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Could this really happen?
http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/exclusive-zachary-quinto-tunes-up-for-steven-spielbergs-gershwin/
It's encouraging to hear that longtime Ira Gershwin assistant Michael Feinstein is involved as a producer, from a factual accuracy standpoint, and the screenwriter does have one interesting sort of biopic under his belt, "Quills."
Spielberg has shown an affinity for, and some flair with musical numbers from time to time in his films over the years, and Williams could certainly do great things with the Gershwin material.
On the other hand, I really wanted to like "De-Lovely," but found it to be a travesty, despite all the talent involved.
Does this proposed Gershwin project look more promising?
See, the thing is . . . there's just not much resemblance.
--That ALREADY reminds me of "De-Lovely."
But who DOES look like Gershwin among today's bankable stars?
Remember, it ought to be someone younger than 39 or so, right?
You know who I used to think might have pulled it off, twenty five years ago, maybe?
Or how about . . .
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If it's the third returnee, it might be screenwriter, and Spielberg acquaintance, Matthew Robbins, in his cameo, presumably a gift for uncredited contributions to the CE3K script. Hal Barwood was one of the other returned pilots. Barwood and Robbins collaborated on Spielberg's "Sugarland Express" script.
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OK here he is at 7:40 mark--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0bBUmZHb8o
And if you go back to 7:35 his photo on the board (to the right) helps, too.
It's certainly a better resemblance than the guy they have in mind. My only reluctance would be that this actor seems even shorter than Truffaut, and the real Gershwin was about 5'10"1/2.
Another angle just occurred to me. Suppose Gershwin, like Einstein, was . . . "probably one of THEM"?
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I'm to the point, with the way Hollywood does things, where I'm thinking, "Did Cary Grant look like Cole Porter?"
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I'm to the point, with the way Hollywood does things, where I'm thinking, "Did Cary Grant look like Cole Porter?"
I never thought so . . . 'til I saw "De-Lovely"!
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