Who's gonna be the best Bob Dylan?

[trackaghost]

In Todd Haynes' new Bob Dylan film, six actors portray the Bobster at different stages in his life: Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw (he's the actor in Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer) and newcomer Marcus Carl Franklin.
Who's gonna be the best? (I'm not gonna include Marcus in the poll since he's a newbie).

[HejiraNYC]

So did Bob Dylan go through a stage in his life where he was a long lanky middle-aged blonde British woman? If so, I think Cate Blanchett would be perfect for that part!

[trackaghost]

Cate's actually Australian

Have you seen her done up as Dylan? She looks amazing

http://bp1.blogger.com/_W_hPHI-p3O8/...-blanchett.jpg

[carrie721]

i say cate!

and god sharon, don't you know that all you silly people who speak english but spell "honor" with a u and say things like "i reckon" are all the same to us?

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

I think Cate looks great as Dylan.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i say cate!

and god sharon, don't you know that all you silly people who speak english but spell "honor" with a u and say things like "i reckon" are all the same to us?

Sorry Carrie I forgot

And I reckon Marcus Carl Franklin is probably the most interesting: he plays plays Dylan as a boy named Woody!?

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...l-franklin.jpg

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Cate's actually Australian

Have you seen her done up as Dylan? She looks amazing

http://bp1.blogger.com/_W_hPHI-p3O8/...-blanchett.jpg

...yes, amazingly like Laurie Anderson! She is hardly believable as Dylan.

[77Rumours77]

umm...... When was dylan a young black boy..... or when was he an "I look like an old version of John Lennon"? I guess I don't get it. But I have heard about this movie and I really want to see it.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

...yes, amazingly like Laurie Anderson! She is hardly believable as Dylan.

I think you're missing the whole point. A young black boy is also portraying Dylan, it's about different aspects of his persona.
Also I never said she looks amazingly like Dylan just that she looks amazing. Bale, Ledger or Gere don't look like him either, so what?

[JazmenFlowers]

I gotta go with Cate on every account.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I think you're missing the whole point. A young black boy is also portraying Dylan, it's about different aspects of his persona.
Also I never said she looks amazingly like Dylan just that she looks amazing. Bale, Ledger or Gere don't look like him either, so what?

Then consider me lost. So if they are not even going for physical authenticity, why do they even bother trying to put these actors in Bob Dylan drag? I mean, this kind of casting works in opera and the theatre (where the audience has to use their imaginations), but it seems kinda lame for a film. The premise is sounding more and more like a bad NYU film student project.

[danax6]

I think Cate is going to be fabulous. I am not really a fan of Heath Ledger and Richard Gere, so I am not expecting much. I'm really looking forward to this movie though.

[Moony]

I voted Christian Bale, but it's really even between him and Cate. They're my favorite actors!

I for one think the concept is very interesting.

[TrueFaith77]

This is such a bad idea for a movie. (I just pray that the offal Todd Haynes never touches Fleetwood Mac after what he did to glam, Sirk, and, now, Dylan). Only one person could play Dylan: Adam Sandler.

[Moony]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

This is such a bad idea for a movie. (I just pray that the offal Todd Haynes never touches Fleetwood Mac after what he did to glam, Sirk, and, now, Dylan). Only one person could play Dylan: Adam Sandler.

...Yeah. That would be great.

Physical likeness isn't everything.