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SODERBERGH AND HIS U.N.C.L.E.

post #1 of 20
11/17/10 at 11:40am
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Steven Soderbergh eyeing The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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post #2 of 20
11/17/10 at 11:45am
I'll echo what I said on Facebook: please be period, please be period, please be period...
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post #3 of 20
11/17/10 at 11:52am
Yeah, that's a great point. It would work better set in the 60's.
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post #4 of 20
11/17/10 at 12:01pm
Hahahaha what the Hell.
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post #5 of 20
11/17/10 at 12:06pm
Pretty excited for this, and crossing my fingers that they're keeping it in the 1960s.

I agree that the original show holds up well for the most part (the latter episodes get a bit silly). I hope that a) Soderbergh has room for a David McCallum cameo, and b) they'll re-release the DVDs to tie in with this. That Complete Series suitcase set is too expensive to import here.


P.S. Steve is doing a great job working for CHUD. Now bring us some podcasts!
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post #6 of 20
11/17/10 at 12:13pm
Hey, thanks a lot. I genuinely appreciate that!
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post #7 of 20
11/17/10 at 2:34pm
As a big fan of UNCLE (I totally agree about preferring it to The Avengers and its up there with Mission: Impossible for me), I fully endorse this choice of director. A splash of The Informant! and a heap of the Ocean's films and this puppy will fly.

Commence Solo and Kuryakin fan casting.... NOW.
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post #8 of 20
11/17/10 at 3:06pm
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A splash of The Informant! and a heap of the Ocean's films and this puppy will fly.
Precisely my thoughts. An Ocean's-style Soderbergh playing with a period spy story (and a Giacchino score) would be aces. Doing it modern wouldn't have that same feel.

If he wasn't already doing a 60s period piece, I'd throw out Jon Hamm for Solo.
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post #9 of 20
11/17/10 at 4:41pm
Early rumours (unsurprisingly) have Clooney pegged for Solo.

Daniel Craig for Kuryakin?
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post #10 of 20
11/17/10 at 4:57pm
Can Tom Hardy do an American accent? Can Paul Bettany do a Russian accent? If the answer is yes to both, then get on that shit.
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post #11 of 20
11/17/10 at 5:07pm
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I'll echo what I said on Facebook: please be period, please be period, please be period...
Oh helly yes!

Also echoing the Steve love, keep it up buddy.
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post #12 of 20
11/17/10 at 5:17pm
Paul Bettany would be a stroke of GENIUS for Kuryakin. And I don't remember McCallum having much of an accent anyway, so that's not a deal breaker, either.
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post #13 of 20
11/17/10 at 5:47pm
I didn't even consider period until coming in here. That's a fantastic idea.

And simply because I have a huge man-crush on Clooney, and would love to see him take on this type of role - ESPECIALLY - in period, I hope they collaborate on this.

Soderbergh has earned a green pass from me on everything he will ever do. Meaning I will at least see it with interest and excitement. Not promising that I'll like it.

Speaking of that green pass projects, where's his 3D Guided by Voices Cleopatra Musical?
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post #14 of 20
11/17/10 at 6:02pm
Just make sure to use the Season 2 version of the theme (with the bass intro, flute and bongos).
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post #15 of 20
11/17/10 at 7:06pm
Soderbergh is a great choice for this.
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post #16 of 20
11/17/10 at 7:50pm
I'd love a Clooney-Pitt two piece personally. I'm still waiting for a two hander that gives them their modern day Newman-Redford moment.
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post #17 of 20
11/17/10 at 7:53pm
And who's a better Walter Hill for them than Soderbergh? NO ONE.
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post #18 of 20
11/17/10 at 8:18pm
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Originally Posted by Mr_Cellophane View Post
And who's a better Walter Hill for them than Soderbergh? NO ONE.
'zactly.
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post #19 of 20
11/18/10 at 4:18am
i triple echo my love for Paul Bettany as Kuryakin. Still not sure about Clooney as Solo. i grew up on this series and won't stand for slovenly work by anyone for this. Will keep my fingers crossed. And yes--they have to make it period.
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post #20 of 20
11/18/10 at 3:43pm
I'd be happy with a Clooney/Craig combo or a Matt Damon/Paul Bettany team-up.

But really I'm just smilin' all over that this is happening with Soderbergh at the helm.

OR! Let's get that much-needed MASTER AND COMMANDER reteaming of Crowe and Bettany.
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