Topic: Brad Pitt to play 'Pontius Pilate?'

[Monk Vasyl]

Brad Pitt to play 'Pontius Pilate?'

Actor reportedly circles the upcoming Biblical epic
By Corwin Neuse 23 hours ago
According to Deadline, Brad Pitt is considering whether to take on the title role in Warner Bros.'

http://social.entertainment.msn.com/movies/blogs/the-hitlist-blog.aspx?feat=85a5bed0-5aae-46af-af03-7b9e81dc6daf

[Αριστοκλής]

Ohhhhhhh! I can't wait for this flick. 

[Timon]

Theres no way the real Pontius Pilate was that good looking....

[genesisone]

I'm not too keen on the phrasing "that whole Christianity thing", but it could be an interesting movie - perhaps along the lines of Ben Hur, in the sense that Christ is present, but not on screen. Doing it that way would also deflect a lot of criticism about how Christ is played.

[Agabus]

I'm not too keen on the phrasing "that whole Christianity thing", but it could be an interesting movie - perhaps along the lines of Ben Hur, in the sense that Christ is present, but not on screen. Doing it that way would also deflect a lot of criticism about how Christ is played.

And avoid a lot of kitsch art generated using an actor's likeness.

[Monk Vasyl]

I'm not too keen on the phrasing "that whole Christianity thing", but it could be an interesting movie - perhaps along the lines of Ben Hur, in the sense that Christ is present, but not on screen. Doing it that way would also deflect a lot of criticism about how Christ is played.

And avoid a lot of kitsch art generated using an actor's likeness.

Remember how those movies never showed the face of Jesus.

[Agabus]

I'm not too keen on the phrasing "that whole Christianity thing", but it could be an interesting movie - perhaps along the lines of Ben Hur, in the sense that Christ is present, but not on screen. Doing it that way would also deflect a lot of criticism about how Christ is played.

And avoid a lot of kitsch art generated using an actor's likeness.

Remember how those movies never showed the face of Jesus.

I was thinking in terms of certain more recent works (one from the 70s and the other from the mid-2000s) from which the actors’ likeness was lifted and used to sell many pieces of Jesus Junk in Christian markets. It's been years since I've seen Ben Hur.

Maybe I’m grumpy; maybe I’ve just seen too many passion plays.

[choy]

So is Angelina going to be Saint Procula?

[Shanghaiski]

I hope he'll be showing eating something all the time, like in Ocean's Eleven.

[serb1389]

I hope he'll be showing eating something all the time, like in Ocean's Eleven.

that is just such a random request!  So now I must know why!?

[vamrat]

I consider Pontius Pilate to be one of the more tragic people in the Bible and have always had a deep sympathy for him.  Simultaneously, I think Brad Pitt is one of the sexiest men alive, and being primarily straight there aren't a lot of men I will say that about.

Still, I don't think that anyone will do a better Pilate than David Bowie did in that other awful film.

[Shanghaiski]

I hope he'll be showing eating something all the time, like in Ocean's Eleven.

that is just such a random request!  So now I must know why!?

"What is truth?" Pitt-Pilate asks, while eating some Roman form of nachos. That would be both hilarious and sort of fittingly symbolic in some way I can't explain.

[Shanghaiski]

I consider Pontius Pilate to be one of the more tragic people in the Bible and have always had a deep sympathy for him.  Simultaneously, I think Brad Pitt is one of the sexiest men alive, and being primarily straight there aren't a lot of men I will say that about.

Still, I don't think that anyone will do a better Pilate than David Bowie did in that other awful film.

Which film was that? You said Bowie, and I thought of the unfortunate and bizaare Labrynth, then thought of Pontius Pilate like Bowie's character and shuddered.

[Justin Kissel]

I thought of the unfortunate and bizaare Labrynth

Aww, that's a great movie. Strange, yes, but great (though it begins to drag towards the end). 

[vamrat]

I consider Pontius Pilate to be one of the more tragic people in the Bible and have always had a deep sympathy for him.  Simultaneously, I think Brad Pitt is one of the sexiest men alive, and being primarily straight there aren't a lot of men I will say that about.

Still, I don't think that anyone will do a better Pilate than David Bowie did in that other awful film.

Which film was that? You said Bowie, and I thought of the unfortunate and bizaare Labrynth, then thought of Pontius Pilate like Bowie's character and shuddered.

The Last Temptation of Christ.

I can't find it on youtubes or I'd put up a link.  

