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What Happens When You're Almost Anakin Skywalker But Don't Get The Part?? You End Up At Sundance!!
Merrick here...
I usually don’t do interviews; I find little joy in the process and have turned down the chance to interview many big name folks. But this one…I thought was too intriguing to pass up.
A bit of context: way back in 2000, AICN broke the news that a guy named “Jeff” Garner was the front runner for the role of Anakin Skywalker in STAR WARS EPISODE II.
You can find one of those articles HERE.
This stuck for a bit, then…suddenly…Hayden Christensen was said to have won the part. As is often the case with the ADD Internet community, no one ever followed up on that Garner lead…and the Legend of “Jeff” quickly became a forgotten footnote in Geek lore.
Harry ran those pieces. While there were a few errors in the articles' biographical information, the thrust of his reporting was correct: “Jeff” (now “Jett”) Garner was, indeed, on the fast track to becoming Anakin Skywalker.
Clearly, he didn’t make it.
What I love about this story is that it’s not about someone famous; it’s actually about someone fame eluded on several occasions. But there are no sour grapes here, no bitter resentment. Instead…to me at least…Jett is a powerful reminder that, sometimes, losing what appear to be opportunities of a lifetime can actually lead to other opportunities…and to a happiness greater than any we may otherwise have known.
What happens when someone doesn’t land the role of a lifetime? Many things. In Jett’s case, hope and ambition survived…fueling his journey down a road that ultimately lead to Sundance. Where festival goers can see him in the world premiere of a movie called BAG HEAD...
...tonight.
M: Talk to me about STAR WARS…how did you first connect with the property?
I sparred Ray Park at a tournament in Highland, Indiana. At that time, I didn’t know who he was…but I knew he had something to do with STAR WARS EPISODE I, which hadn’t come out yet. He won the fight, but I did well considering I’d only been in martial arts a couple of years at that point.
The tournament ended & months later an associate of mine got a letter asking if I’d I ever done martial arts for film, done any acting, stuff like that. I spoke to the guy who sent the message, and they quizzed me about my experience. They asked if I could take a few photos & send them in.
I did this and mailed them to a nondescript address.
M: And then you waited…
JG: Yeah. Months go past again…then they had a casting call in Chicago…with a casting director…in small office…I was the only guy there at the time; I don’t know if they were doing it by appointment, or what.
They had me read lines, there was a brief conversation about me on cameras & we did a small scene with a reader, I think we did it like five or six times. They were vague about what everything was about. During the meeting, the casting director asked who my agent was and I said I didn’t have one. They told me I should go out and fine one. I did…and at that point my agent disclosed that they were talking to me about the upcoming STAR WARS movie…but said they weren’t prepared to name the character they were considering me for.
Some time passed. On two occasions I put some martial arts stuff on tape…and one time they sent dialogue they wanted me to run through. Somewhere along the line, someone told me I was up for the role of Anakin. They told me not to talk about it, even with my family. I did another run through on tape, this time with a bo staff and more dialogue. I sent it out to them - this was about a week before Harry ran the story.
I never heard “yes” or “no” from anybody…the next thing I heard was that Hayden had been cast as Anakin.
M: Do you think the AICN coverage impacted your being cast in the film?
JG: I don’t think the coverage helped. But if I’d been solid enough and interesting enough, I don’t think it would’ve mattered.
M: That would’ve been a life changing role, at worst. Do you ever regret it not happening?
JG: Obviously, it would be nice to be a millionaire right now. But, if I’d gotten the role, so many things that I love now…my wife, having my kids, my own martial arts studio…might not exist.
M: As objectively as possible…what are your thoughts on how the (STAR WARS) Prequels turned out?
JG: Lucas has three generations of brand association and material…a captive audience, in some ways. Lucas could’ve had a three hour movie about Anakin taking his first dump as Darth Vader and it would’ve sold as many tickets.
Even when I was in the running, Christian Bale and Russell Crowe were mentioned for the part. Even though we were all more mature than Hayden was, I think it would’ve been far more interesting to see the character struggling with the some of the same issues at a more mature age instead of being a whiney teenager still dealing with puberty. Crowe or Bale, for example, would’ve bought a darker element to the story. It felt like the last four movies…I’m including JEDI here…were more about selling toys than actually honoring stories.
