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Clive Owen to walk in Bogart, Powell & Mitchum's shoes as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe!!!

cool by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:10:13 AM
but i wish it was the other marlowe
christopher marlowe that is by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:10:39 AM
whom I hold above Shakespeare in some respects.
LOVING IT by THE KNIGHT	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:17:21 AM
Any ideas as to who should direct?
Cool....... by Jimmy Jazz	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:36:03 AM
I can totally see Owen doing this. Mike Hodges (Croupier) did great stuff with him before. How about him to direct? What story/book are they going to use? Farewell, My Lovely has been done perfectly, but I never really went for Bogie as Marlowe in the Big Sleep. I am not going to talk about ALtman's ass-raping of The Long Goodbye (I am loathe to speak ill of the recently departed, but I was never a fan of Altman's, to put it mildly). How about The Little Sister? The plot was muddled as hell, but there were some really good moments that would be very good cinema in that mess. I have always thought that Chandler was a better short story writer than novelist. Anyway, if this is treated with the respect it deserves, it could be something special.
FUCKING YES by Dick Nicely	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:43:37 AM
A movie series I can get excited about. This is the best news of all time! For directorial duties, I nominate Stephen Frears. See The Grifters for what he can do with noir.
In fact... by Dick Nicely	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:45:27 AM
Why not reunite Frears with Donald E. Westlake? He's still alive, right?
What about James Garner...? by oh_riginal	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:51:28 AM
He played Marlowe as well. And he defeated the almighty Bruce Lee by... ducking out of the way! Hmm.
Holy fucking shit (in a good way) by Doctor_Sin	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:53:18 AM
I am STOKED for this.
Raymond Chandler Gotta Eat... by Jobes War	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:58:50 AM
BRAINS! Get it, cause he's dead?
This gives me a smile I can feel in my hip pocket. by Dick Nicely	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:59:10 AM
Etc.
Sin City Dwight Narration = Spot On Philip Marlowe by Darth Fabulous	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:14:01 AM
This is much better news than if Clive had been cast as Bond. He's much more hard bitten badass than pretty boy.
Also, Don't Forget About The Golden Age by Darth Fabulous	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:20:47 AM
Yeah, yeah...Shoot 'Em Up is going to be awesome. But Kapur directing Owen with Blanchett and Rush again...sounds badass if Kapur keeps the intrigue level high again.
Superb piece of casting by Primus	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:35:25 AM
If we can't have Owen as Bond, then Marlowe is a great alternative. So looking forward to this. I thought that a Marlowe tv series is on its way though...?
Mike Hammer would be better by Cyberfury	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:50:45 AM
Philip fucking Marlowe!?
Coooooooooooooooooool by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:53:43 AM
Wait'll I tell the missus. Maybe I should wake her up for this news. Hmm, 3:53 a.m. Maybe it can wait a couple hours.
Shouldn't the headline read... by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:58:04 AM
Clive Owen to walk in Bogart, Powell, Mitchum and GOULD's shoes? Ah, I see the problem.
I love the Bourne Identify! by Archduke_Chocula	Jan 23rd, 2007 03:46:07 AM
Better than Bourne Superfacy
Even if Clive gave up the fags by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 23rd, 2007 03:57:16 AM
he'd still be smokin'.
Bit off topic but new SPiderman 3 stuff! by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 23rd, 2007 04:37:04 AM
Sony has updated the spiderman 3 site with shit loads of new images. Really cool stuff I think. spiderman3.sonypictures.com
Don't forget Powers Boothe by kuryakin	Jan 23rd, 2007 04:40:51 AM
In the TV show Marlowe. Actually maybe you should, it was pretty poor. Dunno about this either. I don't really rate Owen much as an actor, although he really surprised me in Children of Men. Will it be the same expressionless face/monotonous voice we've seen in so many of his movies (especially Sin City)? I suspect it will be
Those Food Network ads need to be destroyed. by comedian_x	Jan 23rd, 2007 05:40:10 AM
I need a flash ad blocker.
Now this is news worth printing!! by Redbox	Jan 23rd, 2007 06:21:35 AM
Hollywood finally is going to the real Grade A source material. ANd I'm not going to cry about the classics being redone but they better do them in set in the past. Why don't I worry about remakes? Because you can't remake Dick Powell!! Dick Powell is the original badass, mack daddy detective modern hero!! No one will ever touch Dick Powell!! That's why the called him Dick!! Best film noir character after Harry Lime!!! Cheers!
