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Russell Crowe To Star In Bill Hicks Biography??

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Russell Crowe is apparently deep into developing a biography of the genius Texas comedian Bill Hicks, who passed away in 1994.

The 44-year-old New Zealander tells the Sydney Morning Herald:

"I have another project based on the life of comedian Bill Hicks, which is going from treatment to draft stage with Kiwi writer Mark Staufer."

The Herald elaborates:

It is understood [Crowe] is considering playing the main role of Hicks — a controversial and brilliant American comedian who battled drug and alcohol abuse before dying from cancer at 32.

Find the Herald’s report on the matter here.


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this is old news
by BrooseTheScharuk
Aug 25th, 2008
10:06:28 PM
by at least a few days, anyway
by BrooseTheScharuk
Aug 25th, 2008
10:07:03 PM
PERFECT
by danielw819
Aug 25th, 2008
10:09:48 PM
Bill Hicks was a God among men
by Ghostwood
Aug 25th, 2008
10:14:46 PM
This would be sweet
by toshiro-solo
Aug 25th, 2008
10:15:21 PM
That clip...
by p5mmr9
Aug 25th, 2008
10:16:34 PM
Fuck no!
by banville
Aug 25th, 2008
10:17:04 PM
Um...yeah.
by CatVutt
Aug 25th, 2008
10:22:45 PM
I hope Russell doesn't play the god-like Bill...
by Spacker Dave
Aug 25th, 2008
10:35:18 PM
I really hope they do this right,
by Harold-Sherbort
Aug 25th, 2008
10:37:16 PM
can they avoid the cash/ray/cantante tripe?
by boba_fun
Aug 25th, 2008
10:46:20 PM
Russell Crow...
by Banzai Rootskibango
Aug 25th, 2008
10:47:01 PM
"More cumshots and less manass" brilliant words
by Jugdish
Aug 25th, 2008
10:50:11 PM
I thought I already played Bill Hicks-Denis Leary
by Dingleberry Jones
Aug 25th, 2008
10:57:28 PM
yes to the movie, Hell no to Crowe starring
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 25th, 2008
10:59:50 PM
A Lenny for the 21st century.
by Helpful Electronic Lab Partner Robot
Aug 25th, 2008
11:09:38 PM
Irony
by Voice O. Reason
Aug 25th, 2008
11:12:15 PM
Australian?
by ROBRAM89
Aug 25th, 2008
11:13:03 PM
I've never understood the Hicks worship.
by benito
Aug 25th, 2008
11:19:10 PM
PS.
by benito
Aug 25th, 2008
11:20:20 PM
PS.
by benito
Aug 25th, 2008
11:21:17 PM
PS.
by benito
Aug 25th, 2008
11:21:28 PM