I need to emphasize that, because Anakin didn’t happen, I met friends in Austin. One of them was Robogeek (from AICN)…whom I met and started talking to when I first called AICN to bitch about Harry’s coverage. I visited Austin and ended up moving here and starting a new life…a nice life. In a way, STAR WARS not happening was a blessing. Not financially, but in nearly every other regard.
M: If you’d been Anakin, what do you think would’ve happened after that?
JG: I don’t know…that would depend on if I sucked or not. Back then, all I’d done was some plays in high school and college. I’m honestly not sure what my career would’ve become. What I *do* know is that…if someone gave me that kind of opportunity now…I think I’m experienced enough to make it work. Back then, I was pretty green and I can’t for sure where I would’ve gone, or how I would’ve handled it creatively or personally.
M: Word is you were talking to Guillermo Del Toro about a role in BLADE II at one point…
JG: I met with Guillermo (del Toro) in his L.A. production offices…I think it was December 2000. It was so exciting…it was going to be a martial arts intensive role [Garner is a third degree Black Belt, and a certified instructor of Krav Maga, a self defense system used by Israeli Special Forces]. It was for a director I knew, in a follow up to a movie I love (BLADE).
He finally got back in touch with me (after the Holidays in December) and said the studio (New Line) wanted to use Donny Yen instead.
M: Do you know why?
JG: Marketing. He had a following in China.
M: Which stung more: not getting STAR WARS, or BLADE?
JG: Actually, I was more disappointed about BLADE. I knew working with Guillermo…under those circumstances, in a much smaller deal…would’ve been an excellent launching pad.
M: And your perception of Donny in that role?
JG: He’s an awesome martial artist. But, like many martial artists, he doesn’t have many acting skills. He was barely in the movie, and I think there were reasons for that.
M: Will you and Guillermo work together in the future?
JG: We don’t talk much, but we’ve bumped into each other a couple of times and there always seems to be hope that something might happen. I hope it does, because I think he’s brilliant.
M: You did make it into Disney’s ALAMO movie in 2004…in a reasonably sized role…
JG: Yeah, I worked on that from January to end of April in 2003. Almost four months.
M: Did you work with any of the leads?
JG: Yes…Patrick Wilson, Billy Bob (Thornton), Jason Patrick, Leon Rippy, and Jordi Molla (Diego from BLOW).
M: That movie seemed like it would either suck to work on, or be a blast…
JG: I had a great time. We trained in canons, long rifles, horse back riding, and hand to hand combat. Good times.
M: The movie seemed a bit soft to me…uninvolving. In reality, The Alamo battle was tremendously bloody and brutal…but the film is pretty sanitized.
JG: I think in retrospect, people will talk about the film as being infamous for the opening weekend it had. THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST…a much more uncompromising film…caught a second wind because of Easter, which is the same time we opened. I think approaching THE ALAMO more like SAVING PRIVATE RYAN…with a hard R rating…would have been a better tactic, and would’ve both honored the true story more…and distinguished the film from the John Wayne film in the 60s, which was also pretty clean.
And, as much respect I have for Billy Bob (Thornton) as an actor and director, I don’t think he was the right choice for the role. He had all the gentleman charm for the character, but he wasn’t tough enough on-screen to be a compelling Davy Crockett.
M: What happened between THE ALAMO and now?
JG: I lived in LA for a year and decided I didn’t like it.
M: Why?
JG: I came from a town (Austin) where I could get together and make a movie on any given weekend. Out there, no one wanted to do anything without getting paid…the simplest short would cost several thousand dollars. In Austin, there was a network of people I could connect with at any given time to do a project; out there it was impossible.
I moved back to Austin & opened up my own martial arts school (WEBSITE HERE), started dabbling in writing/directing/producing shorts with Glen Oliver…who used to be at AICN…there’s a page that has a couple of our projects on it (SEE THEM HERE).
M: Are you happy?
JG: Very.
M: What about BAG HEAD? It’s a Duplass movie, no?
JG: Yes it is.
M: What’s that about?
Four friends and a bag and a head. That’s all I’m prepared to say about the plot.
M: A human head?
JG: Yes.
M: Are you the head?
JG: I play Jett Garner, film director.
M: I haven’t actually seen it, but I’ve heard good things about the Duplass’ PUFFY CHAIR [their previous film]. How’d you connect with them?
JG: In 2002, Jay Duplass and Rhett Wilkins (who plays Rhett in PUFFY CHAIR) ended up in the same acting class I was in…we forged a good friendship that lasted. Not only are we friends, we bounce creative ideas off of each other all the time.