Mike Hammer by Redbox	Jan 23rd, 2007 06:27:33 AM
Mike Hammer isn't fit to hand Phillip Marlowe towels in a restroom. Big props to James Garner too, not for "Marlowe" (which is pretty bad except for a topless Rita Moreno) but for The Rockford Files, which could have been called Marlowe in the 70's.
now this sounds cool by just pillow talk	Jan 23rd, 2007 06:51:06 AM
Solid actor, solid material...don't screw it up with a crappy director!
Hurricane DePalma is brewing by Spandau Belly	Jan 23rd, 2007 07:13:12 AM
and ready to destroy another mystery adaptation!
Gould was the best Marlowe by triplefive	Jan 23rd, 2007 07:30:58 AM
just watched The Long Goodbye last night actually. "That was someone I love. You I don't even like."
Is there a reason why.... by XXVIII	Jan 23rd, 2007 07:43:50 AM
No one has mentioned Clive Owen as Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight?
I hope it's in black and white by CTU Mole	Jan 23rd, 2007 07:44:20 AM
All real film noir is.
Hmmm by Avert Therapy	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:30:04 AM
I love Chandler, love his books, and I'm a fan of Owen... but I'm just not convinced. I just can't help but think Marlowe should be American, I can't see Owen pulling it off, no matter how good his accent is. It would be like an American Bond, just wrong. If this goes ahead then I wish them luck and I'll keep an eye out for it. I agree that Gould was the best Marlowe so far, but of course they chose a very different approach, with a contemporary interpretation.
Freaking Inspired by Purgatori	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:33:31 AM
He was awesome in Sin City. This is sweet. I hope it is in Black and White...but that might be too stylized.
At first I misread Owen as in Owen Wilson by antonphd	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:49:22 AM
That was scary. Clive Owen, I couldn't be happier. Perfect match.
Script / story writer? by jimmy rabbitte	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:56:49 AM
I'd suggest the modern day Raymond Chandler... Robert B. Parker, to atleast take a spin through a draft for a script. Parker's Spenser novels are what Philip Marlowe stories would be, if they were being written today. As for director, I like the suggestion of Stephen Frears... or maybe even Alan Parker, or better yet, Peter Weir.
great news by thefreeagents	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:58:10 AM
I love me some noir. This should be awesome.The Big Sleep is my favorite, but I need to re-watch Murder, My Sweet.
antonphd - Jackie Chan is in it too by just pillow talk	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:58:12 AM
They are thinking about going further back in time and have it take place in the Wild West. Could be movie magic.
I think Clive... by grendel69	Jan 23rd, 2007 10:16:34 AM
Would make a awesome Harvey Dent/Two Face.
Powers Booth was great as Marlowe in the HBO series. by Uncapie	Jan 23rd, 2007 10:17:11 AM
Tough, wisecracking and the stories were true to the books. I'm sure Clive Owen will be just as good.
Colin Clive Owen Wilson Pickett by KingKirby	Jan 23rd, 2007 11:06:30 AM
Clive Owen sounds like a good fit for a Marlowe series...how about Ridley Scott as director? He's already done Film Noir of the future (Blade Runner), now hows about some Noir of the past?
Good to hear by BizarroJerry	Jan 23rd, 2007 11:11:49 AM
In the past couple of years, I've been reading the Marlowe novels and really like them. I also started thinking that is was about time someone brought back Marlowe to the movies, and we can finally have a full-blown, unedited movie versions of these novels. I do fear some Hollywood producer rewrites, but they can't be as bad as Bogart's The Big Sleep actually cramming a musical number in there! There's even an occasional swear and I recall some nudity. I have noted, though, the the plots are all almost too complicated, but the novels are more about character and style. The idea that Owen wanted them made as a fan gives me a good feeling that they'll stay close to the source material. Owen's also pretty close to the right age, and he's got that good-looking but tough thing down. I wouldn't doubt his "Sin City" experience got him thinking he'd like to play one of the characters who inspired the film's tone.
Isn't there a Marlowe series coming? by BizarroJerry	Jan 23rd, 2007 11:32:30 AM
Didn't I hear that a network was making a Philip Marlowe TV series, which was unfortunately to be set in modern times? Could that screw up the deal with questions about who has rights to the books and/or characters?
Best choice would be The Long Goodbye by Lazarus Long	Jan 23rd, 2007 11:48:26 AM
The Big Sleep is too big of a classic and I imagine they will get all kinds of shit for attempting to top Hawks and Bogie. The good thing about trying The Long Goodbye is that everyone knows Altman's version wasn't a straight, faithful one, and a real period adaptation hasn't been done yet on the big screen. Great opportunity, and it happens to be my favorite novel of Chandler's as well. Farewell, My Lovely would be nice too, but it has been done twice before.
