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Post by Nogbad on Jul 10, 2023 14:03:16 GMT
Meh. I hate Drivelly Scott (the refulgent Exodus: Gods And Kings aside), but enjoy ogling Tuppence Middleton (in a respectful, nurturing, 21st century way), so may consider accidentally illegally downloading it at some point. There is no chance whatsoever that it will be even half as good as Waterloo.
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Post by theBROKEdontrump on Jul 10, 2023 14:03:31 GMT
Who is playing the Duke of Wellington?
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 10, 2023 14:13:16 GMT
One would have to be off-the-charts stupid to wish the role had been given to a non-white actor. They could not get a short French dude to play him? It's an English-language production, so it is far preferable to get an English-speaking actor for the role. I hope Ridley Scott is not going to repeat his mistake from House of Gucci this time, and will instruct his actors to avoid fake French accents.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2023 14:17:38 GMT
Who is playing the Duke of Wellington? The movie is set to Napoleons rise to power which was in the 1790s, so the Duke of Wellington should not be in the movie.
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Post by SciFive on Jul 10, 2023 14:22:35 GMT
Given Scott’s track record over the last 20 years or so, this doesn’t inspire confidence. I liked The Last Duel and The Martian. The Director's Cut of Kingdom of Heaven was great. But I think his golden era is behind him. I really liked The Last Duel. I liked The Martian, too. I’ll give the Napoleon movie a look.
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Post by SciFive on Jul 10, 2023 14:23:42 GMT
They could not get a short French dude to play him? It's an English-language production, so it is far preferable to get an English-speaking actor for the role. I hope Ridley Scott is not going to repeat his mistake from House of Gucci this time, and will instruct his actors to avoid fake French accents. The Last Duel didn’t use fake French accents.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2023 14:25:33 GMT
Damn, is this ever what I see on the interwebz about Trump. He's this benevelont martyr for America who genuinely loves his voters...he's fighting the deep state behind the scenes...he's going to dismantle the federal government...on and on and on.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 10, 2023 14:26:30 GMT
They could not get a short French dude to play him? It's an English-language production, so it is far preferable to get an English-speaking actor for the role. I hope Ridley Scott is not going to repeat his mistake from House of Gucci this time, and will instruct his actors to avoid fake French accents. I lasted about 10 minutes. What a heap of shite.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 10, 2023 16:03:32 GMT
It does look like it might try to cover too much. Definitely shows Bonaparte at the Siege of Toulon in 1793. In Egypt in 1798. Taking the throne in 1804. The last scenes looked very wintry, so that would seem to be the Invasion of Russia in 1812. Awful lot to cram into a 158 minutes. It does look fucking incredible. Bonaparte was incredible, he fought over 80 battles and lost nine, only two of them being a big deal, Leipzig in 1813 and Waterloo
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Post by 𝔅𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔞𝔫 𝔅𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔷𝔞𝔯 𝔅𝔲𝔵 on Jul 10, 2023 16:05:27 GMT
Who is playing the Duke of Wellington? Stephen Fry, hopefully!
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Post by theBROKEdontrump on Jul 10, 2023 16:48:47 GMT
Who is playing the Duke of Wellington? The movie is set to Napoleons rise to power which was in the 1790s, so the Duke of Wellington should not be in the movie. Ok. Well I expect him to be played by a POC.
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Post by PresArvid47 on Jul 10, 2023 17:21:36 GMT
The movie is set to Napoleons rise to power which was in the 1790s, so the Duke of Wellington should not be in the movie. Ok. Well I expect him to be played by a POC. I know your saying that supposedly as a joke, but I think you would have been fine if a POC had been cast.
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Post by ofunknownorigins on Jul 10, 2023 17:36:10 GMT
Bad casting Joaquin Phoenix is to old to play Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby is to young to play Josephine. In real life Josephine was 6 years older than Napoleon, Joaquin Phoenix is 14 years older than Vanessa Kirby Both good actors, but one is to old and the other is to young. It`s the same as with other movies Mank (2020) which is a movie with the real life Herman Mankewicz who was married to Sara. In real life Sara was 2 months older than Herman, but in the movie they cast Gary Oldeman as Herman and Tuppence Middleton as Sara. and Gary Oldman is 29 years older than Tuppence Middleton. And the movie the Dig (2021) which is also about real people. Basil Brown and Edith Pretty in real life Edith Pretty was 5 years older than Basil Brown. but in the movie we have Ralph Finnes playing Basil Brown and he is 23 years older than Carey Mulligan who plays Edith Pretty. Phoenix though is a phenomenal actor and looks right for the role. We’ll just have to suspend our disbelief on the age disparity between the two.
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Post by ofunknownorigins on Jul 10, 2023 17:37:20 GMT
I am sure cons are happy that he is white. ^This comment wins the thread. 😂
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Post by ofunknownorigins on Jul 10, 2023 17:38:54 GMT
One would have to be off-the-charts stupid to wish the role had been given to a non-white actor. They could not get a short French dude to play him? They probably wanted a star. The French are going to be enraged to find out an AMERICAN is playing their national hero.
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