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Spock 2.0 to belt out Gershwin tunes in Spielberg's Biopic?

Hey folks, Harry here... and before you get crazy, mad excited or angry, please note that this is only 1 of 3 projects that Mike Fleming's Deadline column says Spielberg is contemplating pursuing next. And Steven is Steven... he could, NOT, do any of those and instead mount a Live-Alien SpaceCast remake of CASABLANCA as far as any of us know...

But Mike is reporting that Zachary Quinto - everyone's fave super-powered serial killer / green-blooded pointy-eared bastard - is up to play the lead role of George Gershwin. You may know Gershwin from your grandparent's radio station, Scorsese's AVIATOR, AMERICAN SPLENDOR or L.A. CONFIDENTIAL... or the brilliant MAN OF THE CENTURY. But my fave films with Gershwin's magic are films from his era like: this year's BNAT sensation, GIRL CRAZY with Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland. Every song in it was a Gershwin tune. Or the great Astair & Rogers flick, SHALL WE DANCE or the great BROADWAY RHYTHM or RHAPSODY IN BLUE!

George Gershwin was a force of musical genius for the short time he was with us - and his story is immensely cinematic and musical. And honestly - I would love nothing more than to see Spielberg kick it with a great musical. But we'll have to wait and see, won't we.

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I didn't know Quinto could sing or dance
by Experimentalize
Jan 31st, 2010
08:00:30 PM
Really Harry?
by Dollar Bird
Jan 31st, 2010
08:02:06 PM
I want an Abe Lincoln biopic with Neeson in the lead!
by Kal Reeve
Jan 31st, 2010
08:05:31 PM
Yet another good project Spielberg won't even touch
by ricarleite2
Jan 31st, 2010
08:08:06 PM
Fits perfectly
by Lorquaine
Jan 31st, 2010
08:10:44 PM
Why would he need to sing or dance?
by FailureAtTheCave
Jan 31st, 2010
08:18:48 PM
Remember when Spielberg made movies...
by Booster Gold Lives
Jan 31st, 2010
08:23:36 PM
Now if he could do it...
by JamesWest
Jan 31st, 2010
08:26:46 PM
Oh Harry...
by ByTor
Jan 31st, 2010
08:26:47 PM
seriously
by frank cotton
Jan 31st, 2010
08:27:20 PM
I Liked Crystal Skull's Direction...
by WriteFromLeft
Jan 31st, 2010
08:40:13 PM
Spielberg should direct...
by Lorquaine
Jan 31st, 2010
08:42:12 PM
And Gershwin was a terrific athelete
by zinc_chameleon
Jan 31st, 2010
08:49:15 PM
SPIELBERG SHOULD DO A MICHAEL JACKSON BIOPIC WITH CHILD RAPE IN
by TehCreepyThinMan
Jan 31st, 2010
08:52:58 PM
CHILD RAPE IN 3D!!!
by TehCreepyThinMan
Jan 31st, 2010
08:53:20 PM
Um
by yourSTEPDADDY
Jan 31st, 2010
08:54:22 PM

