Nimrod Antal has got a lot going against him. For one, his name is Nimrod. Seriously, can you imagine the pounding the poor guy must have taken in school? I don’t even want to think about it. Secondly, he’s already knee-deep in shooting “Predators”, the long-awaited sequel to the “Predator” franchise, with Robert Rodriguez producing, and fanboys are tad squeamish about everything they’ve heard about the movie so far. Talking with Comingsoon, Antal explained his casting of Adrian Brody (a move that resulted in a collective, “What the EFF????” from fans everywhere, I would imagine), and promises that the Predator in “Predators” will indeed by a guy in a suit.
On casting Brody as a the leading man:
“I think when we cast Adrian, there were a lot of people going, ‘What?’ but at the same time, if we cast a Vin Diesel in that role or if we cast anyone who is Arnold-esque, we would have been attacked for doing that. So we decided early on to go in a very different direction as far as the casting process, but it turned out fantastic. He plays a mercenary in the film and if you look at the guys in Iraq and Afghanistan today, they’re not ‘yolked-out’ Schwarzenegger-looking guys. They’re all very wiry and thin guys, and I think it’s going to play well.”
Yeah, I don’t know how that jives, to be honest with you. Then again, it needs to be kept in mind that Adrien Brody is one of those method actors, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s bulked up and added muscle for the role. I’m not saying it’s suddenly great casting, but you know, it could still work. Probably.
Onto some good news. Antal does promise that the Predators won’t be CG bad guys, but stuntmen in Predator suits. Also, he’s shooting the film with an “R” rating in mind, though let’s face it, that doesn’t mean a whole lot until the studio gets through with it. If they decide they want a PG-13 rating, they’ll get it, and save the “R” for a gimmicky DVD release, as is their wont. On the matter of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cameo, well, he wouldn’t say, probably because the deal isn’t done, or they’re trying to save it as a surprise ala “Terminator Salvation”.
Wait, what? You're looking for someone to wear the suit? Dude, look at me, I'm your man!
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Well, why not use Ahnold? He’s great at blowing things up… just look at what he’s done to California’s budget!
Adrian Brody!.lol Another Great example of “feminizing” our modern day action heroes. If Adrian Brody would have stared in the First Predator movie. Nobody would have seen it. and nobody would own it. The appeal of these kind of movies is that we want to step inside the story and Be Arnold(dutch). The really sad part in all this, is a project like this has so much potential.. -Nimrod is a perfect name for this director.
Actually, the word nimrod means “one who is a mighty hunter”. The confusion about the definition is from a Looney Tunes cartoon, where Bugs Bunny mocks Elmer Fudd by saying “poor little nimrod…”.
Why anyone would name their kid that is anyone’s guess.
Man are you serious?!?!? I would really perfer a Vin Diesel than Adrian, yeah Adrian can act, but in an action flick it really doesn’t matter! Also I hope that the script that I have been reading is a fake one.
“I would really perfer a Vin Diesel than Adrian, yeah Adrian can act, but in an action flick it really doesn’t matter!”
And that’s why cinema blows so hard. Morons like you continue to see these crap films and the production companies keep making them. Please sterilize yourself.
thats funny but you know what slaps in the face harder than telling hime to sterilize himself? Tell him he should have been swallowed. lol I agee with you on you point here too.
I just finished working on this movie and I’ve got to tell ya, Nimrod is one hell of a Director. Best one I have worked with and if he says this movie will be good, he MEANS it. He won’t let the franchise down. With that thought, Adrian was a pathetic mess and will most likely be seen in close ups only. All other shots are going to have to be done with his stuntdouble who doesn’t wine about – well, everything.
No you didn’t.
It takes real guts to try to convince people that casting Adrien Brody is a better choice than Vin Diesel. “We were going to cast an action star for this action movie, but then we realized how much more awesome it would be if we cast the guy from the Piano.” What a Nimrod.
Yeah Brody is a stretch but then again, I never thought Heath Ledger could have pulled off Joker til I saw the trailer.
Yeh I didnt know heath ledger could play joker but it is a different role. keep in mind people that we dont even know what kind of role or character the main protagonist is other than that hes a mercenary. also, im sure brody can put on a little muscle, not that I really need my action movie heros to have muscle. I just need him to move fast and be handy with weapons… oh and be intelligent. hes a good actor so im fine with the choice. it could turn out to be far better than any of you think.
“I would really perfer a Vin Diesel than Adrian, yeah Adrian can act, but in an action flick it really doesn’t matter!”
And that's why cinema blows so hard. Morons like you continue to see these crap films and the production companies keep making them. Please sterilize yourself.
As a former U.S. Marine, who has done combat tours in both Afgan/Iraq. It’s true that not all direct fire infantry Marines/Soldiers are yolked out. But, Brody??….Brody?? Holy hell! That scewby couldnt fight his way out of a damned paper bag! Much less pass as a war mercinary? WTF? I almost feel instulted.
Nimrod, heres a little deductive logic for your casting process. The piano man vs multiple motivated, mobile, and hostile Predators? Piano mans going down faster than your highschool prom date. We all know thats true. My BS detector is going off like a bat from hell on this one.
Dont mean to trip, but as a fan of the franchise. Well, ladies and gentlemen this aint looking good. Thats all.