M: I read the film’s opening at Sundance this year…
JG: It opens Tuesday night…world premiere.
M: Do you like it?
JG: I haven’t seen it. But I hear it’s as good as …if not better than…PUFFY CHAIR.
M: Sundance is no small accomplishment…
JG: I’m excited for them, excited for me, excited for everyone.
M: Does this bring you some sense of closure? Everything you’ve been through led to this?
Yes. And, it really is an honor to be associated with Mark and Jay; to have their friendship and respect creatively. Already thinking about what’s next.
M: So, what’s left? If there’s one thing you could do that you haven’t already done…something that would make you feel totally complete…
JG: It would be a quality action film in which I could utilize my martial arts. I have a lot of respect for Jason Statham’s career right now…he’s doing a lot of fun and unique action films as a good actor and great martial artist, but he’s also doing smaller roles in more serious, bigger pictures.
M: Do you respect him even though he just worked with Uwe Boll?
JG: He did? Oh yeah, IN THE NAME OF THE KING…
M: That’s the one…
JG: Isn’t Boll the guy who said, ‘If you don’t like my movie, come fight me?’
M: Yes.
JG: I’ll fight his ass.
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Great interview.
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this guy again??
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Awesome.
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For a movie in which this guy gets to fight Uwe Boll's ass. 5 minutes of credits, 18 second of Boll getting his ass beaten into blood pudding, 5 minutes of credits. Worth every penny.
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He must be an idiot if he doesn't regret not getting the part of Anakin... Hayden Christensen's career skyrocketed, his is burrowing underground.
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What thefutureoffilm said.
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Huh?
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anyone else would've been better. I agree with the guy that making Anakin older would've been better.
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Jan 22, 2008 2:27:04 PM CST
"Do you think the AICN coverage impacted your being cast?"
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"I don't think the coverage helped."Translation: Thanks, motherfuckers, for costing me a role that would have made me GLOBALLY famous AND which would have financially set-up me, my wife, my kids and the rest of my family FOR LIFE!Boy, I'm surprised he doesn't want to fight someone from here for costing him that!
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and fun little read. Good job Merrick. I enjoyed that.
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I wonder what direction this would have gone. He definitely intrigues me. Look forward to more movie with this cat. Best of luck.
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Uwe Boll is a PUSSY if he won't accept the challenge. I'll even personally bet him 100$ that Jett whips his tail.
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LOL. that's what I was thinking
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And FGINO (Sci Fi's Flash Gordon). Where's my interview, hmmmmm?
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from untrained critics--not real fighters. I know of at least 1 critic who agreed to fight bowle, but when Boll found out guy had a few years experience in martial arts, boll backed out, saying that the offer only stands with those who have no boxing training. Boll, who used to box, is a bully. Hell, if he would let me, I'd fight his ass and have him sucking pavement in just a few short minutes. Not trying to be macho or anything, but I used to box, have been in the military, am 6'2" and 255 lbs. I'm pretty confident about kicking that twat's ass...
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Interview me!
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back in the good old days of aicn...damn kids these days...
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I agree that an older character would have been MUCH better as Anakin, instead of a whiny teenager. Garner definitely has the right "look" for the part. Dammit now I'm in the mood to kick GL's ass...
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Does this talk back mean he will need to switch careers? If this the final nail in his acting career?
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That was a good interview. Maybe this guy should've played Annakin.
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Well he's still doing movies, so maybe not. Good luck to ya Garner! I definitely think GL made a huge mistake.
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Here lately, I've been really getting involved with Keysi every since a few of their afficianados demonstrated it on some of us facculty members were willing to serve as guinea pigs. I may be biased cause i'm kind of a big, strong, slow moose, but it really is a nice change of pace compared to some other forms. You guys who are into that sort of thing really need to check it out.
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That was a refreshing interview! No ego, just his real perception on things. I hope he does well.
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Can't really imagine him interacting with Jar Jar. Or being in any kind of the goofiness that was Episode I/II. That would have made the film so much better.
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is how much I want to bang Natalie Portman
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much more so than Christensen or even Lucas himself. Portman clearly didn't understand Star Wars at all, nor care for it.
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Spell-check? Do you have it? And if you do...why don't you use it? The intro paragraphs...man...damn the internet...grammar and spelling must survive!
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And yeah Uwe Boll should be the first man to send to the sun. The challenge is on yet, i think.
