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OUT: Matt Damon almost did Brokeback Mountain with Joaquin Phoenix--

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CellarDweller:
I can't picture Matt in Brokeback, but it's always interesting to hear who was up for various roles.

I remember Mark Walberg was also up for the part of Ennis.

RouxB:
I can picture Matt but not Joaquin. I can't imagine that i would have fell so head over heels in love with those two however.

CellarDweller:

--- Quote from: RouxB on April 30, 2013, 09:22:44 pm ---I can picture Matt but not Joaquin. I can't imagine that i would have fell so head over heels in love with those two however.
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I would have to agree with you on that one, I really haven't liked either of them in anything they did.

Monika:
I think Joaquin is pretty good in everything he does, but even so....it would have been an entire movie altogether.
What they ended up with was perfection - why mess with that?

serious crayons:
Ditto to what most people have said. I think Matt Damon is a great actor and Joaquin is good, too. And I like Gus Van Sant. If they'd all done it, it probably would have been a fine film. But I bet the Brokie community, if it existed at all, would have far fewer members. The actual real-life film is magic in so many ways.




--- Quote ---the fact that Anderson Cooper and Ellen DeGeneres can come out so beautifully and powerfully, and it’s a big fucking deal that it turns out nobody gives a shit.
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I agree with his overall sentiment here, but it's an odd pairing. When Ellen came out, it made the cover of Time magazine with a "Yep, I'm gay" cover, ultimately changed the course of her comedy show and entire career. When Anderson came out, it was via an offhand remark in an interview and then everyone moved on. What a difference [however many years it was] makes.

I'm sure he probably meant that nobody gives a shit about either at this point, and I agree, they don't seem to -- both are beloved and successful -- and that's great.

Still waiting for a "leading man" or "leading lady" type to come out, though. No doubt movie stars who play straight romantic roles are scared that it would hurt their careers, and their caution is understandable. Even Jodie Foster, who never plays romantic roles these days, has been hedgy.

The mainstream public has grown up a lot in the past 10 years or so. Maybe people are ready for that next step.

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