The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

[Brian in Mesa]

DiCaprio to Play Theodore Roosevelt
Source: Variety
September 12, 2005

Paramount Pictures has optioned the Pulitzer Prize-winning Edmund Morris book The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and will develop it for Martin Scorsese to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio to star as the 26th U.S. president, reports Variety. Nicholas Meyer (The Human Stain) is writing the script.

The film will chronicle the formative years of Roosevelt as he reinvented himself from a slight and privileged New York politician with a Harvard degree to the burly commander of the Rough Riders, a track that would lead him to the New York governorship, the vice presidency and the White House, when William McKinley was assassinated.

DiCaprio and Scorsese are in the midst of their third film together, The Departed, the Warner Bros. remake of the Hong Kong crime drama Infernal Affairs. The duo also made Gangs of New York and The Aviator together.

 

[Stout]

This has got to be a joke, right?

 

[Chaplin]

This has got to be a joke, right?

I assume you're laughing at the DiCaprio casting, right? Otherwise, I don't see much that's funny about this one.

 

[Stout]

I assume you're laughing at the DiCaprio casting, right? Otherwise, I don't see much that's funny about this one.

Yes. Otherwise, I'd be all for the movie. Talk about gross miscasting, however...wow!

 

[abomb]

Can it be 2010 yet?

 

[Mulli]

This has got to be a joke, right?

Well, the guy has the "walk softly" part down.

 

[D-Dogg]

I'm all for it. Leo is a fantastic actor and he will most likely make you eat your words.

 

[Gaddabout]

Is Wilford Brimley too old already? He was born for this role.

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[Mulli]

Wilford was also born looking too old.

Leo's performance in Aviator gives me a slight hope for this movie.

 

[Gaddabout]

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[D-Dogg]

It's the rise of Teddy, not the presidency of teddy.

 

[Mulli]

Scorsese making another NYC film. Shocking.

 

[abomb]

Scorsese making another NYC film. Shocking.

It will probably be great.

 

[Mulli]

It will probably be great.

Yeah, the part when Teddy hits Joe Pesci with the tire iron? :epic:

 

[abomb]

Yeah, the part when Teddy hits Joe Pesci with the tire iron? :epic:

Ha ha.

 

[Gaddabout]

It's the rise of Teddy, not the presidency of teddy.

The rise of Teddy? It leaves little room for the title of the porno equivalent.

 

[Renz]

I'm all for it. Leo is a fantastic actor and he will most likely make you eat your words.

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[Stout]

I'm all for it. Leo is a fantastic actor and he will most likely make you eat your words.

I'm not, and I seriously doubt it. Good and even great actors get miscast all the time. Leo sucked in the Beach and Gangs of New York. He was great in R and J and Departed. I've heard he was great in Gilbert Grape and Aviator. I still don't think he's right for the part. Not even a little bit.

Hey, I've seen Tom Cruise do some amazing acting jobs, but it's clear he was miscast in Valkyrie. It happens. Don't worry, I'm not hating too much on you wittle golden boy DiCraprio.

 

[D-Dogg]

I'm not, and I seriously doubt it. Good and even great actors get miscast all the time. Leo sucked in the Beach and Gangs of New York. He was great in R and J and Departed. I've heard he was great in Gilbert Grape and Aviator. I still don't think he's right for the part. Not even a little bit.

Hey, I've seen Tom Cruise do some amazing acting jobs, but it's clear he was miscast in Valkyrie. It happens. Don't worry, I'm not hating too much on you wittle golden boy DiCraprio.

lol

I didn't see the Beach.

I haven't seen Blood Diamond, but heard he is incredible in that. My father in law said his performance in that blew away his Departed role. I didn't like the way he came across in the trailers for that movie, but I trust my father-in-law's judgement in movies...he has good taste.

He was fine in Gangs, but whats her face was terrible.

Gilbert Grape...amazing performance. But, it's "easy" to play mentally challenged so they say.

Basketball diaries, very good.

The guy is a damn good actor...a lot of people hate on him because of Titanic, and not because he was bad in it but because of Titanic in general.

He was also very good in Catch me if you can. I thought he was mistyped for that, but he nailed it.

Great job in Aviator. The seclusion scenes were top notch.

I personally think he's the best "major" actor in Hollywood, and has incredible range.

He'll be awesome in this movie...he just rolled over and told me to tell you that, btw. And that he hopes your words taste like sunshine and roses when you gobble them up in 2010.



If this was older Teddy, then yes, it would be a horrid miscast. This is young Teddy. I think he'll nail it. Scorsese loves him, and will direct him well.

 

[Stout]

lol

I didn't see the Beach.

I haven't seen Blood Diamond, but heard he is incredible in that. My father in law said his performance in that blew away his Departed role. I didn't like the way he came across in the trailers for that movie, but I trust my father-in-law's judgement in movies...he has good taste.

He was fine in Gangs, but whats her face was terrible.

Gilbert Grape...amazing performance. But, it's "easy" to play mentally challenged so they say.

Basketball diaries, very good.

The guy is a damn good actor...a lot of people hate on him because of Titanic, and not because he was bad in it but because of Titanic in general.

He was also very good in Catch me if you can. I thought he was mistyped for that, but he nailed it.

Great job in Aviator. The seclusion scenes were top notch.

I personally think he's the best "major" actor in Hollywood, and has incredible range.

He'll be awesome in this movie...he just rolled over and told me to tell you that, btw. And that he hopes your words taste like sunshine and roses when you gobble them up in 2010.



If this was older Teddy, then yes, it would be a horrid miscast. This is young Teddy. I think he'll nail it. Scorsese loves him, and will direct him well.

Scorcese loves him, and in my opinion would cast him no matter what, which is the problem. I think if Scorcese was doing a film featuring the life of Ghengis Khan, he'd still cast Leo.

 

[D-Dogg]

Hey, he's no Vincent Chase.