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Sheridan, "Brothers" and height differences
Jim Sheridan's remake of Susanne Bier's Brothers, a first-rate, Danish-language 2004 drama, will costar Tobey Maguire as the older, responsible, married brother who goes off to Iraq, Natalie Portman (he said) as Maguire's wife, and Jake Gyllenhaal as the younger fuck-up brother who begins to fill his brother's familial duties when Maguire disappears during a skirmish and is presumed dead.
(l. to r.) Jim Sheridan, Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal
A 9.17 Variety story by Tatiana Siegel didn't mention Portman, but Sheridan himself told me she's ot the part last night. I was inspecting a pair of non-prescription reading glasses at the CVS drug store at the corner of La Cienega and Santa Monica Blvds. last night when Sheridan -- ruddy-faced, white-haired, wearing a white shirt and dark-gray blazer -- tapped me on the shoulder and said "hey."
Sheridan said he wants the trio to be younger than they were in Bier's film. The only problem is that the 5 foot, 8-inch tall Maguire is 4 inches shorter than Gyllenhaal, who stands six feet. This violates the general biological rule that brothers are either roughly the same height or no more than two inches apart. My brother Tony and I are about an inch apart, if that, and my younger son Dylan is 6' 4" to Jett's 6'2" -- you'll rarely see brothers who are 3 or 4 inches apart.
The way to finagle this, of course, is to have Maguire walk around with those special shoes that Humphrey Bogart wore when he stood next to Ingrid Bergman during scenes in Casablanca.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 30, 2007 at 04:38 PM
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OddDuck ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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I loved the original "Brothers", which I had never heard of before catching it by chance on cable. Incredible acting throughout, and definitely worth putting on your netflix queue.
Posted by OddDuck at September 30, 2007 05:52 PM
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Mr. Kockum says ...
Charlie Sheen 5' 10''
Emilio Estevez 5' 4''
It's not common but height differences happen.
Did you ask if he was going to do the Ikiru remake after this?
Posted by Mr. Kockum at September 30, 2007 05:55 PM
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Ortega says ...
A bit off topic, but that picture of Portman is ripe for worshipping. Good God, she's gorgeous.
Posted by Ortega at September 30, 2007 06:21 PM
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MAGGA says ...
And the picture of Gyllenhaal is hillarious
Posted by MAGGA at September 30, 2007 07:33 PM
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Metome says ...
Magga, the Gyllenhaal picture looks gorgeous to me. He is beatiful, imo.
Posted by Metome at September 30, 2007 07:38 PM
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gunder says ...
I hope they do more work on this script
Posted by gunder at September 30, 2007 07:38 PM
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gunder says ...
I hope they do more work on this script
Posted by gunder at September 30, 2007 07:38 PM
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Josh Massey says ...
Only in the movies does Natalie Portman end up with the likes of Jason Schwartzman and Tobey Maguire. And Jean Reno.
Posted by Josh Massey at September 30, 2007 08:08 PM
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MrThompson says ...
I'm 6 even, and my oldest brother is 6'4". For that matter, my old roommate is 6'1" and his brother is 6'6". Anecdotal evidence, certainly, but still...
And I cant tell you how much I hope the Ikiru remake is dead in the water.
Posted by MrThompson at September 30, 2007 08:20 PM
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lazarus says ...
I wonder why Jeff failed to mention his own height and his brother's.
Don't be embarassed that your kids are taller than you, man.
Posted by lazarus at September 30, 2007 08:53 PM
Posted by Devin Faraci at September 30, 2007 09:53 PM
Posted by Adonis at September 30, 2007 10:15 PM
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BurmaShave says ...
The idea of a Tony Wells walking the earth somewhere out there both pleases and scares me greatly.
Posted by BurmaShave at September 30, 2007 11:46 PM
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moorish says ...
I'm 6'3". My brother is 5'10".
I know quite a lot of brothers who don't conform to this so-called "rule".
Posted by moorish at October 1, 2007 01:35 AM
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bluefugue says ...
>Did you ask if he was going to do the Ikiru remake after this?
At the risk of sounding like a fuddy-duddy, I hope nobody ever remakes "Ikiru." I can't conceive of anyone but Takashi Shimura in that role.
Posted by bluefugue at October 1, 2007 03:06 AM
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Mr. Kockum says ...
I don't care if I sound like a fuddy-duddy, I have had nightmares of Tom Hanks sitting on a parkbench looking sad and singing badly. It's a film best left alone.
Brothers was a good film, but I don't mind it being remade since it felt like it could be improved upon. And a soldier lost at war and how families deal with this is much more topical right now in America, than it was then or is now in Denmark.
Posted by Mr. Kockum at October 1, 2007 05:11 AM
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nola says ...
Tobey is 5'8? More like 5'3. I can't see him and Jake as brothers.
Posted by nola at October 1, 2007 08:45 AM
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Mr. Kockum says ...
Come to think of it, Shimura sits on a swing. Forrest Gump sits on a park bench.
Posted by Mr. Kockum at October 1, 2007 09:18 AM
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