03-05-2011, 02:42 AM
Now that's an interesting question Graham. :!:
I think Bell might have done very well as the Centurion Marcus, but I am less certain that Tatum could have pulled off the role of Esca.
During the rehearsals for Kiss Of The Spider Woman the director had Raul Julia and William Hurt switch roles and they both say it helped them to understand not only the other character but their own as well. Of course these are two excellent actors, particulalry Julia. It is not an unusual acting exercise to do so, and I wonder if The Eagle's director considered it.
While I do not think the acting was as bad as some reviewers have opined, I also think the director was woirking with a much stronger cast in his previous film (The Last King of Scotland) than he is in The Eagle.
Good question, worthy of some more pondering ... :?
:wink:
Narukami
I think Bell might have done very well as the Centurion Marcus, but I am less certain that Tatum could have pulled off the role of Esca.
During the rehearsals for Kiss Of The Spider Woman the director had Raul Julia and William Hurt switch roles and they both say it helped them to understand not only the other character but their own as well. Of course these are two excellent actors, particulalry Julia. It is not an unusual acting exercise to do so, and I wonder if The Eagle's director considered it.
While I do not think the acting was as bad as some reviewers have opined, I also think the director was woirking with a much stronger cast in his previous film (The Last King of Scotland) than he is in The Eagle.
Good question, worthy of some more pondering ... :?
:wink:
Narukami
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