by benito
Aug 25th, 2008
11:22:37 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it...
by Rain_Dog
Aug 25th, 2008
11:22:52 PM
Dingleberry- leave Leary alooooone
by evilhoban
Aug 25th, 2008
11:23:05 PM
will they use "Eulogy" by TOOL as the theme song?
by Turd Furgeson
Aug 25th, 2008
11:27:38 PM
YES!
by robertplant
Aug 25th, 2008
11:32:28 PM
Tool Songs and CatVutt
by Sam_Keith_Wannabe
Aug 25th, 2008
11:32:53 PM
Alex Jones.
by Harold-Sherbort
Aug 25th, 2008
11:35:38 PM
Rather see Crowe play Mitch Hedberg
by fiester
Aug 25th, 2008
11:48:30 PM
Russel Crowe as Hicks? Wtf?
by FilmZ0mbie
Aug 25th, 2008
11:52:57 PM
GET IT RIGHT!!!
by DigitalBeachWar
Aug 25th, 2008
11:56:52 PM
Crowe is fucking awesome....
by TheWaqman
Aug 26th, 2008
12:27:57 AM
Russell Crow does a great southern Accent...
by samuraiyao
Aug 26th, 2008
12:33:01 AM
"Bill Hicks was a fucking prophet."
by benito
Aug 26th, 2008
12:57:51 AM
squeegee your third eye
by ironburl
Aug 26th, 2008
01:03:48 AM
to STAR in it sounds wrong to me...
by Maniaq
Aug 26th, 2008
01:04:38 AM
Bill Hicks WAS a Texan
by ironburl
Aug 26th, 2008
01:06:53 AM
Whoever said this was contrary to what Bill stood for..
by DOGSOUP
Aug 26th, 2008
01:10:25 AM
I always thought Hicks was just a cynical asshole
by krushjudgement
Aug 26th, 2008
01:15:39 AM
Bill Hicks was a lot of things, and I dug him for everyone of em
by alucardvsdracula
Aug 26th, 2008
01:30:50 AM
And my favourite joke of his...
by alucardvsdracula
Aug 26th, 2008
01:33:54 AM
I could play a better Hicks than Crowe...
by The Dum Guy
Aug 26th, 2008
01:39:46 AM
hoffman couldnt get bruce...no way can crowe get
by bacci40
Aug 26th, 2008
02:11:54 AM
octagonproplex....leary better than hicks?
by bacci40
Aug 26th, 2008
02:12:54 AM
On: TOOL
by The Dum Guy
Aug 26th, 2008
02:19:12 AM
Only on an AICN TB would I be told...
by Alonzo Mosely
Aug 26th, 2008
02:36:50 AM
Funny as heck but....
by DylanAveryIsScum
Aug 26th, 2008
03:03:48 AM
Ive collected two autographs in my life.
by Mundungus
Aug 26th, 2008
03:08:25 AM
Why do we need this? Biopics, as we know them, are obsolete.
by Wonder Man
Aug 26th, 2008
03:18:03 AM
PS. Check out TRUMBO as well.
by Wonder Man
Aug 26th, 2008
03:23:06 AM
You have to remember Alonzo
by elab49
Aug 26th, 2008
03:57:44 AM
Alonzo
by benito
Aug 26th, 2008
03:59:23 AM
Hmm
by my liege
Aug 26th, 2008
04:09:41 AM
Hmm I think I'd prefer
by TheSentinel
Aug 26th, 2008
04:52:04 AM
Much needed
by Thall_Joben
Aug 26th, 2008
04:52:59 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by axemurder
Aug 26th, 2008
05:03:11 AM
octagonproplex
by axemurder
Aug 26th, 2008
05:07:22 AM
Big mistake
by Cobb05
Aug 26th, 2008
05:41:07 AM
But did that Hicks guy beat up women with phones?
by Stalin vs Predator
Aug 26th, 2008
05:48:08 AM
Fuck No
by ScOttRa
Aug 26th, 2008
06:09:29 AM
Sooo...
by visceralgristle
Aug 26th, 2008
06:31:31 AM
Love Bill Hicks
by Mockingbuddha
Aug 26th, 2008
06:33:01 AM
this could be good
by surfsup22
Aug 26th, 2008
06:34:40 AM
As much as I love Bill Hicks...
by rbatty024
Aug 26th, 2008
07:02:08 AM
Learn To Swim!
by DarfursFeast
Aug 26th, 2008
07:21:48 AM
Denis Leary got out of stand up..
by emeraldboy
Aug 26th, 2008
07:30:15 AM
I'm not the most emotionally demonstrative of men..
by ian216a
Aug 26th, 2008
07:36:03 AM
Wow, am I the only one...
by JimCarmichael
Aug 26th, 2008
07:50:09 AM
Love Bill Hicks
by Ted Brautigan
Aug 26th, 2008
07:53:44 AM
JOSEPH GORDON LEAVITT for Hicks!
by Rex Manning
Aug 26th, 2008
08:01:25 AM
Love Bill Hicks' politics....didn't think much of his standup
by Magic Rat
Aug 26th, 2008
08:13:54 AM
Biggest bad idea in the whole history of bad ideas.
by Duke_Whittington
Aug 26th, 2008
08:26:16 AM
what about...
by chemicalbrotha
Aug 26th, 2008
08:50:47 AM
KEVIN SPACEY KEVIN SPACEY KEVIN SPACEY !
by qball86
Aug 26th, 2008
09:00:43 AM
I'm going to take some shit for this....
by RockLobster800
Aug 26th, 2008
09:08:17 AM
I can't believe the Hicks critics
by jmyoung666
Aug 26th, 2008
09:09:22 AM
Also loved him before he died,
by jmyoung666
Aug 26th, 2008
09:10:42 AM
"who battled drug and alcohol abuse"
by jimbubble
Aug 26th, 2008
09:18:03 AM
I wonder if he ever...
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
09:20:35 AM
I think it would be great...
