Gary Oldman [was] Sirius casting?

[Petra Pan]

Susanne:
> Oldman as Sirius?
> 
> Have no idea how accurate Hollywoodreporter is,
> but I just came across this:
>
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/
> hollywoodreporter/film/index.jsp

Note: this site is subscription-based.  Access to
"old" articles become subscribers-only very
quickly so go...go now...if you want to read it.

Since the print publication of the above site is
one of the top two trade papers for Hollywood,
it's usually pretty accurate.  Not the most
perfect of track records, not the fastest source,
but usually pretty accurate.

Though, the Reporter's primary rival, Variety,
hasn't got this news item on its site the last
time I checked.  Of course, "in negotiations" is
NOT confirmation that all parties will sign on
the dotted lines.

So, since we're speaking of Oldman, I've been
meaning to ask this of those who has had
less-than-positive reactions to the idea of
Oldman as Sirius: in forming your opinion on this
matter, have you contemplated Oldman's
performance as Beethoven (no, not the St.
Bernard!) the composer in Immortal Beloved
(1994)?  Not that I think Beethoven and Sirius
are one and the same...it's just that Oldman
showed a side of him in that film not seen in all
the other films mentioned so far on this list,
IIRC.

Petra
a
n  :)

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