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ROME’s Purefoy To Play NBC’s PHILANTHROPIST??
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James Purefoy, who assayed Marc Antony on HBO’s “Rome” and was cast as Simon Templar in a “Saint” pilot that never went before cameras, is negotiating with NBC to play the title role in David Eick’s “The Philanthropist.”
The Hollywood Reporter describes the premise:
"Philanthropist," from UMS, centers on a renegade billionaire (Purefoy) who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need no matter the risks or costs.
The project represents longtime producer Eick’s second stab at showrunning; the first was the short-lived “Bionic Woman.” NBC has ordered 13 episodes of the show for midseason.
Read all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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Or Bruce Wayne?
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based on the premise, I'd have to say that this one came about eight years too late. FAIL.
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he's Batman?
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How selfless of him. Maybe I'll rent the DVDs next time I have the flu.
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I read the script and it wasn't bad. I wants me some R.E. Howard goodness.
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They should get Edward Woodward to play his butler...
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Answer: a lot, apparently.
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stop americanizing brit actors...anyway, purefoy needs to be a movie star
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Sounds boring.
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Balls of steel!
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Should be filmed as a series ender with an optional cliffhanger ending that steps it up a notch... I'm just saying.
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Could you get some info on that rejection of Speilberg for Doctor who. Very interesting. Tennant has been offered a massive deal by the BBC. somewhere in the region of 1.5million, they say...
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Yet another remake.
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Could be
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Hell you don't even have to remake it, just pick it up ten years later.
Jim now runs the company, yadda, yadda, yadda. -
What the fuck is a "renegade billionaire"?
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Wouldn't that be cool.
Or maybe a Batsuit for Jimmy. -
Digital Spy story here on Moff: http://tinyurl.com/5576kv
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Does he drive around renegade-style in the most obvious van on record?
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As we are out of original ideas for a TV show now, I would like to pitch mine. A rich guy shows up at the door of a person and gives them $1000000 and the use of a renegade team of Persian Gulf War vets with a supercar. They are loyal and will help the innocent people no matter what the personal cost. I call it the Millionaire A-Riders.
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Just think about it.
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Both are leaving the show (well, Ebert hasn't been on for two years but, still, his name's on it...)
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Open auditions are held in a number of major cities where a celebrity panel assess the faeces of members of the public. We can call it AMERICA'S GOT TURDS.
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A celebrity panel assess the testicles of members of the public: AMERICA'S GOT NARDS, obv.
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If it sucks, I've wasted my time. If it's great, I'll get into it and then NBC will cancel it and replace it with some slightly cheaper crap (remember Journeyman?)
I will no longer fall for NBC's bullshit (I'm talking to you Jimmy Fallon) -
...and changing people's lives until I've fucked something this morning!
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Because Purefoy can actually act.
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