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August 29, 2005
Great V-sar's Ghost!
James Purefoy, the guy playing Marc Antony in HBO's new show, Rome, is the guy who ended up being let go from the role of V, replaced by Hugo Weaving, in V for Vendetta.
Posted by poland at August 29, 2005 02:03 AM
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After watching Rome, the only question I got is Why?
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at August 29, 2005 03:46 AM
Purefoy is an excellent actor...and as usual HBO knocked another show totally out of the park with Rome. I bet when V for Vendetta comes out next March and BOMBS, he'll be happy he was removed from the movie.
Posted by: cullen at August 29, 2005 04:17 AM
V will not be a bomb. It has too good a pedigree for a bomb.
Posted by: joefitz84 at August 29, 2005 04:22 AM
nobody will want to see a movie where the main character is a terrorist bomber and the trailer looks like nothing more than re-hashed action ideas from the matrix and every other comic book movie/graphic novel adaptation. i don't know...i just don't see anyone getting excited for this movie other than fans of the comic.
Posted by: cullen at August 29, 2005 04:29 AM
I agree with Cullen, I don't see a bright future for V for Vendetta. There's just not enough brains behind the movie to make it the first successful Alan Moore adaptation.
I've got to disagree with you, Joe, if the pedigree you're referring to is the Wachowskis. I was wholly disenchanted by the final Matrix film. I do believe they can do sterling work, but their involvement is no guarantor of quality.
Posted by: Eric at August 29, 2005 04:36 AM
People will be perfectly happy to see V for Vendetta given that it's not a film about a terrorist bomber...it's a film about a freedom fighter who happens to set bombs. Semantics is everything.
That said, Matrix Revolutions will have turned a lot of people against the Wachowskis.
Posted by: jeffmcm at August 29, 2005 04:46 AM
and the wachowski's didn't direct it...the 1st AD from the matrix trilogy is the "director"...
Posted by: cullen at August 29, 2005 04:47 AM
Speaking of "Rome," how 'bout a round of applause for Polly Walker! :) Two thumbs...er...OK, thumbs, up!
Posted by: RP at August 29, 2005 05:30 AM
I thought Polly overacted. Bad.
I hope it stay on for a while so we can see Octavian grow up and be the leader he is.
Posted by: PandaBear at August 29, 2005 05:58 AM
If James Purefoy is playing Marc Antony, who is playing J-Lo?
sorry.
Posted by: lazarus at August 29, 2005 07:25 AM
hopefully it doesn't bomb worse than that last joke.
Posted by: bicycle bob at August 29, 2005 02:11 PM
I think Hugo Weaving has a better voice for the role of V.
Posted by: Terence D at August 29, 2005 06:44 PM
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