Robin williams to play susan boyle

snowy2008

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0825/boyles.html

isnt that a bit mean having him play her?

phasers

:eek: that is so mean

Ridley

Brilliant. Just... just amazing.

veXual

How anyone could make a film about Susan Boyle is completely beyond me...

Rowley Birkin QC

phasers wrote:

that is so mean

Really?

Dizzyblonde

It's like a sick joke - and how insulting for Susan Boyle, or indeed any woman, to have a man play her part in a film.

Also, the idea of a movie about Susan Boyle is crazy - how on earth would they stretch it to an hour and a half? Seems like someone's intent on making money out of her.

General Zod

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

It's like a sick joke - and how insulting for Susan Boyle, or indeed any woman, to have a man play her part in a film.

Did you think it was an insult for Kate Blanchett to play Bob Dylan?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368794/

if not, why the double standard?

Dizzyblonde

Nope, no double standard - I think the idea of Cate Blanchett playing Bob Dylan was equally off the wall. If it was meant to be 'arty' then it was lost on me

aine-maire

Can't they just leave the poor woman alone?!

Bonavox

aine-maire wrote: »

Can't they just leave the poor woman alone?!

No

xanthor

Find it hard to believe this isn't a wind up.

ejmaztec

Eddie Murphy should do it.

flutegirl

Brenda Fricker would've been a more sensible choice...Robin Williams indded! :rolleyes:

enda1

General Zod wrote: »

Did you think it was an insult for Kate Blanchett to play Bob Dylan?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368794/

if not, why the double standard?

To be honest I don't think that's quite comparable.

Cate was supposed to play the sensitive disturbed sole of Dylan, I mean a black kid was playing his "roots" and childhood.

That film was an hommage to Dylan, not a comedy at his expense.

A bit different than riping the piss out of Susan by having her played by a transvestite...

JP Liz

Jack Black is a better choice than Robin Williams

ejmaztec

The movie should be directed by Quentin Tarantino.

General Zod

enda1 wrote: »

To be honest I don't think that's quite comparable.

Cate was supposed to play the sensitive disturbed sole of Dylan, I mean a black kid was playing his "roots" and childhood.

That film was an hommage to Dylan, not a comedy at his expense.

Who said it will be a comedy at her expense? Don't read more into it than is there.

It's not insulting, it's certainly different, but if a woman can play a man, why not a man playing a woman?

AARRRGH

They should get Mary Harney to play her.

ejmaztec

AARRRGH wrote: »

They should get Mary Harney to play her.

....or John Hurt, who played the part of The Elephant Man. He could get away with anything after that.

AARRRGH

If they ever make a film about Robin Williams life, they should get Susan Boyle to play him.

blabbermouth

ehh... i like robin williams but i think its a bit mean to have a man play a woman