Atreyu
Nov 14th, 2004, 02:06:37 AM
Has anyone else seen or heard about this film with Geoffrey Rush in the title role?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352520/
I saw it just recently. Quite frankly Rush is astonishing playing not just Sellers, but also as Sellers's in some of his famous roles ('Dr Strangelove', 'The Pink Panther', 'Being There' etc etc) and even some of the other characters at certian points. I watched 'The Pink Panther' shortly afterward and I reckon good ole' Geoffrey is near perfect.
Charlize Theron also plays a pretty good Britt Ekland (she played Goodnight in the Bond film 'Man With The Golden Gun'). John Lithgow also stars as Blake Edwards (don't know how accurate his portrayl is though) and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick (probably the only disappointment - I don't think Tucci is anything like Kubrick from what I've seen)
The only downside to the film is that Rush looks a wee bit old when playing the younger Sellers. But he does a pretty good job nonetheless.
Anyway, I've just read that the film isn't going to be released in theatres in the US but instead go direct to TV. So Rush won't be eligible for an Oscar nomination. :(
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352520/
I saw it just recently. Quite frankly Rush is astonishing playing not just Sellers, but also as Sellers's in some of his famous roles ('Dr Strangelove', 'The Pink Panther', 'Being There' etc etc) and even some of the other characters at certian points. I watched 'The Pink Panther' shortly afterward and I reckon good ole' Geoffrey is near perfect.
Charlize Theron also plays a pretty good Britt Ekland (she played Goodnight in the Bond film 'Man With The Golden Gun'). John Lithgow also stars as Blake Edwards (don't know how accurate his portrayl is though) and Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick (probably the only disappointment - I don't think Tucci is anything like Kubrick from what I've seen)
The only downside to the film is that Rush looks a wee bit old when playing the younger Sellers. But he does a pretty good job nonetheless.
Anyway, I've just read that the film isn't going to be released in theatres in the US but instead go direct to TV. So Rush won't be eligible for an Oscar nomination. :(