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    Image of John Thompson John Thompson
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Unrelenting Push for the 2010 Blockbuster Is Aready Beginning
    Julianne Moore hasn't made a good movie in awhile?

    Why can't anyone remember Children of Men? #tinafey
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    Airvault promoted this comment John Thompson was starred John Thompson was unstarred
    Image of Airvault Airvault
    11/11/09

    @John Thompson: Because it was one of those, "What's Julianne Moore doing here?" roles and those don't really count. #tinafey
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    Image of LoveHandles LoveHandles
    11/11/09

    @Airvault: For me, that's every role she's ever done. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. #tinafey
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Unrelenting Push for the 2010 Blockbuster Is Aready Beginning
    Kick-Ass gets it right where Year One got it wrong, you need to have McLovin' shooting guns in your comedies if you're casting him.
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    Edited by D2theMatthews at 11/11/09 6:11 PM D2theMatthews was starred D2theMatthews was unstarred
    Image of NotSafeForLife NotSafeForLife
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Unrelenting Push for the 2010 Blockbuster Is Aready Beginning
    All right, that Clash of the Titans trailer got me a little moist. #tinafey
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    Aidan_ promoted this comment NotSafeForLife was starred NotSafeForLife was unstarred
    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    11/12/09

    @NotSafeForLife: I was with it right up until "TITANS...WILL...CLASH."

    I really hope the person who writes that stuff doesn't get paid a lot. But I know they probably do. And that makes my heart hurt. #tinafey
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    07/18/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Uuuuuuuuuh.

    Huh? Did you say something?
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    raincoaster was starred raincoaster was unstarred
    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Did we learn nothing from "300"?

    Persians are, like, gigantic.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors

    I'm very much a geek. Wanted to get this out of the way first.

    This is just a senseless waste of video game adaptation. Okay, I'll give him Brokeback, but what else has he done (I won't discuss that Boy in the Bubble nonsense) that would make me believe he was even the slightest bit remotely Persian or action hero like? The wig? The pec chaps? An uneven mustache? Urg. No, really...urg. The fake accent alone will probably be much more than I can take. All I can say is Robert Pattinson, you Twinkle-Twilighting, large-craniumed, knave wunderkind, stay away from Kratos!

    Also, what was wrong with this guy for Prince of Persia? It's not like Heroes really needs him or anything.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    07/17/09

    @Spirit Fingers: I always forget how hot he is because I hate his character on Heroes so much, but yum--excellent choice.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    07/17/09

    @DahlELama: If you've ever played P of P, he'd be pretty seamless in the role. The look, the voice, everything. And yes, Yum-o!
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    07/17/09

    @Spirit Fingers: I agree, nice choice.

    Jake could be Prince of the King of Prussia mall maybe, but this is ridiculous.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    07/17/09

    @Steverino Begins: Heh.
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    Image of thegreatfratsby thegreatfratsby
    07/17/09

    @Spirit Fingers: Oh god, I didn't even think about the inevitable fake Arab accent. Which is going to piss me off even more, since we're talking about PERSIANS here, who back in the 6th century or whenever spoke a descendant of Sanskrit, which bears little to no relation to the Aramaic languages. So an Arab accent would be incorrect; we're talking an Indian-ish accent here.

    But that would require Apu as PoP, which, well, I'm all for authenticity till it gets in the way of enjoyment.

    Not even going to touch the white-dude-playing-heroic-brown-man... trope (cf. Gandhi). Did we learn nothing from Tropic Thunder?
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    Edited by thegreatfratsby at 07/17/09 5:19 PM thegreatfratsby was starred thegreatfratsby was unstarred
    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    07/17/09

    @thegreatfratsby: Wow, much more information than I ever thought I needed to know about Sanskrit, but I'd dare say you'd be a better writer than whatever cultural bastardizing will surely occur with this upcoming disaster. If there’s a Persian Jar-Jar sidekick, well, I won't be surprised.

