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Old 01-07-2005, 03:17 PM
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Originally posted by James
Well . . You would think that Alexander the Great would have a kind of Glorious Madness . . . an intensity that was almost palpable.

Colin Farrel is not intrinsically like that.

Who were you more impressed with Goerge C Scott in Patton? Or Farell in Alexander.

You can see the madness in George C Scott.
Which raises the question that my friends and I have debated: Who would be a better casting of Alexander?

Given the givens -- that the actor has to look the part of the one of the greatest if not the greatest conquerers the world has seen; that Alexander died in his early 30s, so the actor has to be relatively young; that the actor has to be able to pull off somewhat classically-syled dialogue; the intensity noted above; etc. -- who would anyone here have cast?

And I guess folks know that Baz Luhrmann has an Alexander film in development; he has Leonardo DiCaprio slated to play Alexander.
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