[vamrat]

I hope he'll be showing eating something all the time, like in Ocean's Eleven.

that is just such a random request!  So now I must know why!?

"What is truth?" Pitt-Pilate asks, while eating some Roman form of nachos. That would be both hilarious and sort of fittingly symbolic in some way I can't explain.

Bread dipped in garum.  And yes, I totally got the mental image you described in my head.  The Brad that I'm using is Fight Club Brad.

[Shanghaiski]

I consider Pontius Pilate to be one of the more tragic people in the Bible and have always had a deep sympathy for him.  Simultaneously, I think Brad Pitt is one of the sexiest men alive, and being primarily straight there aren't a lot of men I will say that about.

Still, I don't think that anyone will do a better Pilate than David Bowie did in that other awful film.

Which film was that? You said Bowie, and I thought of the unfortunate and bizaare Labrynth, then thought of Pontius Pilate like Bowie's character and shuddered.

The Last Temptation of Christ.

I can't find it on youtubes or I'd put up a link.  

John Malkovich would make an excellent Herod--both Herods.

[Shanghaiski]

I hope he'll be showing eating something all the time, like in Ocean's Eleven.

that is just such a random request!  So now I must know why!?

"What is truth?" Pitt-Pilate asks, while eating some Roman form of nachos. That would be both hilarious and sort of fittingly symbolic in some way I can't explain.

Hard to think of which is nastier--plastic cheese in nachos or garum.

Bread dipped in garum.  And yes, I totally got the mental image you described in my head.  The Brad that I'm using is Fight Club Brad.

[LBK]

The best Pontius Pilate was Telly Savalas in The Greatest Story Ever Told. The movie was a turkey, but Telly's part was a highlight. The best Herod beyond question was Frank Thring in King of Kings. His lecherous decadence ("Dance, Salome! DANCE!") cannot be bettered.

[Shanghaiski]

The best Pontius Pilate was Telly Savalas in The Greatest Story Ever Told. The movie was a turkey, but Telly's part was a highlight. The best Herod beyond question was Frank Thring in King of Kings. His lecherous decadence ("Dance, Salome! DANCE!") cannot be bettered.

"King of Kings" is a favorite of mine. I do enjoy the lofty narration at the beginning.

[JamesR]

Can Kim Kardashian be St. Mary of Egypt before her conversion?  And Charlie Sheen can be pre-conversion St. Augustine of Hippo.

[NicholasMyra]

Bowie as Pontius Pilate:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-dm4ctYtu4hYmJ/the_last_temptation_of_christ_1988_pontius_pilate_and_jesus_part_2/

[LBK]

Bowie as Pontius Pilate:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-dm4ctYtu4hYmJ/the_last_temptation_of_christ_1988_pontius_pilate_and_jesus_part_2/

Bowie looks good as a Roman, his speaking voice is suitably august, but he looks far too young and untried in this to make a convincing Procurator of Judea.

[JamesR]

So am I the only one who thinks that Jennifer Aniston would make a smoking hot St. Olga? 

[Alpo]

Maybe he will convert to Ethiopian Orthodoxy as a part of the process.

[Dominika]

I hope he'll be showing eating something all the time, like in Ocean's Eleven.

that is just such a random request!  So now I must know why!?

"What is truth?" Pitt-Pilate asks, while eating some Roman form of nachos. That would be both hilarious and sort of fittingly symbolic in some way I can't explain.

Hahaha who knows what they'll put into the movie

I don't know why, but I always have been imaging Pontius Pilate as a handsome man. A stately Roman in white toga with red strips... So Brad Pitt is quite good choice, but maybe 5 years later... He looks too young for this role. Probably it would be the same as with David Bowie

[Balthasar]

Woow! Hollywood is more popular on a "Christian" website than martyred holy men. The owners of this site would have moved this thread within seconds if we were talking about persecuted Christians of Africa. Shameful!

[Ansgar]

Woow! Hollywood is more popular on a "Christian" website than martyred holy men. The owners of this site would have moved this thread within seconds if we were talking about persecuted Christians of Africa. Shameful!

Maybe you should try and read some of those threads were we actually discuss those things. This thread isn't even two pages long.

[Gamliel]

Think he will invent pilates? 

[Jetavan]

Bowie as Pontius Pilate:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-dm4ctYtu4hYmJ/the_last_temptation_of_christ_1988_pontius_pilate_and_jesus_part_2/

I got a McAfee warning at the link.