According to The Hollywood Reporter, filmmaker Oren Moverman is negotiating to direct the long-gestating biopic of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Over at Popcorn and Prejudice, Seattle Post critic Moira McDonald asks, who should play the demigod of grunge?
Five years ago, Gus Van Sant cast Michael Pitt (pictured) as a Cobain-alike in The Last Days, a moody biopic speculating what happened during the musician's final hours. Pitt suggested that insular forcefield that was Cobain, and looked enough like him not to be distracting. I have no idea whether Pitt can handle the musical aspect, but he's an underutilized actor (see also Bertolucci's The Dreamers) and would be my first choice. Second: Emile Hirsch. As Jamie Foxx proved in Ray, you don't so much need to look like who you are playing as you need to channel him.)Who would you cast as Cobain? And who should play Cobain paramour Courtney Love?
Alternatively, most convincing performance in a musical biopic? Besides Jamie Foxx as Ray, I'm thinking Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn in "Coal Miner's Daughter," Reese Witherspoon as June Carter in "Walk the Line," and Forest Whitaker as Charlie Parker in "Bird." Also liked Judy Davis as Judy Garland in the telemovie "Me and My Shadows."
Emile Hirsch could do it.— Bob Ross- I would cast no one and pray this movie is never made.— Adam B.
- A reader named Corky suggests Colin Farrell. On the basis of his "Crazy Heart" performance, great choice.— carrierickey
- If owen wilson was younger, maybe him. ditto on christian bale, but i think christian bale should play all roles. and being deadly serious, i think bale would be the perfect actor to play superman. he'd be great in the clark kent role, too.— eaglesfillthesky
- I am with Adam B— cuso20
- Couldn't they just CGI him like on Rock Band? Time for actors to stop riding the gravy train.— brinogordon
- Lindsy Lohan can play Courtney— towman
- towman couldn't agree more
- In answer to your other question (re: other biopic roles), Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues, Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (why leave him out?).— Nancy KC
- Jared Leto— hottnikks97
Josh Holloway (Sawyer from LOST)...he's got the look, he's got the acting, he's got the "brooding" and let's face it Cobain didn't so much sing as yell so I say go with him
Liked Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. I agree that Michael Pitt would be a great choice as Kurt Cobain. Another suggestion might be Ryan Gosling, who I think has the acting chops for the role, but I'm not sure he could pull it off appearance wise.- Dana Carvey— kirwooderby
- val kilmer in the doors— eaglesfillthesky
- The very best perfomance in this sort of role is CLEARLY and beyond reasonable dispute David Essex's portrayal of Jim MacLaine, the Syd Barrett/John Lennon composite in That'll Be The Day and Stardust. The four Beatles were awfully good in A Hard Day's Night and Help. The Dave Clark 5 were fine in Having A Wild Weekend. Lindsay Lohan could be excellent, I agree, as Courtenay Love. However, I also hope and pray that this movie never gets made.— ccjroberts
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