hugh is at a disadvantage, which is why having a role like Jim Clark in "Selma" will probably do wonders for Hugh. For the first time, Hugh gets to play a character whose description doesn't include "handsome" or "charming" since Hugh is rarely asked to play the every day man.
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