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Ewan McGregor to play Kurt Cobain?
Take this one with a grain of salt, but it appears that Ewan McGregor has become the frontrunner to play Kurt Cobain in the upcoming movie based on the late grunge icon's life. The film, based upon Charles R. Cross's 2001 book Heavier Than Heaven, is currently in the early stages of production.
Am I the only person who sees this as a terrible choice? I'm not taking anything away from McGregor as an actor, but he doesn't scream "Kurt" to me, especially given that he's, you know, British and also several years older than Cobain was when he died. Is this a good choice? Bad choice? Leave some comments/possible suggestions below.
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Michael Pitt would be perfect (although it would be ironic and a bit too "close"/funny since he did a Cobain-esque performance and personae in Last Days by Gus Van Sant.
Chris G
While I don't necessarily agree that this is as bad as you think it is, I will point out that if there was a rumor that an american was going to play a british rock legend, people in england would flip the **** out.
Matthew Gasteier
Hey, did you see Velvet Goldmine? The character Ewan played was more of an Iggy Pop type, but he was actually a dead ringer for Cobain.
Jeff
they flipped out when zellweger was bridget jones.
mk
let the members of weezer play cobain.
jamestown
I think it is a good choice and as Jeff said he did look much like Cobain in Velvet Goldmine. When I saw that movie I was like he's got to play kurt if they do a movie about him. Go watch goldmine.
joe
well i can see in his face he could pull off cobain, but i don't know.
Justin
[...] Remember that dude who played the Kurt Cobain character in Gus Van Sant’s Last Days? No? Already moved on to anticipating Ewan McGregor in the next Cobain biopic? Well Michael Pitt (said actor) has more ways to woo you than just through thespianism. Dude also fronts a band. Their called Pagoda, and their self-titled debut will be released by Ecstatic Peace on February 27. Ecstatic Peace is Thurston Moore’s vanity label, which last year released the great Be Your Own Pet album. Check out the track “Lesson Learned” below, and head over to the band’s MySpace to hear more. [...]
» New Ecstatic Peace band: Pagoda » Bl
No no no! Joe Anderson would be a much better choice, not only does he look a tremendous amount like him, but the mans a decent actor and he's musically talented. nothing against Ewan McGregor but.. no.
Cheese