tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post114959873039484517..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: Liam as LincolnRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1152073931834506892006-07-04T22:32:00.000-06:002006-07-04T22:32:00.000-06:00Is this movie based on the Kearns Goodwin book, Te...Is this movie based on the Kearns Goodwin book, Team of Rivals? I had heard somewher that it is.Andohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131797508553759211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1150238471444732712006-06-13T16:41:00.000-06:002006-06-13T16:41:00.000-06:00They held a reading of the script with Holly Hunte...They held a reading of the script with Holly Hunter as Mary Todd. Not sure if she's officially been cast, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1150073113683974082006-06-11T18:45:00.000-06:002006-06-11T18:45:00.000-06:00Right off the top of my head... I think Johnny Dep...Right off the top of my head... I think Johnny Depp would make a good booth--there's even a slight similarity in their facial features, and both were well-known, dashing actors.Jordan M. Posshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147143031962764706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149996963869944382006-06-10T21:36:00.000-06:002006-06-10T21:36:00.000-06:00Ummm...Will? Liam is an actor, a really good actor...Ummm...Will? Liam is an actor, a really good actor, and he can drop his brogue whenever he so chooses. <BR/><BR/>He has a quiet intenstity which will really suit President Lincoln, I think!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314638969031894375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149956083197459662006-06-10T10:14:00.000-06:002006-06-10T10:14:00.000-06:00amazing!amazing!Bravo 2-1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05219307722101813302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149799851767081322006-06-08T14:50:00.000-06:002006-06-08T14:50:00.000-06:00This sounds like it could be interesting. I don't ...This sounds like it could be interesting. I don't have issues with Neeson, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149747959248167172006-06-08T00:25:00.000-06:002006-06-08T00:25:00.000-06:00I think it is in the same catagory as Jeff Daniel'...I think it is in the same catagory as Jeff Daniel's turn as Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain... sort of eerie but effective.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984793682474594967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149684951247496552006-06-07T06:55:00.000-06:002006-06-07T06:55:00.000-06:00If Anthony Hopkins can pull off Nixon, then Liam w...If Anthony Hopkins can pull off Nixon, then Liam will do fine as Lincoln.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614900870086438500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149681540779955472006-06-07T05:59:00.000-06:002006-06-07T05:59:00.000-06:00There's more than a passing visual resemblence to ...There's more than a passing visual resemblence to Abraham Lincoln don't you think.<BR/><BR/>Liam Neeson is a great actor and I don't think you have to be of the same nationality as the character you portray IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149644663006989702006-06-06T19:44:00.000-06:002006-06-06T19:44:00.000-06:00I think I remember reading that Lincoln is Spielbe...I think I remember reading that Lincoln is Spielberg's hero.<BR/><BR/>Neeson is a bad choice, IMO. The looks may be distantly echoic, but Liam's brogue is going to throw everything off. Even when he played Schindler it was a problem.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149632225131409322006-06-06T16:17:00.000-06:002006-06-06T16:17:00.000-06:00He really kinda looks like Honest Abe, doesn't he?...He really kinda looks like Honest Abe, doesn't he?Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315124714866024650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1149603558923780322006-06-06T08:19:00.000-06:002006-06-06T08:19:00.000-06:00At first I said, "No way," but Neeson's strangely ...At first I said, "No way," but Neeson's strangely appropriate to play Lincoln. OK, so he's not American. But he's a top-notch actor. Perhaps this will turn out to be a good movie.Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.com