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If they ever made a film about JW, anyone else think this guy should play him?

Started by ShowUStheHOOK, Apr 09 2012 12:02 AM

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#1 ShowUStheHOOK

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:02 AM

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:13 AM

Well, he's one of the top candidates for sure

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:18 AM

Yes and Dustin Hoffman as Goldsmith for their eventual fight scene.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:25 AM

Yes and Dustin Hoffman as Goldsmith for their eventual fight scene.

YES. lol. oddly, if you see photos of goldsmith when he was younger, Hoffman does semi resemble him.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:27 AM

These should be officially listed as FAQs.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:34 AM

JW should score his own movie, expanding JW's theme he wrote for the Japanese Fan Club

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:45 AM

What about this guy:

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:16 AM

Richard has slightly more hair.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:22 AM

On his head maybe; I prefer Williams' beard.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 08:19 AM

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This would be great on marketing the movie: "John Williams as John Williams"

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 08:21 AM

Didn't we do this like...8 times already?

I mean it was fun in 2004...

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 08:22 AM

So were you.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 08:26 AM

oh yeah!

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 08:59 AM

What about the other composers?

How about John C. McGinley as Henry Mancini?

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Jay Baruchel as Elmer Bernstein?


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Posted 09 April 2012 - 10:04 AM

There is only one person in this world that can play John Williams in a film...

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:05 PM

Jay Baruchel as Elmer Bernstein?


And Donnelly Rhodes as the old Bernstein:

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:14 PM

The noses are remarkably similar.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:23 PM

The noses are remarkably similar.

He could be Bernstein's close-up nose double.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:27 PM

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giacchino and vaughn!

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 12:54 PM

I've met Gia. his personality could not be different from the wise-cracking characters Vaugh usually portrays...

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 01:36 PM

in úbeda, I presume? I'm jealous. tell me more! you didn't get a chance to speak with him, did you?

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 01:45 PM

If they will make one of Santaolalla my choice would be:

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Jorge

I'm definitely not going to watch this one. I hate comedies.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:05 PM

in úbeda, I presume? I'm jealous. tell me more! you didn't get a chance to speak with him, did you?


Personally, no. (well i could take a photo with him) i was forbidden by the organisation. I wanted to record him giving salutes to 'his fans at JWfan'. but when i called him in one of the breaks the organiser got him to the vip room, he didnt notice :(

On the questions time after his speech, I was the one who asked him how he came with the idea of all those puns in his tracklists...and i think i ruined the magic for everyone :P

His sister made us a personal small interview though... how embarrasing, i wonder what Michael thought when he saw that...
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:08 PM

in úbeda, I presume? I'm jealous. tell me more! you didn't get a chance to speak with him, did you?


No, I did not have time for Michael.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 04:12 PM

:P
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:08 PM

I do not want to see a movie about John Williams! A documentary yes, a fictionalized film, no way.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:19 PM

His life is too boring for a film.

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:28 PM

His life is too boring for a film.

Most of the movie would be one score writing montage after another. A few clips of Boston Pops intrigue and then more monastic writing in his studio.

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"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:29 PM

I do not want to see a movie about John Williams! A documentary yes, a fictionalized film, no way.


Good point, since they ( hollywood ) had to fictionalize the lives of the classic composers already. WHo knows what they would make williams out to be.
I can see it now " actually if you didn't know Williams was the inspiration behind indiana jones. While working on star wars, wlliams reveled to lucas his secret side job as an archaeologist ..."

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:54 PM

Rachel Portman
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:58 PM

ROTFLMAO

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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:58 PM

His life is too boring for a film.


I was thinking a similar thing :lol:

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 03:20 AM

Martin Landau as Lionel Newman:

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Victor Garber as Bernard Herrmann:

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If you put John Williams in a dryer, you get Jerry Goldsmith! You get the downside version!

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 03:41 AM

Slightly unrealistic, but the resemblance is uncanny.
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 08:04 AM

For Danny Elfman, I've always pictured Jason Flemyng:

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 08:50 AM

Andre Previn

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Will be played by James Mcavoy:

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 09:08 AM

Must admit there are a few here where I don't really see the resemblance -- young Bernstein, Giacchino/Vaugn, Portman/Defoe (obviously a joke), Herrmann and Previn.

Btw, for Herrmann, I think Hamlisch could have been a good choice, had he been an actor:

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But if you had to go with an actor, I'd choose Michael Lerner:

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And if they ever make a film about Pope Benedict, get Robert Blake out of prison, he, he....

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 11:42 AM

I think Giacchino/Vaugn was very good.

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 02:02 PM

Martin Landau as Lionel Newman:

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I was thinking more along the lines of Steve Kahan for Lionel Newman
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 05:54 AM

I sure hope Kevin Connolly will play Michael Kamen.
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