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Alan, I don't know about casting Rachman as Bin Laden. This is going to be a Hollywood movie. See, Hollywood doesn't know how to cast properly. Remember Kevin Costner as Robbin Hood? That must've been an insult to your intelligence... Rachman would sound "foreign" and therefore too appropriate for the role :).
Posted by Francis @ 09/28/2001 09:58 AM EST
No - sorry, Alan Rachman would have to play the part of Osman Bin Liner, since us English guys make the best baddies. If you can't get him, go for Jeremy Irons...
Posted by Alan @ 09/28/2001 04:22 AM EST
Yeah, nobody heard about this 'cause his return to the NBA happened on the same day as the attack.
Too bad the MTV or Academy awards didn't happen on the same day. It would've ben a surreal experience, as Hollywood would attempt a ratings fight with the East coast. Don't laugh; I'm giving Hollywood 5-10 years before they make a movie about the attack.
I can see it now. Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Daemon and Gweneth Paltrow, and directed by the Brockheimer brother. It's a bitter-sweet love triangle movie, where both guys seem to be in love with Gweneth, but with Top Gun-like homo-erotic undertones.
Lotsa CGI and plenty of gross distortion of the truth: 5 planes loaded with biological weapons hitting the WTC and the Statue of Liberty (that Matrix effect will be a must). However, the Pentagon is saved, as it's protected by an array of "freakin' lasers".
Plenty of self-glorifying lines like, "They can't do this... this is America!" or "We've saved the world. We've saved America!" or "I knew the British and the Canadians wouldn't let us down... 'cause deep inside, they're all American!"
And for some odd reason, Nicolas Cage is gonna play a two golden AK47-toting Bin Laden... with a wacky sidekick played by a chimp.
Posted by Francis @ 09/27/2001 02:48 PM EST
What, Joe Jordan's making a comeback? But he retired years ago, after he left AC Milan. I bet he hasn't played a serious game of football in nearly 20 years. What is he thinking of?
Oh, it's another Jordan? A basketball player? Sorry, never heard of him. Is he any good?
Posted by Alan @ 09/27/2001 10:50 AM EST