So if they made a big budget movie about Boudica who would you cast in the lead role? Who would you cast in supporting roles?
I would cast Angelina Jolie as Boudica, simply because I have a huge crush on her, and, if I were a Hollywood producer, I would have no conception of the realistic age, behaviour, accent or appearance of the historical Boudica. This means she would be dressed in a bearskin bikini and spout off modern pop culture references as she smote her enemies.
Well, Roseanne Barr and Joy Behar are out, so I think I might put Merryl Streep or Andie McDowell as Boudica with Nicole Kidman and Mary Louise Masterson as her daughters.
Alex Kingston....because frankly she's owed another go.
How about Julian Moore she's a redhead?
Frankly the idea of anyone making a film about Boudica brings me out in a cold sweat - it's so fraught with potential horrible nonsense.
Having said that...
Quote:Nicole Kidman and Mary Louise Masterson as her daughters.
Nah - the daughters would be about 12-15 years old. Saoirse Ronan's a great actress, but it's hardly a starring role. Unless Mel Gibson's directing, when
that scene would probably last about half an hour
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Quote:Alex Kingston....because frankly she's owed another go.
She does (did?) have the right look, if only they'd change her clothes and stop her waving a sword about...
Medicus matt wrote:
Alex Kingston....because frankly she's owed another go.
Alex Kingston = 'Warrior Queen', 2003.
Never in the field of Human culture have so many mistakes been made by so few! :roll: :wink:
Even 'The Viking Queen' was better and I never thought I would ever say that!
As Nathan says Alex Kingston appeared to have been a good choice but after that nothing else was right about that production.
Graham.
Emma Stone would make a lovely young Boudica as well.
Perhaps the President of Finland would be better cast as Roman Governor Suetonius ...
As for Angelina ... When she finally finishes post on her directorial debut film she is slated to star as Cleopatra in a new film based on last year's book bio written by Stacy Schiff.
Of course, if one did cast Angelina as Boudicca, then I would cast Jennifer Aniston as Suetonius -- the fireworks, both off screen and on, would be worth the price of admission. Hollywood Grudge Match.
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Narukami
Quote:As Nathan says Alex Kingston appeared to have been a good choice but after that nothing else was right about that production.
Graham.
That was rather my point. Excellent actress, excellent casting, wasted opportunity.
The Jolie woman is too skinny. She'd snap.
Quote:Graham Sumner post=294471 Wrote:As Nathan says Alex Kingston appeared to have been a good choice but after that nothing else was right about that production.
Graham.
That was rather my point. Excellent actress, excellent casting, wasted opportunity.
The Jolie woman is too skinny. She'd snap.
How about Mila Jovivich? She always plays a badass in her movies especially in those Resident Evil ones. She's very pretty too and look good with red hair.
Ahh yes, good call. Now if you had Jovivich then you'd have to let Luc Besson direct....so Jean Reno for Suetonius!
Although she's married to Paul Anderson now...who's making a film adaptation of Robert Harris' 'Pompeii', so I'm guessing she'll be in that.
I say Tim Roth should play Seutonius. This way we have a Roman with and British accent and a Britain with an American accent.