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Never heard of him, but he seems to have his head screwed on pretty tight. I like his perspective that getting the role of Anakin might have cost him his wife, his children, etc. (Probably wasn't married at the time, so his life would have changed so dramatically, he wouldn't have met his wife or had his kids). He is "very happy", so why should he complain?
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I thought Hadyen redeemed himself to a large extent in Sith. Besides whats with all this emphasis on prior martial arts training ? I assume Christensen didn't have any and the sabre fights still looked great when they got down to it.
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Outstanding Interview. Hope Baghead is a huge success
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Who else was freaking out when this site reported back in '98 that 40% of the footage shot for Phantom Meance was blurry/unuseable?
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over Hayden.
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I remember that. Turned out the footage was not blurry, just unuseable.
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Not really. Portman and Hayden were directed by Lucas. So if he let their poor performances slip by I hold him ultimately responsible. Hell, he was more than the director. But Hayden just wasn't right for the part at all.
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But I would place the blame on the prequels squarely on the head of Lucas. Portman is not the best actress, but she definitely did not single handedly ruin Star Wars.
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You know, I'm at the point where I think they should just change the spelling of the word "losing" to "loosing" because so many people can't seem to get it right. I'm not grammer nazi but that one just drives me up the wall and it's EVERYWHERE.
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look at jake lloyd and hayden now... one's not coming back and the other's about to release a bomb... Staying away from the cgi trainwreck that was the prequels was a blessing.
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If for no other reason, Lucas is the one responsible for casting and he is the one who hired Little Miss Wood shop and Hayden. Somehow, some way, Lucas lost the knack for hiring people with charisma. Hell he was even able to single-handedly make Liam Neeson uninteresting, which is unheard of for an actor of his calibur. No, as it has ben pointed out countless times before, Lucas should have let other directors touch his baby while he handled production and editing.
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Apparently Heath Ledger was found dead.... developing...
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i don't know what to say
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Heath Ledger was found dead in New York!
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we need more news!!!
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until Sith, there was absolutely nothing cool about the prequels. The writing was ridiculously awful.
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is saying he was found surrounded by pills
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Heath Ledger was found dead in his manhattan apartment. I just heard it on the radio.
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of his generation...That is so sad.
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He is dead. http://news.yah oo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_en_ce/obit_ledger_4
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god sakes.
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I'm really into my martial arts, and trained Silat a few years back. Silat seems to be a pretty big influence on KFM (I imagine thru the Inosanto JKD lineage). It looks really interesting to me. My only query is if they address methods of closing range, or does the system solely concentrate on close quarters fighting?Also Hayden was pretty terrible in my opinion, but the buck stops with Lucas.
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Well said, Jett! Sorry about you not becoming a millionaire, but I hope you go places with something actually worth seeing (as opposed to the Star Wars prequels).
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Very sad. To me it looks like suicide. Solid actor, good guy... his role as The Joker in "The Dark Knight" will certainly be his memorial.
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I had to look it up before I could believe it... holy crap. Young and talented and promising and a father. That's just no good at all.
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I think Liam Neeson did a great job in TPM. For me, it was Portman that was totally the let-down of the trilogy. I said then and I say now that they should have replaced Portman with Knightly and the acting would have been far better. But yeah, it was a big mistake starting Anakin out as a child in TPM; he should have been around the same age as Luke was. As for Hayden bashers, tell me how his performance was less than Mark Hamill's back in the day. Lucas likes his young male characters whiney to show growth in their character arc as they become mature.
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The guy was a talented actor but he was also a father. I feel bad for his family, man. Everyone was getting so excited about his performance in THE DARK KNIGHT, including myself, and just when it looked like he was doing great things as a performer this has to happen. I just hope it wasn't drugs. It would be a fucking shame if both Brad Renfro and Heath Ledger, two bright young actors, were taken away within a week of each other by that shit. I'm really shocked by this one. RIP.
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Poor Heath. Pills. And a young daughter. Great performer.
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I met this guy. He was a prick. Far from humble like in this interview. And I heard terrible things about his attitude on another shoot. Glad we didn't use him. And am not surprised he didn't get further.
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Well done Merrick, that was a great piece. RIP Heath Ledger
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Jan 22, 2008 5:09:12 PM CST
Most of the prequels were cool, Hayden was ok in II, awesome in
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but the idea of an older Anakin is intriguing.
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Hayden did a great job in RotS, which ruled, by the way.
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Little weak in AOTC, but he redeemed himself in ROTS. I can't see anyone else as Anakin really.
