When I first wrote about Michael's hot new project
The Counselor, there was speculation about who his hot co-stars would be. So far, it appears that
Natalie Portman is at the top of the list to play Laura. I'm fine with Natalie, but she's a big name and I was hoping for someone lesser known, but Ridley Scott has a movie to sell and he wants an A-lister for his female lead. And it appears that
Jeremy Renner (fingers still crossed) and
Javier Bardem are the only two actors that Scott is in talks with - so one of them will be cast surely. So now the next big rumor talks should focus on Malinka and her scummy man friend who lures the counselor into the drug world.
From
Twitchnews, here is what they report:
Stories began circulating in February that Javier Bardem, Jeremy Renner and Brad Pitt had all expressed an interest in playing the role of Reiner - the villain of the piece - and Twitch has learned that Bardem and Renner are both having preliminary conversations with producers about the part. It would appear that Pitt is out of the running and we are told that Bardem - who has already proven that McCarthy's style fits him like a glove with his part in No Country For Old Men - is Scott's preferred choice. Barring a major schedule issue expect Reiner to be one of these two men.
Further, Natalie Portman is in early discussions to take on the role of Laura - the female lead of the film. Portman has chosen to keep a low profile of late, preferring to spend time with her family, but obviously this part is juicy enough to entice her back to work. Portman is also said to be Scott's leading choice for the part.
None of these conversations have led to formal offers as of yet but - as was the case with Fassbender - when it gets to that stage it's going to happen very, very fast.
Last night was the
Genie awards in Toronto, and as I speculated, Michael did not attend, nor did he win for Best Actor in 'A Dangerous Method'. However, his co-star
Viggo Mortensen won for Best Supporting Actor, and that was a nice win for him. I know I have not discussed 'Method' nearly as much as I did about 'Shame' and Michael's other films of 2011. It was a very slow film for me, but I look forward to viewing it again when it's available on Netflix. Perhaps I'll be in a better frame of mind and relaxed to enjoy it.
And speaking of Netflix, the next DVD in the top spot of my queue is
Murphy's Law, that BBC cop TV show from 2003-2005 which features Michael as a bad ass in the third season. Although I write for FF and appear to know a lot about Michael's career and activities, I take pride in the knowledge that I have not seen everything he has been in, and Murphy's Law is proof of that! I never had the interest to just jump head first into anything and everything Michael has been in. Along with having many other interests... I simply want to pace myself in being exposed to all his work. And without minding my Netflix queue lately, Murphy's Law, which has been in my queue for a very long time, gradually moved up to the top spot, and the time is now for me to watch it. So now I'll be able to see what those Caz gifs at tumblr are all about, see for myself what the context of the gifs are about. And I know I could see the Fassy clips of Caz at Youtube, but no, that's not good enough! I want the full context... I want to see the entire program. To appreciate Michael's work, I believe you have to watch the whole damn thing. Just like, back in October/November, I finally saw all of
The Band of Brothers, and even though Michael's screen time in the entire series was less than 20 minutes, I loved the entire mini-series. So, the next thing is Murphy's Law and I'm excited. Are there movies and TV shows of Michael that you have yet to see?