He must've really enjoyed... by Childe Roland	Jan 23rd, 2007 11:55:54 AM
...his turn in Sin City. Seems like a good fit for the actor. I'll be curious to see how it shakes out.
Ricky Gervais IS Professor Slughorn! by all	Jan 23rd, 2007 12:05:04 PM
Clive Owen is not professor slughorn, but IS marlowe, sort of...
Gotta work on that American accent by TheRevengeOfBayouWilly	Jan 23rd, 2007 12:21:37 PM
It was a little spotty in Sin City.
Return of Dick Nicely by MrJJonz	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:00:10 PM
to the cinema. Congrats of getting the film you long for PS feel free to bitch like a mad dog when little snippets are released about the film later on such as casting the Waylan Brothers etc etc
the director? by filmfanatic1	Jan 23rd, 2007 01:01:38 PM
Now the producer needs to hire a great director for Owen; remember, Michael Winner ruined "The Big Sleep" in the seventies, making a really dull film; we have a ton of great directors to choose from right now; I just hope Universal is smart enough to choose wisely... big hope...
This is fantastic... by DrMambo	Jan 23rd, 2007 02:18:01 PM
After hearing that Chandler inspired a ton of awesome movies (parts of From Dusk till Dawn, Sin City, Brick, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang...) I started reading the Marlowe novels. I was literally reading Farewell My Lovely not two hours ago, and I've been picturing Clive Owen as Marlowe. This kind of just made my day.
Clive Owen IS dull... by jimmy_009	Jan 23rd, 2007 03:14:45 PM
...and he has a constant shmuck look on his face. Clooney would have been the better pick IMO.
I've always been partial to Sam Spade, but... by phaedrus007	Jan 23rd, 2007 03:47:47 PM
This is the most exciting news I've seen on this site in months. I personally can't wait.
He had an American accent in Sin City? by CTU Mole	Jan 23rd, 2007 09:16:32 PM
Did he have Keanu Reeves' accent coach? We also would have accepted "Kevin Costner's" or "Harrison Ford's" accent coach.
Perfect by BDT	Jan 23rd, 2007 10:31:58 PM
He is one of the few actors today who could do Marlowe.
I don't know. Owen doesn't have much of a sense of by superninja	Jan 23rd, 2007 10:55:14 PM
humor, or doesn't come across that way. It needs more of a smart ass for the part. Vince Vaughn taking it very seriously actually might be kind of interesting. The Big Sleep is one of my favorite books.
The more I think about it Clive is just wrong for by superninja	Jan 23rd, 2007 11:06:14 PM
this. Marlowe is all about how he reacts to everything around him; the supporting characters and the plots are nothing to get too excited about. It's Marlowe who has to carry it. Bogart was just too dry for the part. Owen's kind of dry, or I bet he will be weirdly animated to compensate. It has to be someone naturally funny and likeable with a very big personality.
Does'nt fit his Amercian Accent is lousy..plus he's by KillaKane	Jan 24th, 2007 03:53:32 AM
incredibley dull, sounds like he's selling insurance most of the time. I can appreciate the whole Chandler thing is about terse and laconic gumshoes who don't emote too much, but tonally I just don't see Owen as a decent fit, not with the august legacy of the likes of Bogart and Mitchum.
“The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of” by Evil Chicken	Jan 24th, 2007 07:53:02 AM
Yep. That’s cool.
Clive Owen and old school Film Noir by CrichtonAstronut	Jan 24th, 2007 11:16:34 AM
Count Me In. That's the best movie news I've heard this week.
Back in the day, Harry Ford by BizarroJerry	Jan 24th, 2007 01:17:47 PM
Harrison Ford back in his Indy days woulda made a perfect Marlowe. I'm just sayin'...
Guns At Cyrano's!? by georges garvaren	Jan 24th, 2007 04:45:42 PM
My personal fav of Chandlers. It has boxing, babes and (as Harry would put it) badasses. Namely one badass; the one Owen would play and gee-golly-goodness he would play it very nice like. I think that Owen, is in fact, Chandler reincarnated; the two have such an obvious thematic connection it's just stupid that this did not happen sooner. I guess Owen had to get that pesky credibility and bankable asset thing over with before he could start to "convince" others to fork out some cash. Goddamn systems of logic! Pee and Poo in your mouth, I do.

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