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
09:24:53 AM
Alex Jones is like...
by chaplinatemyshoe
Aug 26th, 2008
09:40:37 AM
even better....
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
09:49:15 AM
Bill Hicks
by kwisatzhaderach
Aug 26th, 2008
09:51:37 AM
how about...
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:01:30 AM
"Nobody knew him until he died"...
by Kentucky Colonel
Aug 26th, 2008
10:03:43 AM
Leary got out of standup...
by visceralgristle
Aug 26th, 2008
10:10:00 AM
Some advice on the new movie..
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:11:10 AM
"I've tossed universes...in my underpants...while napping!"
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Aug 26th, 2008
10:15:17 AM
I saw Bill Hicks at a club once...
by Kid Z
Aug 26th, 2008
10:19:25 AM
little known fact for the movie
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:23:55 AM
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt...
by Kid Z
Aug 26th, 2008
10:25:24 AM
Bill Hicks
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:28:21 AM
PERFECT CASTING!
by FleshMachine
Aug 26th, 2008
10:32:35 AM
Mode_7
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:34:13 AM
The word “dinosaur” was originally coined in 1841...
by aRTCy
Aug 26th, 2008
10:37:11 AM
Never going to happen
by Goatboy
Aug 26th, 2008
10:43:21 AM
aRTCY
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:49:55 AM
If that clip is representative of Hicks' talent....
by ShiftyEyedDog2
Aug 26th, 2008
10:51:12 AM
one more note for the movie...
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
10:55:36 AM
Finally a movie about Hicks
by moviemaniac-7
Aug 26th, 2008
10:59:48 AM
Which clip is visible here?
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Aug 26th, 2008
11:07:58 AM
ShiftyEyedDog 2
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
11:13:14 AM
If you think Hicks wasn't funny
by gavdiggity
Aug 26th, 2008
11:13:27 AM
"It's 'You're Wrong' Night... It's 'No Sympathy' Night."
by ebonic_plague
Aug 26th, 2008
11:18:01 AM
I don't see a clip
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
11:20:35 AM
I think a better question is...
by gavdiggity
Aug 26th, 2008
11:20:42 AM
MNG
by ebonic_plague
Aug 26th, 2008
11:22:40 AM
I'm looking at the inside cover of Tool's Aenima album...
by OptimusBob
Aug 26th, 2008
11:22:42 AM
Bill Hick's first TV show
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
11:27:12 AM
ebonic_plague
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Aug 26th, 2008
11:27:39 AM
ShiftyEyedDog2
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Aug 26th, 2008
11:35:58 AM
My take on Hicks . . .
by idonotseekabanning
Aug 26th, 2008
11:36:56 AM
is the takeliest take on Hicks ever took!
by idonotseekabanning
Aug 26th, 2008
11:42:18 AM
Would people be mad..
by Hobblesnakes
Aug 26th, 2008
12:02:46 PM
Hicks clearly prophesied...
by idonotseekabanning
Aug 26th, 2008
12:06:25 PM
to the above poster
by JLo
Aug 26th, 2008
12:07:58 PM
Will Crowe fuck up the punchline and say...
by gavdiggity
Aug 26th, 2008
12:15:22 PM
Giamatti or Spacey...
by thekylegassproject
Aug 26th, 2008
12:25:03 PM
actually - octagon raises a valid point.
by thekylegassproject
Aug 26th, 2008
12:25:52 PM
Crowe isn't too old to play Hicks.
by idonotseekabanning
Aug 26th, 2008
12:26:24 PM
BANNING
by thekylegassproject
Aug 26th, 2008
12:27:36 PM
oh shit.
by thekylegassproject
Aug 26th, 2008
12:28:43 PM
This talkback is like..
by Harold-Sherbort
Aug 26th, 2008
12:34:29 PM
has april fools day arrived early?
by earlfist
Aug 26th, 2008
12:34:36 PM
has april fools day arrived early?
by earlfist
Aug 26th, 2008
12:35:24 PM
Wanna know why Dennis Leary got all the money and Hicks got fuck
by alucardvsdracula
Aug 26th, 2008
12:38:45 PM
Those yelling cash-in...
by skimn
Aug 26th, 2008
12:40:06 PM
Crowe is officially Downey Jr Thunder Character
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
12:58:11 PM
"It is understood that Crowe is considering"
by skimn
Aug 26th, 2008
01:02:59 PM
"A whisp of cotton candy framing a papercut."
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
01:10:36 PM
idonotseekabanning, you are a retard
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
01:12:27 PM
Be-elzaBozo would be pissed
