Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan!?

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:08 am

In a new film biography coming out in November. Dylan is portrayed by Blanchett.

I think this is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:23 am

I remember the first time I saw Dylan's photo, back in '63 or so. I was struck by how feminine he looked then. Very delicate features for the most part.

But Kate Blanchett? Nah! Try Fran Leibowitz! She's a smoking activist, too.

I tried to find a pic of Fran on the Web. Seems she's done a great job of purging her pics off of Google; many of her bios are gone, as well. But her quotes remain, and she may be more visionary than Bob himself, LOL.

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:58 am

The only person I can see playing Bob Dylan would be Adam Sandler. looks just like him.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:32 am

Feminine looking? Oh, I don't know. He looks like a lot of guys I went to school with.

You're right, though, there are not a lot of photos of Leibowitz on the Web. Interesting. But, as a former journalist, I always "get my man" (so to speak).

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:02 am

The resemblance is uncanny.

Adam Sandler? Ha! How 'bout a song titled "Positively Fart Street"? Or maybe "Maggie's Fart".

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:16 am

Check out the movie "Reign Over Me"

He's got a TOTAL dylan vibe... theres a picture of the Traveling Wilbury's on the BEatles section... I was wondering whawt Adam Sandler was doing with GEorge!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:33 am

Yup, inspired casting.
Sandler in his Dylan-like mode:

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:36 am

Looks like Adam Sandler with a Phil Spector barber.

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:39 am

I saw something about Blanchett doing Dylan on some TV entertainment show. I thought they said that multiple actors were playing him in the same movie, each doing a different part of his life. So maybe there is room for Franny after all.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:12 am

I guess Fran playing Dylan is sort of like Janis Joplin being voted "Ugliest Man on Campus" when she was in high school.

Sad but probably true.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:18 am

Franny could play the "Social Security" Dylan.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:26 am

She's hilariously quotable:

"My favorite animal? Steak."

lennon211 · Post by **lennon211** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:42 am

There are six different actors/actresses portraying Dylan in the different periods of his life/career. She's only one of them. Plus if you look it up here, it gives some more info about it all: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368794/

I've seen the preview and I'll see the movie. I figure that it's worth a shot and may be good.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:41 am

Cate Blanchett as Dylan? It sounds dumb...but she is one hell of an actor, so I will suspend my disbelief until I see what she can do. She has excellent instincts for choosing roles (so far) and she is a true chameleon. She just might surprise.

lennon211 · Post by **lennon211** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:17 pm

There's also a trailer at the link I posted that has some brief footage of her in the role.