Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Music Who Should Star in the Joe Strummer Biopic? Here Are Some Ideas
Posted by Lauren Beck on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Never one to shy from a chance to accumulate indie cred and a self-proclaimed music obsessive (with seemingly adequate guitar skills), the role seems right up his alley.
He was spot-on as Ian Curtis in 2007's Control, even nailed Curtis' little dance, a feat that won him all sorts of "rising star" accolades among the press. Bonus for being the lead singer of a former band called 10,000 Things; extra bonus for being British and not having to fake the accent.
He's the lead in nine out of ten Hollywood biopics, so why not. And in this photo here, Strummer is definitely sporting Titanic hair.
His make-believe actor life and actual real-person life are both tangled in the music industry, with him appearing in videos for The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Keane, being romantically linked to Chan Marshall, and having Beck as a brother-in-law. Plus, I've just always liked the guy.
Look at this picture of Strummer. Now look at this picture of Springsteen. They were separated at birth.
He already has all the right jackets.
Delpy has worked with Hawke on Before Sunrise and Before Sunset (and possibly on a third film in the series), so he has that going for him, as does a magical ability of looking young one day and old the next. Perfect for a biopic spanning 20 years.
No clue if this guy can act, and this isn't necessarily an endorsement for his band, but, hey, he certainly looks the part, and NME would be besides themselves.
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These suggestions suck. If this movie is to stand even the slightest chance of being successful and appealing to Clash fans, they need to cast a totally unknown actor to play the legendary Joe Strummer.
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Posted by
volatilemolotov
on 11/23/2011 at 1:25 PM
Why would Joe Strummer need to be fictionalized for a movie? Documentary and music should be enough.
Posted by
Marianne Allbritton
on 11/25/2011 at 6:21 PM