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just from the headshot, even if he had the exact same delivery and physicality as Christensen, this guy would have been a better Anakin.
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I'm willing to watch the guy in a movie just because of that last line.
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Outspoken and intelligent. His comments on the direction and intent of the STAR WARS prequels are dead-on.
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I don't know if any of you saw the extras on TPM but when they're showing the guy who was up against pussy boy - err, I mean the kid who got the role - he was a thousand times more interesting than him. He also looked like a badass little kid. Lucas dropped the ball on that one, as we know that whatever the kid's name was who got the part was maybe the worst casting in the history of film.
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Did any of you EVER feel like we needed to start out with Anakin as an 8 year old!!? NEVER while watching the Holy Trilogy or the years after speculating did I EVER thing that Obi Wan and Anakin were that far apart in age....nothing fit with Obi Wan's describtions of him. And fanboys, stop drinking the cool aid. Oh ANY level other than Special FX, all the prequels suck HARD.
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Cool. Love it. This talk of Bale and Crow auditioning for Anakin have me all 1999 pissed off again....SERIOUSLY, guys can you imagine Episode One with like fuckin Clive Owen as Anakin Skywalker!?!? MAKE THAT MOVIE!!!
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Uh yeah, that wonderful actor who is in such classics as Shoot em up?
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You don't get that much. Here's hoping he gets to kick Uwe's ass.
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Do you know who he is or did you just imdb him and see the first title? Let's see...other than his awesome work in Sin City, Children of Men, Elizabeth, yes he WAS in Shoot Em Up. From your Talkback name and previous posts your obviously a STAR WARS apologist unwilling to see anythin past the BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA of the opening titles.
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Go have sex with your copy of ESB.
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making Return of the Jedi look like a masterpiece in comparison.
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That Star Wars fans only think ESB was good and the rest sucked.
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Thought you should know, Skywalkerfamily, that your comments paint you as a myopic, Lucas dicksucking apologist... but maybe that's ok with you?
It IS ok?
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I've been a SW fan since 1977. You've probably been a fan since ROTS came out, so shut the fuck up.
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Utinni! Now, that's classic.
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But ROTS rocked. It more than makes up for the first two prequels. I mean, yeah, sure, each and every one of us have our own ideas about how it shoulda been (I know I have), but it isn't ours, so, whatevah.
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...An interview with a guy who didn't become Anakin? I didn't become Anakin either? This guy is one desperate fame whore, or your grabbing at straws to promote him. This is like interviewing all the people that didn't get on a deadly 9/11 flight.
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I think the worst element of the prequels is the irritating 10 year old Anakin of TPM. They shoulda met up with him when he was, like, 18 or so -- Luke's approx. age in ANH. Also, his "anger management issues" should have been established in TPM. So, he's this angry teen, a kick ass pilot, and lo and behold, he demonstrates crazy Force abilities, so the Jedi recruit him to aid in their defense of the Republic which is on the verge of a Civil War and etc. etc. continue...
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And I'm available for interviews.
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...unfortunately I'm stuck here.
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I didn't know who he was, or really cared that he lossed out the Anakin role, but he won me over with that last line.
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I can send you an email about it. It was at SW Celebration.
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She was terrible in the prequels, but her part was written badly, too. She goes from strong leader to "who are you again"?
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YackBacker you said it right, the man got extremely rusty seeing as how the last thing he wrote himself before the prequels was .... STAR WARS 77 and even that had simple and hokey dialogue (lots of youths bantering which he was) but fit the straightforward story, unlike an attempt after a 30 year lull to write a serious sweeping dramatic opera set over many years, trying his best to take notes from Kasdan.
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Jan 22, 2008 10:51:48 PM CST
I love how everybody thinks the script for the prequels sucks
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And yet every single script review published at the time was wildly positive for all of the prequels. The only problem nerds had with the prequels is that they weren't the stories they wanted to see (uaaaaaa!! Anakin should have been an adult!!Fuck George Lucas!!). I'm also sick tired of people saying that George Lucas doesn't know how to work with actors. Go ahead and try to convince me that Ian Mcdiarmid, Liam Neeson, Ewan MacGergor, Ray Park, Samuel Jackson, Christopher Lee, Temuera Robinson, Frank Oz, Jimmy Smits, Hayden Christensend (yes fucks) and even freaking Watto didn't give great performances.
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Try the EU. Your eyes will bleed.
