Dennis Wilson Biopic

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Originally Posted by mezzoforte

Aaron Echart just signed on to play Dennis Wilson in The Drummer, which will cover the last six years of Wilson's life.

I think it's safe to assume the movie will include his relationship with our Christine.

Thoughts? Feelings? Opinions?
And once again, we may turn to the question: who's fit to play Chris?

Ugh... Aaron Eckhart? Really? He plays the same character in every movie. Unless Dennis Wilson was a sarcastic, snarky, smooth-talking a-hole, I don't see how this casting will work. Isn't Joaquin Phoenix available for this?? Josh Brolin??

Indeed, Christine has to be featured at some point in this movie... although I wonder how they will be able to write this part of ths screenplay without Christine's direct participation. Even though Christine was only in her mid-late 30s at the time, she definitely seemed to come across much more mature or regal, even. And though she had an undeniable physical appeal, she had a bit of a... "funny face," which is pretty much non-existent in the current crop of younger Hollywood actresses; you would never find a young Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand or Bette Midler in Hollywood today, which is a shame. That being said, given her chameleon-like quality, I think Charlize Theron (with some prosthetics) could probably do Christine well. She seems to have the kind of gravitas needed for this sort of role.