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Which Biopic can you not believe hasn’t been made already, and why should there be one?
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I believe Tommy Lee Jones played him in the Lincoln biopic a few years ago. They weren't subtle in making it clear that his black housekeeper was really his mistress and also gave a lot of time to showing him arguing in the Senate.
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Dude was a badass.
I feel like that would be better suited to a documentary series though, ala the last Dance, with Fed looking back over his career. Better that than trying to conceive some drama/conflict when there never really was any.
I watched a play about Wojtek at the Edinburgh Fringe some years ago, it was great. Definitely would work as a film.
There pretty much was and you absolutely need to see it. What a wild ride. Probably Hawke's best role:
The Good Lord Bird (miniseries) - Wikipedia
You nailed the description of him lmao
Holy shit! I love Ethan Hawke too! How haven't I heard of this? Thank you so much!
Also, thanks to the people pointing out there's a film coming on the Von Erich family. I'm not even really into pro wrestling anymore, but I just know a film on that would be super compelling and dark. Like a film on the Jackson Family, only with more people cosplaying as Nazis.
You know who is more interesting than Saladin? Baybars.
A despotic piece of shit, but in the movie you will root for him for being the first to beat back the Mongols.
A despotic piece of shit, but in the movie you will root for him for being the first to beat back the Mongols.
Britney spears or Vince McMahon. But then again...at least Vince still has years left to be even more shit. Not sure if any drama is happening with Spears
A film about Akhenaten and the Amarna Period of the New Kingdom. Nefertiti would also feature in a prominent role.
I've always wanted an adaptation of Kim Gordon's 'Girl In a Band'. Just a Sonic Youth biopic would be great.
the issue with a vince one is it will probably be wwe produced. So it will be completely toothless and biased in his favor.
Since tech biopics are kind of popular, I'd love to see "The Rise and Fall of Commodore" focusing on Jack Tramiel. His story is really interesting.
Yeah seriously. One of the greatest singers ever, Let's Get it On will be sampled til the end of time, and his own father murdered him on April Fools Day.
Nobody will ever go near this individual, not even with a ten-foot clown pole.
I don't think not showing a graphic shotgun blast really compares to not showing any details of a life altering multi-year sickness. Either way I really don't want a Nirvana movie or a Kurt biopic, I can't imagine it turning out in any way interesting if the recent flood of these movies is anything to go by.
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I heard Moe Berg's story on NPR once, but I didn't know about this movie (The Catcher is a Spy), thanks!
I would love to see a multi-decade series like The Crown, but about Walt Disney's life and his successors. Love him or hate him, he's a crucial cornerstone of American pop culture and his life and career ran in parallel to the birth and advancements in cinema, television, etc. It also all happened in parallel to the rise of the America we know today, just like Liz and the UK.
Just keep Tom Hanks and his southern accent far away.
Just keep Tom Hanks and his southern accent far away.
Exactly why I don't want one. It would be the United Passions of WWE films.
I'd love to get a good one about Kurt Vonnegut. I really enjoyed the documentary that came out a couple years ago, and I think a well-done story about his life would be really interesting. Born into a well-known family (his father and grandfather were architects with several well-known building around Indianapolis); joins the military; gets stuck in the fire-bombing of Dresden, which later became a big part of what is probably his best-known work (Slaughterhouse-Five); lots of family drama; years of the starving artist thing before finding huge success. Plenty of pieces to put together an intriguing story.
Is this a music rights issue, like when Jenna Maroney was going to be in a biopic about Janis Joplin and it ended up being about Jackie Jormp-Jomp?
I like that choice, I'd also be interested in a Ulysses S Grant biopic. You could start with the Civil War and end with his presidency and the failure of Reconstruction. The thesis of the film being that though the Confederacy was defeated on the battlefield it never really ended.
This is mine as well
I assume it's due to his estate not signing off on showing the unsavoury parts of his life. Many many years ago Usher said that he was set to star in a Gaye biopic, obviously didn't happen. Not sure that he has the acting chops, but he definitely has the voice.
