"Boys in the Boat" now cast....it's a go

[SCglory]

If you read Brown's book, you knew it had movie written all over and through it (consubstantiation!)

http://www.row2k.com/news/4-1-2016/Cast-of--Boys-in-the-Boat--Movie-Announced/99798/#.V2AkqzU8o0Y

http://trojannavy.com/boys-in-the-boat-official-movie-trailer/

Here's the famous clip where the cameraman actually was allowed in the boats AFTER the race

 

[95coug]

I'll believe it when I see it.

The casting news seems pretty far-fetched. Too many names, too much salary for a movie that's likely to be small budget and narrow market. Weinstein seems to like movies with small ensemble casts, maybe a couple of stars (3-4)...not 6-8.
Weinstein has had the rights for five years, and hasn't done much with it.
Weinstein makes a lot of crappy movies.
Tough to believe that casting is done when there's not a director attached. Depending on which article you believe, either Kenneth Branaugh or Peter Berg is on board. I like Berg's work - he's good with competition and suspense, and would give the story an edge. Branaugh tends to show you where he's going long before you get there - he makes dramas without suspense.
IMDB has nothing on this, and it's not on the filmography for Radcliffe, Hammer, or Hemsworth.

I think this will get made, but not with the cast mentioned in the article.

 

[SCglory]

I'll believe it when I see it.

The casting news seems pretty far-fetched. Too many names, too much salary for a movie that's likely to be small budget and narrow market. Weinstein seems to like movies with small ensemble casts, maybe a couple of stars (3-4)...not 6-8.
Weinstein has had the rights for five years, and hasn't done much with it.
Weinstein makes a lot of crappy movies.
Tough to believe that casting is done when there's not a director attached. Depending on which article you believe, either Kenneth Branaugh or Peter Berg is on board. I like Berg's work - he's good with competition and suspense, and would give the story an edge. Branaugh tends to show you where he's going long before you get there - he makes dramas without suspense.
IMDB has nothing on this, and it's not on the filmography for Radcliffe, Hammer, or Hemsworth.

I think this will get made, but not with the cast mentioned in the article.

the article I linked said it was KB as director. This is a movie driven by the narrative, not special effects, etc., as for Harvey Weinstein's movies, he made: Shakespeare in Love, Crouching Tiger, Gangs of NY, etc., so that is hardly a negative. I think the comparison with Chariots of Fire is apt, as it portrays athletics in a purer, simpler times. Don't know if you have read the book, but the character's own stories are likewise compelling, so it's got all the elements in the mix to be a good movie

 

[Coug95man2]

the article I linked said it was KB as director. This is a movie driven by the narrative, not special effects, etc., as for Harvey Weinstein's movies, he made: Shakespeare in Love, Crouching Tiger, Gangs of NY, etc., so that is hardly a negative. I think the comparison with Chariots of Fire is apt, as it portrays athletics in a purer, simpler times. Don't know if you have read the book, but the character's own stories are likewise compelling, so it's got all the elements in the mix to be a good movie

Yeaaaaah… not a fan of Weinsteins overall body of work, though. Weinstein Group has also had their hand in just about every "reality" show over the past decade. All those shows you can't even name on Lifestyle or A&E? Weinstein Group had their hand in much of them. Most/all of them, failures, epic. They have some kudos' coming their way for some of those that you've mentioned. They should be egged, tomato'ed, yelled at and screamed at for some of the most abhorrent failures he's had, as well. The vast majority of their work is not good.

 

[95coug]

the article I linked said it was KB as director. This is a movie driven by the narrative, not special effects, etc., as for Harvey Weinstein's movies, he made: Shakespeare in Love, Crouching Tiger, Gangs of NY, etc., so that is hardly a negative. I think the comparison with Chariots of Fire is apt, as it portrays athletics in a purer, simpler times. Don't know if you have read the book, but the character's own stories are likewise compelling, so it's got all the elements in the mix to be a good movie

Miramax made Gangs of New York, and did Shakespeare in Love in partnership with Universal, while the Weinsteins were still there. They didn't make Crouching Tiger.

The Weinstein Company was formed in 2005 after they left Miramax, and made Crouching Tiger 2, which came out in February, has done basically nothing, and has been pretty much panned. The studio's 10 biggest hits have been, in order:

Django Unchained
The King's Speech
Silver LInings Playbook
Inglorious Basterds
Lee Daniel's The Butler
The Imitation Game
Scary Movie 4
Paddington
Escape from Planet Earth
The Hateful Eight

I grant you that some of those were pretty good....but consider that this company also made Scream 4, Scary Movie 5, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Grindhouse, Piranha 3D (and 3DD), Apollo 18, Dark SKies, Sin City 2, Burnt, Killing Them SOftly, The Last Legion, Vampire Academy, I Don't Know How She Does It, and Hoodwinked Too (and all of these were major releases).

And, if you look at the Weinstein releases, the only times he's made ensemble movies that worked, he had two things: Quentin Tarantino, and a cast filled with solid, veteran actors - including at least one who could carry a dramatic movie on his own. I don't see either of those things in what this article claimed.

 

[Coug95man2]

Miramax made Gangs of New York, and did Shakespeare in Love in partnership with Universal, while the Weinsteins were still there. They didn't make Crouching Tiger.

