View Full Version : Russell Crowe to play late comedian Bill Hicks
loderlive
19-08-2008, 05:55 PM
Russell Crowe is reportedly to play late comedian Bill Hicks in a new biopic. An inspired piece of casting or a joke?
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/08/why_rhona_cameron_would_be_a_b.html
phaid
19-08-2008, 06:05 PM
Crowe's too old - leave Bill alone.
Just read Kevin Booth's book 'Agent Of Evolution' and watch and listen to Bill's original output. All you need.
rickdog
19-08-2008, 07:00 PM
They should let Doug Stanhope play him. He really is the only comic around that could even do him justice.
Ian2day
19-08-2008, 07:08 PM
Oh I'm glad I reread that then. As I misread Russell Crowe as Russell Brand. Now that would be a dire piece of casting...
loderlive
19-08-2008, 08:41 PM
They should let Doug Stanhope play him. He really is the only comic around that could even do him justice.
Agree
loderlive
19-08-2008, 08:41 PM
I misread Russell Crowe as Russell Brand. Now that would be a dire piece of casting...
Indeed!
kingmonkey
19-08-2008, 08:50 PM
Who's writing/producing?
They should let Doug Stanhope play him. He really is the only comic around that could even do him justice.
I agree 100% , tho I must admit I always thought hicks was more than a comic not sure what I would call him but deffo allot more than just a comic.
I have no idea who Doug Stanhope is. OK just looked him up. A good comedian does not necessarily make a good actor. He has his own style similar to Bill Hicks but different, and that would be the problem.
Russell Crowe may not be the nicest person in the world but he is a fantastic actor and really gets into his part, so I think it will be interesting.
planetsadhana
20-08-2008, 10:00 AM
agreed , russell crowe is one of only a few mainstream actors that I would watch
snowee
20-08-2008, 11:40 AM
Russell Crowe????? :confused: A legend portrayed by a lemon!
Paint drying is more interesting than him, his career took a dive down the shitter after Romper Stomper. Definitely a film I will not watch.
-snowee-
planetsadhana
20-08-2008, 12:26 PM
I think it may awaken people to a certain extent , so looking at the big picture it may be good thing,
however anything that goes through the hollywood system is liable to be wishy washy and quite possibly untrue , any film has to be dumbdowned and altered with a formula to make loads of cash , its what its all about after all
phaid
20-08-2008, 03:56 PM
Russell Crowe = 44 years old now
Bill Hicks = 32 years old when he died
Exactly what period of Hicks' life will Crowe portray accurately?
Fuck off Holly Wood.
I imagine the very idea of a biopic would have revolted Bill, but I'd need to hear from his friends like Kevin Booth and his family to confirm this.