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Dec. 22nd, 2003 12:45 pmSome men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot
and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing
on the black earth. (Sappho)
So Peter O'Toole's going to play King Priam in the new Troy movie. I heartily approve. Cast list otherwise:
Brad Pitt: Achilles. As much as I wish I could say I want to cringe, I can see this. Achilles always was a bit of an asshole, and if Pitt plays up the crude roustabout ready to fight angle, I can live with it.
Orlando Bloom: Paris. AHHAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAA! He'll look all pretty and sorta-Mediterranean, but really. Unless he plays Paris as a simpering fop (which I never thought he was), I can't really see it.
Sean Bean: Odysseus. I can't see this at all. But maybe he'll surprise me. And dammit, why won't somebody do a film version of the Odyssey that does justice to the poem and cast Miranda Otto as Circe. Mmm, Miranda Otto in a Greek dress... *gets distracted*
and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing
on the black earth. (Sappho)
So Peter O'Toole's going to play King Priam in the new Troy movie. I heartily approve. Cast list otherwise:
Brad Pitt: Achilles. As much as I wish I could say I want to cringe, I can see this. Achilles always was a bit of an asshole, and if Pitt plays up the crude roustabout ready to fight angle, I can live with it.
Orlando Bloom: Paris. AHHAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAA! He'll look all pretty and sorta-Mediterranean, but really. Unless he plays Paris as a simpering fop (which I never thought he was), I can't really see it.
Sean Bean: Odysseus. I can't see this at all. But maybe he'll surprise me. And dammit, why won't somebody do a film version of the Odyssey that does justice to the poem and cast Miranda Otto as Circe. Mmm, Miranda Otto in a Greek dress... *gets distracted*
