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07-30-04, 02:40 PM
am I the only one that thinks this is a terrible idea. Movies about athletes who are still actively participating in their sport can only be made for TV movies. The ability for a film to be successful is based on the viewers ability to suspend reality and "believe" in what is playing out on the screen in front of them. When we see LA tossing out tag lines on TV ads every day that makes it difficult. Not mention that they are getting a hight profile actor to play the role. Who will be able to forget that it's Matt Damon on the screen? They should get a lesser known actor to play him and if they want to use star power to get people in the seats, then cast big names in supporting roles. Also, I imagine that if LA is till racing in 2006, they will have the opening of this film coincide with whatever big event LA is doing, which will mean he is on more people's minds, but it also means that we will be seeing the real LA day in and day out, thus making it that much harder to immerse ourselves into "fake" Lance on the screen.
I for one think this is terrible and despite being a huge Lance fan will not be going to see it. This film needs to come out in 10 years. Right now they should be making a movie about the life of Merckx or Lemond. (I know, no one in America would see it, but I'm simply refering to the timing.)
Makes perfect sense to me. It is the timing for sure, but it is also the right person to play the part and the right director who understands the sport to make it believable. It is so easy to get it wrong. For years now, there has been talk about a movie on Ayrton Senna, there were even rumors of Antonio Banderas playing Senna - how terrible that would be. I tend to think that
because of failed past attempts to make movies based on world class athletes and sports its better not to make a movie about Lance and probably blunder it.
I for one think this is terrible and despite being a huge Lance fan will not be going to see it. This film needs to come out in 10 years. Right now they should be making a movie about the life of Merckx or Lemond. (I know, no one in America would see it, but I'm simply refering to the timing.)
Makes perfect sense to me. It is the timing for sure, but it is also the right person to play the part and the right director who understands the sport to make it believable. It is so easy to get it wrong. For years now, there has been talk about a movie on Ayrton Senna, there were even rumors of Antonio Banderas playing Senna - how terrible that would be. I tend to think that
because of failed past attempts to make movies based on world class athletes and sports its better not to make a movie about Lance and probably blunder it.