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Those actors you listed did ok (except for Christenson and Jackson..WTF are you smoking and/or inhaling?!??) to a little better than ok DESPITE Lucas. Lucas should have wrote the overall story and had people do the screenplay and directing. His dialogue is CRAP, his actor-directing is worse, and his obsession with how pretty the scenery looks took priority over story and acting.
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With what? Your penis? How about "I'll KICK his ass." Thats the more common parlance.
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...Only to discover a juicy burger close by... Who cares if it belonged to his wife. The only thing that a man truly owns are the clothes on their body and the food in their stomach.
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Sure there were problems..... not more than the OT however. Horribly written dialogue? Watch the OT again....
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Errors in an article from HeadShill?!? Gasp! Cough! Take that back!
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Jeez, who the fuck does this guy think he is?
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or Han Solo's dad.
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as soon as her eyeball almost got blown out while filming Episode 1. I guess that is somewhat understandable if you get stuck in a trilogy you don't want to be in from the get-go, but she just wasn't good in those films, and you get the feeling she had to be worked around some of the time.
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It is almost as if they want to gain some sort of artist integrity by whipping on SW and GL. Mind you they do this after the cheque has cleared....
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At first I thought he was a dick. But you know what! He says what he thinks! It might fuck up his potential career!!! But atleast he is a straight shooter. And if he is willing to fuck up Uwe Boll, I will bow to him. I am intrigued now at a statham vs jett flick
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So do you think having a friend who worked for an internet movie blogsite betray your trust and tell the world that you were secretly up for a part, and then having that deal fall apart because you voilated the non-disclosure agreement, had any impact on your career?
"Is this why you never do interviews? How about some salt in my papercuts while we're at it."
So I heard that Miramax is considering picking up your indy film - will this latest round of interviews ruin that for you?
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He sounds pretty genuine and like he could whoop some ass if necessary.
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He's a real martial artist!
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Merrick: "OK, so you didn't get to play Anakin - how about scoring geek points by telling us how much the prequels sucked anyway."
Garner: "Sure, they were lame toy commericals, and so was Jedi."
M:"Oh, you're so right. Blade II was an awesome masterpiece though, right."
Jeez, whatever. Yes, some of the dialogue was poor, but the prequels were otherwise brilliant. Blade II was an empty exercise in "badassness" (though I am a big fan of Del Toro).
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...the bio of the unknown comic.
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Sam Jackson and Jimmy Smitts make me laugh in those movies. Jackson is horrible, miscast and wooden. Smitts wears a puffy pirate shirt, drives a floating convertible and utters awful lines like, "and so it ends." LOFL.
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Lucas could have directed them. All we needed was Kasdan writing. How things could have been different. Now being a Star Wars fan is on par with being a Trekkie. Run for the hills!
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Yoda (the puppet version) has 1000 times more charisma and presence on the screen than Hayden Christiansen! They could have seriously replaced him in post with a hand puppet and had a better movie. This guy would have done just as well too.
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Ewoks. What was Lucas thinking?
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Pretty great for the first 3/4ths, then when the lead says "I can't lead you anymore," and his chick says, "We never asked you to be our leader," I would've said "HOW ABOUT THIS IS MY FUCKIN' TRIP?! YOU are coming with ME! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND."And how about kicking the brother's ass as soon as he burned that damned chair?! Why the hell was he vindicated? Nobody cares, I know.
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I don't...he kinda came off as a wanker in the interview. Said well above that he trashes the PT but then laments not getting...BLADE2? Huh?
Yes, the PT was a weak shadow in Star Wars mythos who's only real redemption is a handful of good scenes here and there (Palpatine/Ani at the opera; the Jedi Rumble at the end of CLONES), but ultimately, if anyone saw the IMAX cut ATOC I would rank it about as good as ROTJ. They slighly cut out 20 minutes...mercifully, almost every second cut was from the horrific Anakin/Padme sequences. Lucas may be the king of shitty dialogue, but every scene he wrote for those two the entire trilogy bordered on unwatchable. Cut from Clones for the IMAX cut made AOTC a fun film to watch. I was almost in tears walking out of clones to begin with because I didn't think Lucas could take such a horrific mis-step again as he did in TPM. -
Everyone has a scapegoat.
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Dear Hank,
If you worked with me on a film- state the title of the film and where it was shot. Then state your real name. Chances are you're a 'poser wanna' be.' Flame me all you want but don't come "with remember when he was so rude." Trust me, if you are legit and I was rude to you then you deserved it.
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