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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 26, 2007 at 6:20 PM

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krout says ...

Other than the title, which will probably be changed, everything else written on the cover looks stellar.

Posted by krout at June 26, 2007 6:32 PM

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Noah says ...

What would the porn version's title be?

Posted by Noah at June 26, 2007 6:43 PM

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Ju-osh says ...

Is this a sequel to Leo's Rimbaud bio-pic?

Posted by Ju-osh at June 26, 2007 6:46 PM

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AJW says ...

The Departed?

Posted by AJW at June 26, 2007 6:46 PM

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malibugigolo says ...

Body of Lies adaptation.

Posted by malibugigolo at June 26, 2007 6:55 PM

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malibugigolo says ...

I read the book and man I could see Busey playing that guy.

Posted by malibugigolo at June 26, 2007 6:58 PM

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malibugigolo says ...

The Crowe character that is.

Posted by malibugigolo at June 26, 2007 7:02 PM

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erniesouchak says ...

Dear God, please make this better than The Departed.

Posted by erniesouchak at June 26, 2007 7:03 PM

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The Winchester says ...

Dear God, please put Gary Busey in this

Posted by The Winchester at June 26, 2007 7:21 PM

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Monahan and Ridely are the perfect duo to bring this to the screen. As I assume, judging by their earlier work, they will strip down the massive amount of smugness that is in the book which almost comes across as resentful of what it thinks the "middlebrow" reader's anticipation will be to how "knowing" the author is....with his fancy (not at all) plot twists.

Posted by malibugigolo at June 26, 2007 7:28 PM

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Hallick says ...

"What would the porn version's title be?"

If it's gay porn (or a suprising home movie from Mr. Affleck): BENatration

Posted by Hallick at June 26, 2007 8:06 PM

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sunny says ...

I am always excited to see Russell Crowe in anything,anything at all. Even gay porn.

Posted by sunny at June 26, 2007 8:21 PM

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Drew says ...

So this is the same thing as BODY OF LIES?

I thought that's what Monahan's script was called. Then again, my copy doesn't have a title page.

Posted by Drew at June 26, 2007 8:53 PM

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malibugigolo says ...

drew:
yes.
warner bros bought it as penetration that's what the book was going to be called. both are sort of stupid titles.

Posted by malibugigolo at June 26, 2007 9:28 PM

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austin111 says ...

Whoah! Crowe's in, DiCaprio's in, Ridley's in, Monahan's in........heck yeah, I'm in. Hopefully, this will be better than the book. Thank god for Monahan, though.

Posted by austin111 at June 26, 2007 9:43 PM

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Josh Massey says ...

I pray this is the long-awaited sequel to The Quick and the Dead.

Posted by Josh Massey at June 27, 2007 5:01 AM

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hatchling says ...

Crowe's participation is a surprise. It should be interesting to have Leo and Russell working together again, but I kinda doubt it's a sequel of TQATD. LOL

Posted by hatchling at June 27, 2007 7:28 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

DiCaprio is really handling his career well. He's got this, Scorceses TR film, Michael Mann's Hollywood noir, plus REVOLUTIONARY ROAD coming up next. Shame about that 11th HOUR nonsense, but at least he's passionate.

Posted by BurmaShave at June 27, 2007 8:06 AM

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raskimono says ...

To Drew, I believe it was first called Penetration, then they changed it back to Body of Lies. But the draft I read was called Penetration.

Posted by raskimono at June 27, 2007 9:17 AM

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jbf81 says ...

What Dicaprio did to his career should be taught in Film schools around the country, especially in US where most actors and actress these days seems more concern in being celebrities and media target then REAL ACTORS.
This is a guy that was a teen heartthrob in the 90Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s, had to face the phenomenon that was Titanic and now one decade later is only working with the cream of the crop in Hollywood. Please Lohan, TAKE IT NOTE.

Posted by jbf81 at June 27, 2007 11:01 AM

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solange4 says ...

point well taken juligen but you got to take into consideration that Leo at the same age as Lohan, probably partied just as much (if not more) but the internet scrutiny in the form of the TMZs, PerezHilton, etc. wasn't present then. But he did ride the storm of Titanic quite well.

Also, I don't put Lohan's acting capability in the same category as DiCaprio or at least she hasn't shown me anything so far.

austi - you mean you went out and read the book once you found it was being made into a movie by Leo? You must be quite the fan. It's gotten good reviews (the book) on Amazon.

Posted by solange4 at June 27, 2007 11:47 AM

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George Prager says ...

So I'm watching The Good Shephard and damn it if it isn't Keir Dullea playing Angelina Jolie's dad! What's up with that?

Posted by George Prager at June 27, 2007 3:11 PM

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Hallick says ...

"This is a guy that was a teen heartthrob in the 90's, had to face the phenomenon that was Titanic and now one decade later is only working with the cream of the crop in Hollywood."

But DiCaprio was never a "Teen Beat" magazine actor. His breakout parts were in "This Boy's Life" and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", followed by "The Basketball Diaries", "The Quick and the Dead", and "Total Eclipse" before making "Romeo+Juliet". People look at his babyface and just plain forget that he STARTED as the cream of the crop.

Posted by Hallick at June 27, 2007 10:25 PM

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solange4 says ...

Variety and Hollywood Reporter are now reporting of Crowe joining the cast or at least in negotiations. HR says title is back to Body of Lies.

The best scene in the Quick and the Dead was the one with Leo, Gene Hackman and Russell in the gun store scene. And is it just ne, or it that movie on cable TV like every other night?

Posted by solange4 at June 28, 2007 12:05 AM

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hatchling says ...

I won't argue about Leo's smart career management, but I think Crowe's is another worth lauding. He's never repeated himself, he's always surprising and choses roles wisely.

And I hope they keep the title Penetration. Writers will have a lot of fun with puns and double entendres.

And it's a done deal.. beyond negotiations. Crowe mentioned his participation on Australian radio a few days ago. He said he'll begin work in early August.

Posted by hatchling at June 28, 2007 4:46 AM

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sunny says ...

I won't argue about Leo's smart career management, but I think Crowe's is another worth lauding. He's never repeated himself, he's always surprising and choses roles wisely.

Plus, he's willing to take second billing (American Gangster) and small roles in low budget films-Tenderness

Posted by sunny at June 28, 2007 5:30 AM

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Dave Polands Gut says ...

A good book. The best role is the Jordanian, Hani.

Posted by Dave Polands Gut at June 28, 2007 7:48 AM

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austin111 says ...

I read Body of Lies out of curiosity. Interesting book about a sub-CIA agent and the title is perfectly understandable given the story's "thrust" so to speak. Penetration makes sense too, if you read the book. I agree that Hani would be a killer role for the right actor. Like Lawrence of Arabia for Omar Sharif. I keep seeing a younger version of Ben Kingsley....perfect! My main objection to the book is the sappy love story that keeps dribbling along and is not entirely believable. Not that it couldn't be done in the movie, but just done a whole lot better and with a lot more subtlety, hopefully.

Posted by austin111 at July 1, 2007 12:58 PM

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