Charles J Haughey - The Movie

walrusgumble

Well, a bit a surprise; Old Squire Hockey is going to get a film. Any guess on who the actors should be? WHo will play him, Ms Keane, Lenihan, Dunne, Desmond, Fitzgerald , Mara and Co? Even for comedy effect, who would be the most suitable?

Is it appropriate that it happens? I know the Brits do this kind of thing, it seems to be a first for Ireland. WIll it be a hacket job in the sense that it will no show his good points? Will it, as the Church would say, be pure filth?

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Charlie-Haughey-movie-coming-to-a-screen-near-you-120053314.html

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/hollywood/charles-haughey-biopic?ev_oc_grp_ids=445020

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0418/hopkinsa.html

Unlikely to be many Irish actors/actress' involved.

Killer Pigeon

Ralph Fiennes as Haughey (in Voldemort attire).

Robert Carlyle (with a moustache) as Dick Spring.

Laminations

Anthony Hopkins is favourite to play him at 3/1. Liam Neeson is 9/1. Whoever plays him they better portray him as the thieving treacherous 'most undeserving of a state funeral' bastard that he was. And for Bertie they could just reuse scenes of wormtongue from LOTR.

Rubik.

I think Brian Cox would be a choice for the Haughey role.

pickarooney

Colm Meaney?

mike65

Alan Stanford, Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd (flashbacks to arms trail!)

Skerries

Andrew Maxwell

Kess73

Hopkins is being spoken of for the lead role, with Colm Meaney being spoken of in terms of playing Ahern.

deman

I don't think Antony Hopkins will take it. I'm sure he doesn't want to be typecast as an evil cannibalistic bloodsucking b@stard.

pixelburp

I think the timing's right for some cutting TV / cinema that de-constructs these ... controversial individuals of Irish life & politics. There has been a distinct lack of this kind of material over the years, we just seem reluctant to criticise our public figures through those media. No doubt if this sees the light of day, the Fianna Fáil cronies will be out in force ..

vampire of kilmainham

walrusgumble wrote: »

Well, a bit a surprise; Old Squire Hockey is going to get a film. Any guess on who the actors should be? WHo will play him, Ms Keane, Lenihan, Dunne, Desmond, Fitzgerald , Mara and Co? Even for comedy effect, who would be the most suitable?

Is it appropriate that it happens? I know the Brits do this kind of thing, it seems to be a first for Ireland. WIll it be a hacket job in the sense that it will no show his good points? Will it, as the Church would say, be pure filth?

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Charlie-Haughey-movie-coming-to-a-screen-near-you-120053314.html

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/hollywood/charles-haughey-biopic?ev_oc_grp_ids=445020

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0418/hopkinsa.html

Unlikely to be many Irish actors/actress' involved.

zumo in fair city yep he'd be the right man:D

vampire of kilmainham

Laminations wrote: »

Anthony Hopkins is favourite to play him at 3/1. Liam Neeson is 9/1. Whoever plays him they better portray him as the thieving treacherous 'most undeserving of a state funeral' bastard that he was. And for Bertie they could just reuse scenes of wormtongue from LOTR.

brian dowling could be bertie the camp version:rolleyes:

vampire of kilmainham

brian cown could play himself he's a good actor:D

irishh_bob

deman wrote: »

I don't think Antony Hopkins will take it. I'm sure he doesn't want to be typecast as an evil cannibalistic bloodsucking b@stard.

the film would have no appeal outside ireland so i doubt they could get a big name like hopkins , would most likely be a tv movie

expectationlost

i gather the book is about his later life but isn't hopkins too old even then, i think brendan gleeson could pull it off and the we could compare and contrast with the other biggest criminal in ireland

imme

vampire of kilmainham wrote: »

brian cown could play himself he's a good actor:D

he didn't pull off that Taoiseach gig very well:p

imme

deman wrote: »

I don't think Antony Hopkins will take it. I'm sure he doesn't want to be typecast as an evil cannibalistic bloodsucking b@stard.

well he did play Nixon, but I know you're being facetious.

I could see him playing it, but like others have said if there's a history story there as well, Arms Trial etc I couldn't see a 73 year old Hopkins coming across too well as a svelte 40 year old Haughey.

The story has everything for a movie though, sex, money, power, subterfuge and the idolatry of a large number of people.

conorhal

I really can't see this story working as a movie, the story is too parochial and the dirty deeds too petty, it's hardly going to be 'The last King of Scotland' or anything. It might work as a satire in the style of 'The Thick of It' perhaps.

imme

conorhal wrote: »

I really can't see this story working as a movie, the story is too parochial and the dirty deeds too petty, it's hardly going to be 'The last King of Scotland' or anything. It might work as a satire in the style of 'The Thick of It' perhaps.

What?, our own would be Napoleon.:D

Scamming millions out of businessmen and banks, plotting to invade another country, then getting off scot-free.
Being a bit of a megalomaniac, all the ingredients for a movie.