by MikeTheSpike
Jan 31st, 2010
08:56:05 PM
Angus McGonigle the Gargling Gargoyle
by jimmy rabbitte
Jan 31st, 2010
08:57:40 PM
Quinto is gay?
by MacReady452
Jan 31st, 2010
08:57:42 PM
SPIELBERG!
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Jan 31st, 2010
08:59:09 PM
LINCOLN!!!!!
by Anything But Tangerines
Jan 31st, 2010
08:59:49 PM
whoa!
by Anything But Tangerines
Jan 31st, 2010
09:00:14 PM
Anyone...
by yourSTEPDADDY
Jan 31st, 2010
09:04:28 PM
I was hoping
by daggor
Jan 31st, 2010
09:09:28 PM
Based on the Anything Goes opening from Indy 2 . . .
by Rev. Slappy
Jan 31st, 2010
09:12:29 PM
Best use of Gershwin in film
by elecam
Jan 31st, 2010
09:17:19 PM
Dollar
by HEADGEEK
Jan 31st, 2010
09:21:18 PM
Amazed at all the TB assholes who want to sound cool...
by starwarrior
Jan 31st, 2010
09:22:51 PM
The beard be finished.
by Human_Bean_Juice_
Jan 31st, 2010
09:24:40 PM
Amazed at all the TB assholes who want to sound cool...
by starwarrior
Jan 31st, 2010
09:25:49 PM
our greatest filmaker is
by Human_Bean_Juice_
Jan 31st, 2010
09:30:58 PM
hey starwarrior
by Lorquaine
Jan 31st, 2010
09:34:17 PM
Lorquaine
by enderandrew
Jan 31st, 2010
09:39:56 PM
enderandrew
by Lorquaine
Jan 31st, 2010
09:48:50 PM
jesus harry
by celebritydave
Jan 31st, 2010
09:57:04 PM
My favorite too, elecam
by jrb
Jan 31st, 2010
09:57:09 PM
where is the GEORGE'S FAIRIES thread, anyways?
by frank cotton
Jan 31st, 2010
10:00:30 PM
Munich not risky?
by starwarrior
Jan 31st, 2010
10:00:57 PM
Dvds
by ColeTrickle
Jan 31st, 2010
10:11:22 PM
Spielberg needs to drop Kaminski as DP
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jan 31st, 2010
10:14:28 PM
but can quinto sing the ballad of bilbo baggins?
by alice133
Jan 31st, 2010
10:14:40 PM
And Temple Of Doom's opening "Anything Goes" number...
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jan 31st, 2010
10:17:31 PM
Of all the composers, why Gershwin?
by superunknown85
Jan 31st, 2010
10:27:59 PM
Casablanca with aliens has already been done.
by Manos
Jan 31st, 2010
10:34:58 PM
Hey, I actually like Gershwin!
by Watch_The_Birdie
Jan 31st, 2010
11:03:11 PM
Nasty In The Pasty, KAMINSKI IS A TERRIBLE DP!!!FACT!!!
by TehCreepyThinMan
Jan 31st, 2010
11:10:26 PM