Who would you pick to play him? I think my call is Donald Glover
This one would be strictly for the cameos of young movie stars lol
Lakeith Stanfield I think has the acting chops but I don't know if he can sing at all
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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Classical pianist, aspiring opera singer, served in the military at 13, formidable boxer, insane live performances and father to at least 33 children.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamin'_Jay_Hawkins
Classical pianist, aspiring opera singer, served in the military at 13, formidable boxer, insane live performances and father to at least 33 children.
A sequel to The Social Network.
Like, a thousand things has happened with Zuckerberg since then.
Like, a thousand things has happened with Zuckerberg since then.
The Three Dikgosi
A tale of political intrigue, compromise, and the communion of of the church; or how three rulers from what is now Botswana played Cecil Rhodes for a chump. Genuinely, it'd be a fascinating dive into how indigenous rulers navigated the looming, seemingly inevitable imposition of empire, playing to public perceptions and rallying for their cause
A tale of political intrigue, compromise, and the communion of of the church; or how three rulers from what is now Botswana played Cecil Rhodes for a chump. Genuinely, it'd be a fascinating dive into how indigenous rulers navigated the looming, seemingly inevitable imposition of empire, playing to public perceptions and rallying for their cause
"Sir, I may be just a truck driver with no movie experience but I'll do anything to work on one of your pictures"
"Sure thing, son, what's your name?"
"James Cameron"
There should be an HBO series (a movie would be far too short) about Robert Moses based on The Power Broker. The dude was a real-life supervillain complete with a sympathetic-ish backstory. He started as a young, idealistic reformer (though with terrible ideas) before his work got chewed up and spat out by the political machine. Was then mentored in politics by Belle Moskowitz, one of the most powerful women you've never heard of. Struck up a long, cross-class friendship with the hard-born governor Al Smith. Became one of the most powerful people in New York in his early thirties and remained so into his seventies. Strong-armed, threatened, cajoled, manipulated, and steamrolled his way to power for four decades. He bamboozled state authorities into funding his ostentatious Jones Beach State Park, oversaw the renovation of just about every park and playground in New York City in a single winter during the Great Depression. Became so popular that his favorite power move was to threaten to resign, something no politician would risk. Laid waste to neighborhoods to build up car infrastructure even though he never learned to drive. Destroyed his brother's life to secure their mother's inheritance. Squared off against Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (who deserves better than one of the country's shittiest airports) and dominated pretty much all the other Mayors who served during his reign. Tricked the legislature into giving him total control over all bridges and tunnels in NYC and of the tolls they collected in perpetuity. Had an intense, bitter rivalry with another New York megalomaniac named Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Was finally cut down by Nelson Rockefeller, who was able to do so because his brother controlled Chase Manhatten Bank.
I'm leaving so much out. The book, which is half the length of the entire Harry Potter series by word count, is packed with incredible details. You should go read it (or listen to it, as I did). Be warned that your friends and family will become annoyed with you for not being able to shut up about it.
I'm leaving so much out. The book, which is half the length of the entire Harry Potter series by word count, is packed with incredible details. You should go read it (or listen to it, as I did). Be warned that your friends and family will become annoyed with you for not being able to shut up about it.
I want to see one about Christopher Lee. The man was the coolest and realist actor ever who had such a life story that its somewhat unbelievable.
There is a biopic about Saladin and it's even mentioned in the Wikipedia article you posted. It's called Saladin the Victorious and it was directed by Youssef Chahine who is often considered the greatest Egyptian film director. I haven't seen it but it's supposed to be very good if not totally accurate.Saladin
Saladin - Wikipedia
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The early days of Marvel Comics. I want a "warts and all" depiction of the early days where countless books and pages were done by a small handful of people.
Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Marty Goodman.. all of it.
Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Marty Goodman.. all of it.
Imma need that Martin Scorsese TEDDY ROOSEVELT biopic staring Dicpario at some point
That Rough Riders book is an excellent source and should be adapted. Would make a great picture
That Rough Riders book is an excellent source and should be adapted. Would make a great picture