The Weinstein Company was formed in 2005 after they left Miramax, and made Crouching Tiger 2, which came out in February, has done basically nothing, and has been pretty much panned. The studio's 10 biggest hits have been, in order:

Django Unchained
The King's Speech
Silver LInings Playbook
Inglorious Basterds
Lee Daniel's The Butler
The Imitation Game
Scary Movie 4
Paddington
Escape from Planet Earth
The Hateful Eight

I grant you that some of those were pretty good....but consider that this company also made Scream 4, Scary Movie 5, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Grindhouse, Piranha 3D (and 3DD), Apollo 18, Dark SKies, Sin City 2, Burnt, Killing Them SOftly, The Last Legion, Vampire Academy, I Don't Know How She Does It, and Hoodwinked Too (and all of these were major releases).

And, if you look at the Weinstein releases, the only times he's made ensemble movies that worked, he had two things: Quentin Tarantino, and a cast filled with solid, veteran actors - including at least one who could carry a dramatic movie on his own. I don't see either of those things in what this article claimed.

Don't forget "Rodeo Girls"!!!! Sheesh. Solid tv show, there!

 

[95coug]

If you read Brown's book, you knew it had movie written all over and through it (consubstantiation!)

http://www.row2k.com/news/4-1-2016/Cast-of--Boys-in-the-Boat--Movie-Announced/99798/#.V2AkqzU8o0Y

http://trojannavy.com/boys-in-the-boat-official-movie-trailer/

Here's the famous clip where the cameraman actually was allowed in the boats AFTER the race

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According to the Facebook page for the Boys in the Boat (book), this casting announcement was an April fools joke. And, the date of the article was April 1, so...

 

[SCglory]

According to the Facebook page for the Boys in the Boat (book), this casting announcement was an April fools joke. And, the date of the article was April 1, so...

Whoops! Here is another site, with the folks on-board so far
http://www.bustle.com/articles/155499-is-the-boys-in-the-boat-going-to-be-a-movie

PBS's American Experience is coming out with their own "Boys of 36" on August 2, so the momentum is there. Like I said, the narrative is too compelling, the story too obvious NOT to put on the Big Screen. Here is PBS's trailer

 

[YakiCoug]

Whoops! Here is another site, with the folks on-board so far
http://www.bustle.com/articles/155499-is-the-boys-in-the-boat-going-to-be-a-movie

PBS's American Experience is coming out with their own "Boys of 36" on August 2, so the momentum is there. Like I said, the narrative is too compelling, the story too obvious NOT to put on the Big Screen. Here is PBS's trailer

View embedded media

 

[95coug]

Whoops! Here is another site, with the folks on-board so far
http://www.bustle.com/articles/155499-is-the-boys-in-the-boat-going-to-be-a-movie

PBS's American Experience is coming out with their own "Boys of 36" on August 2, so the momentum is there. Like I said, the narrative is too compelling, the story too obvious NOT to put on the Big Screen. Here is PBS's trailer

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I like Peter Berg as director, definitely an upgrade from Kenneth Branagh. Berg is good with an ensemble cast, and with sports movies (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor), and brings an interesting edge to his work. But, the articles I've seen attaching him to it are over 2 years old, so I wonder about momentum.

An article linked to the one you posted mentioned Taylor Kitsch as a potential cast member. He might be a potential coach, but I don't think he fits in the boat. Overall I think there's a very short list of actors who look the right age, can unbelievably pull off the physical elements that will be required, and can also be believable as fishermen and loggers from the 1930s. Ben Foster might be one who could pull it off, but I haven't seen mentioned.

 

[SCglory]

What did you think of the actors who did the blurb in the PBS trailer? You can see they tried to capture the haircuts of the period, etc. I think it has the potential to be better than Chariots of Fire--another old time Olympic story.....and one with a bunch of no names

 

[95coug]

What did you think of the actors who did the blurb in the PBS trailer? You can see they tried to capture the haircuts of the period, etc. I think it has the potential to be better than Chariots of Fire--another old time Olympic story.....and one with a bunch of no names

I'm not convinced that isn't the actual team, so I guess they did well. No idea if any of them can act though.

Anyone they cast will need a rowing boot camp. Not only so they can look believable in a shell, but so they can get at least a bit of the lean, muscular physique they need.

 

[SCglory]

I'm not convinced that isn't the actual team, so I guess they did well. No idea if any of them can act though.

Anyone they cast will need a rowing boot camp. Not only so they can look believable in a shell, but so they can get at least a bit of the lean, muscular physique they need.

I would be shocked if those are the actual guys...but it's possible I guess. I have hurt my eyes I have looked at 30s' archival footage so much, and that footage of them standing there looks like guys trying to look like them. Compare that footage to any other 30s footage (FDR, Europe, etc.) and the film quality is startlingly good, no grains, pops, tears, fades, nothing. But like I said, it could be them I guess. I have a feeling we'll know on August 2. But as I mentioned, imo, this is a film that is driven by narrative, so I don't think one needs to worry about finding name actors. You're right on finding guys who look the part and who can act "well enough".....we'll see

 

[ElComanche]

Rub a dub dub,Three men is a tub

 

[95coug]

I would be shocked if those are the actual guys...but it's possible I guess. I have hurt my eyes I have looked at 30s' archival footage so much, and that footage of them standing there looks like guys trying to look like them. Compare that footage to any other 30s footage (FDR, Europe, etc.) and the film quality is startlingly good, no grains, pops, tears, fades, nothing. But like I said, it could be them I guess. I have a feeling we'll know on August 2. But as I mentioned, imo, this is a film that is driven by narrative, so I don't think one needs to worry about finding name actors. You're right on finding guys who look the part and who can act "well enough".....we'll see

The film quality is the one thing that doesn't fit. Physically/facially, I see enough similarity to the actual players that if they're not authentic, they're pretty good stand ins.

I think this is a movie that is better cast using rowers who can act, not actors who can row. Don't look for star power, just follow the story.