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
01:15:49 PM
To everyone saying..
by Harold-Sherbort
Aug 26th, 2008
01:28:19 PM
but does Grandma get to meet Chuck Norris?
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
01:34:17 PM
WOW!!
by Harold-Sherbort
Aug 26th, 2008
01:51:49 PM
It would be a tough one
by papabendi
Aug 26th, 2008
02:11:21 PM
one of the hardest thing
by papabendi
Aug 26th, 2008
02:12:29 PM
Seriously, if you don't find Hicks funny...
by alucardvsdracula
Aug 26th, 2008
02:15:18 PM
for looks alone
by papabendi
Aug 26th, 2008
02:16:56 PM
Real important news for non-smokers...
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
02:24:41 PM
nathan fillion
by ian216a
Aug 26th, 2008
02:37:15 PM
"Pull up G13. What does G13 do?..."
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
02:38:09 PM
James McAvoy as h
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
02:44:14 PM
McAvoy as Hicks
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
02:45:18 PM
or even Ryan Gossling
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
02:46:32 PM
"I heard some anti castro
by papabendi
Aug 26th, 2008
02:58:35 PM
"Snickers satisfies you"
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
03:03:18 PM
jaw hits floor
by OfficerJunior
Aug 26th, 2008
03:29:19 PM
"I don't mean to sound cold, or cruel..."
by ebonic_plague
Aug 26th, 2008
03:33:13 PM
Bill would be shooting wax darts right now...
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
03:45:21 PM
Please no...
by Charlie_Allnut
Aug 26th, 2008
03:50:09 PM
Politics in America by Bill Hicks
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
04:02:37 PM
Rant In E Minor
by gavdiggity
Aug 26th, 2008
04:03:07 PM
hey, there's one guy working both puppets!
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
04:04:17 PM
Sorry Charlie
by Harold-Sherbort
Aug 26th, 2008
04:06:13 PM
if you dont like hicks' humor
by FleshMachine
Aug 26th, 2008
04:13:19 PM
"anyone here work in marketing?....
by FleshMachine
Aug 26th, 2008
04:14:53 PM
to those who say "he's not funny"
by FleshMachine
Aug 26th, 2008
04:28:51 PM
If you're going to quote Bill Hicks...
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Aug 26th, 2008
04:29:26 PM
"I can speak for every guy here..."
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Aug 26th, 2008
04:33:42 PM
James Franco as Bill Hicks
by pokadoo
Aug 26th, 2008
04:38:52 PM
Pokadoo, I'll go Geek to your Freak...
by mjgtexas
Aug 26th, 2008
04:48:16 PM
I pass by where Hicks got his start everyday.
by mjgtexas
Aug 26th, 2008
04:51:06 PM
Comedy Annex into Blockbuster
by gavdiggity
Aug 26th, 2008
05:00:20 PM
Denis Leary as himself... that'll be the day
by Heckles
Aug 26th, 2008
05:06:03 PM
just a thought...
by stickmangrit
Aug 26th, 2008
05:52:48 PM
"Dennis Leary is funnier"
by ironburl
Aug 26th, 2008
06:53:50 PM
"George W. Bush was fucking Abe Lincoln."
by idonotseekabanning
Aug 26th, 2008
07:07:36 PM
Crowe would actually make a really good Hicks I think...
by The Grug
Aug 26th, 2008
07:10:34 PM
How about Sam Kinison movie?
by hallmitchell
Aug 26th, 2008
07:43:05 PM
"Quivering Pink Bunny Nostril"
by Mockingbuddha
Aug 26th, 2008
07:55:32 PM
if hicks had lived, maher, leary, and miller would all be
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
08:59:10 PM
NOOOOOOOOOO!! Bill Hicks would fecking hate Crowe!!
by Damien Chowder
Aug 26th, 2008
09:00:52 PM
W would have resigned after 4 months
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
09:01:38 PM
Heard this from a co-worker...
by WhinyNegativeBitch
Aug 26th, 2008
09:20:10 PM
Hey Crowe, why don't you have McG direct
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 26th, 2008
09:28:29 PM
RELIGIOUS NUTS
by Jose_Jones
Aug 26th, 2008
09:43:34 PM
WHY BILL HICKS IS A PROPHET
by FilmZ0mbie
Aug 27th, 2008
12:06:43 AM
bill hicks was an average american 'comedian'
by ironic_name
Aug 27th, 2008
03:10:33 AM
Hey, ironic_name
by DylanAveryIsScum
Aug 27th, 2008
10:31:45 AM
Bill Hicks?
by Abominable Snowcone
Aug 27th, 2008
11:28:46 AM
Hicks = Legend
by tehDude
Aug 27th, 2008
03:12:34 PM
Was in a bookstore this afternoon..
by mrfan
Aug 27th, 2008
05:52:31 PM
Bad Move
by throwingpies
Aug 27th, 2008
07:22:07 PM

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