After Serenity, will Nathan move into the Ford lane?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, July 25, 2005 15:19
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 24, 2005 7:24 PM

Do you think we'd turn out to see him in a love story, or a movie about a convicted murderer? Or is he stuck in the hero/man of action trap (admittedly, not such a bad place to be, worked out well for Bruce Willis)?

Casting call Chrisisall

THEREAVER

Sunday, July 24, 2005 9:00 PM

I think he'll do mostly sci-fi. He's doing Slither.

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CYBERSNARK

Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:07 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
The folks on this board are slightly unhinged.

"Slightly?"

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CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:14 PM

Slightly- adv : small in amount or degree. See sarcastic.

Webster's Chrisisall

LORA

Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Is he stuck in the hero/man of action trap?

Good Goddess, I hope so!!!

"Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity?"

CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:41 PM

That certainly is where I'd like to see him.

Action-oriented Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:41 PM

That certainly is where I'd like to see him.

Pissed off at double posts Chrisisall

ZOID

Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:57 PM

Casting Call ChrisIsAll queried:

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Do you think we'd turn out to see him in a love story, or a movie about a convicted murderer? Or is he stuck in the hero/man of action trap (admittedly, not such a bad place to be, worked out well for Bruce Willis)?

Well, action heroes/anti-heroes have a lot more opportunity for work, and let's face it, Nat's got a flair for it.

As far as the other suggestions you made: Do you really wanna see Nathan in a chick flick? Maybe he could play Scott Peterson in the Lifetime treatment, hmmm? Frankly, I think Sean Maher fits the romance mold better; Nathan's a little too rugged to be loved for his looks alone: He needs to be cast as a wounded fighter to win the hearts of females. (NB: Unless some lady wants to attest that his role on AtS as the bedeviled preacher was as fetching as his portrayal of Mal Reynolds... I didn't think so. And even if you did still think he was sexy as Caleb, it was only because you remembered him as Mal. Admit it.)

Could Nathan be a star in Hollywood? Yeah, I think so. I'd have to say he's got the acting chops for it. As I've said before, his scene in "Saving Private Ryan" was one of the most believable and heartfelt of the movie. He's also got a great sense of comedic timing, a very expressive face and he brings a lot of honesty/believability to his roles.

Romantic lead? I'm not so sure. But he looks really natural with firearms, especially that low hip holster. If westerns ever make a strong comeback, he should be 'in like flynn'. I can definitely see him in the gamut of roles in an oater. Why not think of him as the next Clint Eastwood (on the deadly serious side) as well as the next Harrison Ford (on the more jocular side)?

I think he could take alot of work away from Kevin Costner, too...

Representatively,

zoid

P.S.
Considering the title of your thread is: "...will Nathan move into the Ford lane?", I think my cheesy pun ("Ford Fairlane lane") is the winner.

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CHRISISALL

Monday, July 25, 2005 1:20 AM

Ford Fairlane was a connection that could only be made by the most twisted of film-fan mentalities... I salute you.

And isn't that phrase supposed to be 'In like Flint'?

Coburn fan Chrisisall

ZOID

Monday, July 25, 2005 2:30 AM

Coburn Fan ChrisIsAll questioned my usage, thus:

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...And isn't that phrase supposed to be 'In like Flint'?

While it's true that Our Man Flint was indeed 'In', I believe the original expression was 'in like Flynn', after the poem, "Casey at the Bat" in which Flynn was in, "a'hugging third" prior to Casey's at bat...

...So, I looked it up and everybody else seems to think it began as either a reference to FDR's buddy, Edward J. 'Boss' Flynn -- leader of the potent NYC Democratic machine -- or Errol Flynn, who was notorious for having an 'in' with the ladies of his era. (NB: In other words, I was wrong, even though I was right. Maybe I shouldn't have been so honest, here. That way you could've been wrong by your lonesome.

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The movie title, "In Like Flint", was a play on the phrase which originated in the early 40's. See also http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970108 for example...

Linguistically,

zoid
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