by MikeTheSpike
Jan 31st, 2010
11:12:16 PM
wow
by deathraycharles
Jan 31st, 2010
11:15:12 PM
I CAN BUY HIM AS GERSHWIN
by uberman
Jan 31st, 2010
11:19:24 PM
starwarrior
by MainMan2001
Jan 31st, 2010
11:23:26 PM
As a Kubrick fan, I saw Eyes Wide Shut...
by starwarrior
Jan 31st, 2010
11:38:11 PM
The best Kubrick film Spielberg did was...
by starwarrior
Jan 31st, 2010
11:41:25 PM
Eyes Wide Shut has more story than 2001
by MacReady452
Jan 31st, 2010
11:54:42 PM
Saving Private Ryan is one of Spielbergs best
by MacReady452
Jan 31st, 2010
11:59:46 PM
The Pacific will own
by MacReady452
Feb 1st, 2010
12:01:10 AM
Spielberg always said he wanted to do a musical
by hegele
Feb 1st, 2010
12:03:00 AM
Wasn't Scorsese doing this? About George and Ira G.
by Redmond
Feb 1st, 2010
12:08:19 AM
The mans workrate is like hes dying of cancer
by Piratebill
Feb 1st, 2010
12:38:48 AM
sorry, but every time I saw him in Star Trek
by Maniaq
Feb 1st, 2010
12:53:15 AM
Harry....
by Exterminans
Feb 1st, 2010
01:43:01 AM
John Williams bio-pic
by BendersShinyAss
Feb 1st, 2010
02:26:49 AM
Quinto is boring
by TheMandrakeRoot
Feb 1st, 2010
02:58:37 AM
HARVEY? LINCOLN? GERSHWIN? Oh yeah box office..lol
by Spacesheik
Feb 1st, 2010
04:07:59 AM
BELT OUT. He was a composer, dumbass
by Proman1984
Feb 1st, 2010
04:11:22 AM
This will own "And YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME"
by Proman1984
Feb 1st, 2010
04:12:29 AM
I hate having to click other links to get the real story
by D.Vader
Feb 1st, 2010
05:00:41 AM
But really? THIS is Spiels' next project?
by D.Vader
Feb 1st, 2010
05:02:21 AM
Piratebill... Saving Private Ryan..?
by workshed
Feb 1st, 2010
05:15:10 AM
This is your life
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 1st, 2010
05:59:37 AM
It's OK not to like Crystal Skull
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 1st, 2010
06:00:27 AM
Also..
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 1st, 2010
06:01:40 AM
Ahhh Rhapsody in Blue
by The StarWolf
Feb 1st, 2010
06:13:18 AM
whats this gay shit
by DioxholsterReturns
Feb 1st, 2010
06:16:19 AM
Spielberg likes to multitask
by DioxholsterReturns
Feb 1st, 2010
06:19:33 AM
I will always blame Spielberg for giving us Michael Bay!
by sansara07
Feb 1st, 2010
06:38:25 AM
Where's INTERSTELLAR?
by ColonelFatheart
Feb 1st, 2010
07:30:37 AM
Spielberg gave us Michael Bay?
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 1st, 2010
07:48:18 AM
Spielberg has lost his audience to Cameron and Jackson
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 1st, 2010
07:56:27 AM
Dance, Spockboy, Dance
by BeyondStatic
Feb 1st, 2010
08:25:00 AM
I want to see the Matt Helm movie...
by eustisclay
Feb 1st, 2010
08:46:24 AM
Spielberg has made too many films
by sansara07
Feb 1st, 2010
09:06:56 AM
Spielberg Has Issues
by kevinwillis.net
Feb 1st, 2010
09:11:58 AM
Loved War of the Worlds
by Kontarsky
Feb 1st, 2010
09:52:12 AM
Kaminsky is a fine DP
by Gozu
Feb 1st, 2010
10:04:38 AM
No risk?
by TheSlimyMudhole
Feb 1st, 2010
10:20:43 AM
And here I thought the subject line meant that Spielberg . . .
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
10:25:03 AM
"every great director should have a go...I'm glad Lucas seems...
by bah
Feb 1st, 2010
10:28:33 AM
Quinto is not bad. Good to see him break into more films.
by CodeName
Feb 1st, 2010
10:36:42 AM
This is Cool News?
by Stalkeye
Feb 1st, 2010
11:37:51 AM
Spielberg didn't give us Bay..
by Stalkeye
Feb 1st, 2010
11:46:56 AM
War of the worlds was a mother fucking timeless masterpiece
by UltraTron
Feb 1st, 2010
12:02:12 PM
Actually I was furious when I discovered war of the
by UltraTron
Feb 1st, 2010
12:06:30 PM
Personally, I'd love to see ...
by JohnAdcox
Feb 1st, 2010
12:31:39 PM
One scene epitomizes why I like War of the Worlds.
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
01:05:23 PM
I agree, ultratron
by BendersShinyAss
Feb 1st, 2010
01:14:29 PM
Koepp's script ruined WOTW
by sansara07
Feb 1st, 2010
01:47:29 PM
I want the cast of the State to do Lincoln Logs: The Movie!!!
by tomwaitsisgod
Feb 1st, 2010
01:48:18 PM
Koepp's script for WOTW
