about the upcoming movie hannibal the conqueror, directed by and starring, of all people, vin diesel. on the other hand the sceenplay is by david franzoni, of gladiator, one of the best movies ever made, imho. the hannibal movie's based on a book by canadian poet ross leckie, which i haven't read, but checked out. looks a bit weak. but a good screenplay writer can take any thin novel and make it good..
but vin diesel? as hannibal? i'm tired of cookie cutter heros. i don't want another brad pitt achilles, a colin ferrell alexander (it makes my skin crawl just to remember that). or a mel gibson braveheart. i'm afraid vin diesel will be just that, modern icon of "manliness" transposed into the classical world. same characters, different scene. the only movie of vin's i ever liked was pitch black, a film where he says little and mostly just plays the silent creepy convict who shoots things. very effective part for him. but this, i do not want in hannibal.
so you see why i'm nervous?
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I hope it doesn't suck. Hannibal is a great figure in history. Let's do his story justice.
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