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Kazuko · Joined: 16 Jul 2001 Posts: 459 Location: Japan

The Italian Job: The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Donald Sutherland is in talks and Seth Green will definitely join the film!

LYNNE · Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Posts: 2350 Location: UK

Do you think that Donald Sutherland will play the big daddy in jail?He would fit that part.

Kazuko · Joined: 16 Jul 2001 Posts: 459 Location: Japan

Japanese Movie site reports Donald Sutherland will play father of Stella, who played by Charlize Theron. So he playes Charlie's ex-partner? I am not sure...
Sorry!
this is Japanese though...
http://www.flix.co.jp/news.jsp?nid=N0002057

Lianne · Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 1:25 am Post subject:

From the Hollywood Reporter article: Sutherland would play the pivotal role of Charlie's mentor and father to Charlie's love interest, Stella ( Charlize Theron). Was the guy in the original the mentor to Caine's character? If so, looks like it.

Some tidbit from the Boston Hearld:
NU puts its Mark in film

In other prop news, Northeastern University is dogged in its attempts for national exposure. Why should Harvard get all the good Hollywood gigs, right?

The Huskies have already had their college gear featured on ``Spin City'' and ``Everyone Loves Raymond'' this past season. And now there's some barking about placement on the silver screen!

Word is, Paramount Pictures' prop peeps rang up the Huntington Avenue school the other day seeking some Huskies garb and other collegiate tchotchkes for the remake of the old heist caper, ``The Italian Job.'' The flick stars Dorchester's own Mark Wahlberg, who didn't study at NU. But at least he knows where it is!

Kazuko · Joined: 16 Jul 2001 Posts: 459 Location: Japan

Lianne, Thank you! now I understood that Donald Sutherland would play a mentor of Charlie.
And Thank you for the info too, from the Boston Hearld.

I don't understand the meaning of "Huskies" in this text.

[This message has been edited by Kazuko (edited July 06, 2002).]

Lianne · Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 4:53 pm Post subject:

You're welcome. Its the University's mascot. Its a breed of dog, looks kinda like a sled dog (which are usually a different breed)

Kazuko · Joined: 16 Jul 2001 Posts: 459 Location: Japan

Thank you! Lianne. It is the University's mascot, I see. I went to the NU website, and saw the Huskies logo

krazyboo · Joined: 21 Feb 2002 Posts: 15

Marks playing Micheal Canes part in the italian job, Wasn't Micheal English and spoke with a cockney accent??? Is mark up to trying to pull that off?? (don't take that the wrong way it was the only way i could thing of saying what i was thinking) Anyway i love Guy Richie movies so i hope its good (i didn't like the first one) xxxxxxxxxxx

City Gal · Joined: 12 Jun 2002 Posts: 2227 Location: London, England

I dont think they are going to re-do everything exactly the same as the first film, at least I hope not!

Lianne · Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2002 2:18 pm Post subject:

I sincerely doubt Mark's doing a British accent considering a majority of the cast are Americans. The movie takes place in Italy and LA, so I suspect the characters will be Americans than try to make everyone else learn to do an accent. Not every actor is very good at accents, it takes alot of coaching. As discussed remakes are usually better if they don't try to be exact copies of the original. So most likely the famous lines uttered by Caine won't be happening (unless it pops up as an inside joke that fits in the movie - like the character acting British to fool people)

And its not a Guy Ritchie film. F. Gary Grey is the director. It was Jason who worked previously on Ritchie's film. Read more carefully.

LYNNE · Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Posts: 2350 Location: UK

I hope they don't do the same as the first one as well Citygal.
I wonder if the characters nemes will be the same though.Have to wait and see won't we.
Gosh getting all excited about this one before we've seen The Truth About Charlie.
I still keep looking on IMDB for a trailer & still nothing yet.

City Gal · Joined: 12 Jun 2002 Posts: 2227 Location: London, England

It is hard trying to remake a classic film though this one is being completely updated and should be good, can you imagine trying to do a remake of Gone with the Wind, you just couldn't do it justice.

marks baby love · Joined: 13 Aug 2001 Posts: 3186

I agree with City Gal, It will resemble it, but won't be the exact same

I don't know I can't wait to see it!!!

Micha xoxox
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