by ColonelFatheart
Feb 1st, 2010
02:28:10 PM
Is this even a sentence?
by mistergreen
Feb 1st, 2010
02:54:18 PM
George and Ira Gershwin were great
by AsimovLives
Feb 1st, 2010
03:28:26 PM
Stalkeye
by AsimovLives
Feb 1st, 2010
03:32:56 PM
Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln.
by snakecharmer
Feb 1st, 2010
03:33:52 PM
another gay trekkie movie!
by DavidCarradinesAutoEroticRobot
Feb 1st, 2010
03:34:07 PM
hey harry what about the razzies noms?
by DavidCarradinesAutoEroticRobot
Feb 1st, 2010
03:35:46 PM
Gozu
by AsimovLives
Feb 1st, 2010
03:36:10 PM
So i guess no INTERSTELLAR any time soon, hem?
by AsimovLives
Feb 1st, 2010
03:37:06 PM
by the way...war of the worlds was a far better movie
by DavidCarradinesAutoEroticRobot
Feb 1st, 2010
03:39:25 PM
Amazing that you talk about boring
by thepoohguy
Feb 1st, 2010
03:40:58 PM
Hey Asi, good news for you:
by ColonelFatheart
Feb 1st, 2010
03:45:44 PM
snakecharmer
by ColonelFatheart
Feb 1st, 2010
03:48:12 PM
DioxholsterReturns
by stupid_username5143x39
Feb 1st, 2010
04:19:58 PM
Royston Lodge, that is my FAVORITE scene in WotW
by D.Vader
Feb 1st, 2010
04:35:18 PM
Agreed. Imagine if Transformers had been told . . .
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
04:42:52 PM
I also wonder if the scene was a message to Lucas.
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
04:47:59 PM
Spielberg know what you DON'T see
by sansara07
Feb 1st, 2010
04:48:19 PM
Actually Royston I think Bay DID shoot Transformers like that
by D.Vader
Feb 1st, 2010
04:52:09 PM
Interesting point. Now that I think about it...
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
04:55:56 PM
The only problem with WotW is right in the source material.
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
05:02:06 PM
I thought it was a great idea
by D.Vader
Feb 1st, 2010
05:02:29 PM
I wonder if that strategy would have worked better . . .
by Royston Lodge
Feb 1st, 2010
05:17:49 PM
I agree Royston
by D.Vader
Feb 1st, 2010
05:48:48 PM
Spielberg's best film of the last ten years...
by jimmy rabbitte
Feb 1st, 2010
06:39:25 PM
*dammit* anyway...
by jimmy rabbitte
Feb 1st, 2010
06:49:44 PM
HARRY YOU IGNORANT SLUT
by Arch Nemesis
Feb 1st, 2010
06:51:49 PM
eustisclay
by MacReady452
Feb 1st, 2010
06:51:57 PM
Interesting Rumor Asi
by Stalkeye
Feb 1st, 2010
07:12:32 PM
War of the Worlds
by TheMandrakeRoot
Feb 1st, 2010
07:15:05 PM
totally agree about Minority Report
by Maniaq
Feb 1st, 2010
08:00:12 PM
I don't like Quinto...
by Jaka
Feb 1st, 2010
09:19:29 PM
Interstellar won't come until 2013
by Watch_The_Birdie
Feb 1st, 2010
10:51:42 PM
Arch Nemesis and KevinWillis
by Darryl_Revok
Feb 2nd, 2010
01:34:58 AM
Jaka
by Darryl_Revok
Feb 2nd, 2010
01:39:36 AM
Bendersshinyass: the album narrated Richard Burton is
by UltraTron
Feb 2nd, 2010
02:20:19 AM
If only Lucas would heed those words
by UltraTron
Feb 2nd, 2010
02:23:03 AM
If only Lucas would go back in time and fix everything
by UltraTron
Feb 2nd, 2010
02:39:03 AM
Darryl_Revok
by Jaka
Feb 2nd, 2010
02:46:31 AM
He should do RAGTIME
by SeattleBuff
Feb 2nd, 2010
03:03:34 AM
Tommy- R rated digital 3D.Get Zemetkis to direct it
by UltraTron
Feb 2nd, 2010
03:33:29 AM
Stalkeye
by AsimovLives
Feb 2nd, 2010
05:10:46 AM
I also think 1941 is terribly underrated
by AsimovLives
Feb 2nd, 2010
05:58:52 AM
I think the reason '1941' "bombed" is because...
by jimmy rabbitte
Feb 2nd, 2010
09:36:05 AM
jimmy rabbitte
by AsimovLives
Feb 2nd, 2010
11:50:20 AM
I just downloaded the novel from Gutenberg.org.
by Royston Lodge
Feb 2nd, 2010
12:46:22 PM
WotW, that is...
by Royston Lodge
Feb 2nd, 2010
12:46:55 PM
ASI, that's gotta be fucked up for Donnie...
by Stalkeye
Feb 2nd, 2010
02:55:23 PM
DARRYL_REVOK YOU IGNAORANT SLUT
by Arch Nemesis
Feb 2nd, 2010
06:47:03 PM
blast
by Arch Nemesis
Feb 2nd, 2010
06:50:24 PM
nbLBSDE
by TmvEqK
Feb 15th, 2010
04:10:41 AM
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by TmvEqK
Feb 15th, 2010
04:11:36 AM

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Feb 21st, 2010
11:32:48 PM

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