    However, you are sorely mistaken about Tropic Thunder. Not its trope per se, that you're dead on about, but its unique and deceptively fulfilling entertainment value. It's so shameful, I know.
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    Image of DeadliestSin DeadliestSin
    07/17/09

    @thegreatfratsby: Whoa whoa whoa... I was with you till you dissed Tropic Thunder. Why the hate?
    I get it's Gawker and all... but still!
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    DeadliestSin was starred DeadliestSin was unstarred
    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    07/18/09

    @thegreatfratsby: Are you referring to Krishna Pandit Bhanji, better known as Sir Ben Kingsley?
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    Image of thegreatfratsby thegreatfratsby
    07/20/09

    @DeadliestSin: I should've been more clear. I loved Tropic Thunder, and I loved the way it mocked the white man playing black man theme; so what I meant was more along the lines of, "Did we learn nothing from Tropic Thunder's skewering of that trope?"
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    Image of God God
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    I'm glad to see that my children have learned my lessons well.

    In 300, the Persians were the bad guys and so your wise Hollywood execs made them black. Now, in Prince of Persia the Persians are good, and so they're played by handsome whiteys.

    My kid Jesus gives this trope two thumbs way up. He's been loving his makeover from a dark-skinned Semite to a blond, blue-eyed Scandinavian. In Heaven, everyone gets a free skin bleach and rhinoplasty.
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    Image of nozer nozer
    07/17/09

    @God: I bet you're glad Michael Jackson took the burden off of your finances and did it before he got there.

    You're a cheap ass, Lord, is what I'm trying to say.
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    DahlELama promoted this comment nozer was starred nozer was unstarred
    Image of God God
    07/17/09

    @nozer: Fie on thee! Behold my wrath! For I shall smite thee to smithereens! Etcetera!

    Okay, don't tell anyone. And I'll make the cable guy give you free Skinemax.
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    Image of hilikusopus hilikusopus
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Looked at that picture really quickly and my heart skipped. I thought it was Kevin Sorbo reprising his tv role as Hercules. That truly was a legendary journey, Sorbo.
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    HipHopopotamus promoted this comment Edited by hilikusopus at 07/17/09 1:35 PM hilikusopus was starred hilikusopus was unstarred
    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    07/17/09

    @hilikusopus: I knew he reminded me of someone! It's actually quite striking.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    07/18/09

    @hilikusopus:
    I KNEW it!

    http://lolxena.blogspot.com/2008/01/its-fun-to-stay-at-wtf.html
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    Edited by raincoaster at 07/18/09 5:17 AM raincoaster was starred raincoaster was unstarred
    Image of NigelAstydameia NigelAstydameia
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    To paraphrase Sir Laurence Olivier, he looks like his "taste includes both snails and oysters."
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    07/17/09

    @NigelAstydameia: Hold the oysters.

    Unrelated: That link to "Farrah Fawcett Rumored Again to Be Near Death..." that keeps popping up on the side is disturbing.
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    Image of AuntPeniston AuntPeniston
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    The leather thong wound around the arm really lends to the outfit a feeling of archeological veracity.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    07/17/09

    @AuntPeniston:
    It looks like those "whore boots" you see (ok, maybe just i see...) where the boots come with laces that wrap all the way up the leg.
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    Image of Tattertotter Tattertotter
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    I hear his sex scenes with Jared Leto are totally sick.
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Wow... Put on a tunic, pick up a sword, and suddenly you look like Adam Goldberg.
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    TedSez was starred TedSez was unstarred
    Image of contradicto contradicto
    07/17/09

    @TedSez: Persia, Israel, same difference.
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    Image of Lazy Susan Lazy Susan
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Is that why the clansmen are coming to get him?
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    Edited by Lazy Susan at 07/17/09 1:12 PM Lazy Susan was starred Lazy Susan was unstarred
    Image of contradicto contradicto
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Too many clothes!
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    Image of Moff Moff
    07/17/09

    In reply to Jake Gyllenhaal Expertly Shaking Off Those Gay Rumors
    Nothing says "Persian prince" like a white dude from L.A. -- but with a beard! You've come a long way, Hollywood.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    07/17/09

    @Moff: Hey, Gyllenhaal is obviously a very old Persian name. Maybe he descends from the king Ataxerxes Gyllenhaal--you don't know. Let's not just a book by its cover.
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    DahlELama was starred DahlELama was unstarred
    Image of fileunder fileunder
    07/17/09

    @Moff: Look for him in the upcoming King of Ceylon too!
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    Image of jupiterspaw jupiterspaw
    07/17/09

    @Moff:
    And don't forget he's of half Jewish (of Euro descent, not Sephardic) and half-Swedish descent, he's totally credible as an ancient Persian.
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    Image of DeadliestSin DeadliestSin
    07/17/09

    @Moff: A trimmed beard at that!
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