tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.comments2023-04-05T07:00:10.219-05:00MY BOOK, THE MOVIEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-10686424867734063302013-08-22T19:10:04.795-05:002013-08-22T19:10:04.795-05:00I just got my hands on this book and seriously can...I just got my hands on this book and seriously can not put it down. Is there seriously not a movie to this book? I need more! I hope the best for an up coming show based on this book I will sure be tuned in faithfully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327649697158525099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-19997003271918785562013-07-04T15:46:16.274-05:002013-07-04T15:46:16.274-05:00Voted for Naomi and Sebastian Koch.Voted for Naomi and Sebastian Koch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782284727624852376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-80481287035391549692013-02-18T21:04:15.651-06:002013-02-18T21:04:15.651-06:00A little late : just discovered the Hannah Vogel n...A little late : just discovered the Hannah Vogel novels : fabulous! Here are some contrarian choices for the cast, German version : Hannah Vogel : Juliane Köhler (a bit old for the part, perhaps); Boris Krause : Heino Ferch; Lars Long : Koen De Bouw (runner-up, Jason Statham). But hard to argue against Carice Van Houten!MrBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854477858892326624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-79990796264478602342011-09-13T13:07:03.113-05:002011-09-13T13:07:03.113-05:00LiberAvis: Lars is the toughest one, isn't he?...LiberAvis: Lars is the toughest one, isn't he? But I think all the actors here could do a great job. It's the most fun male role in the book, I think.<br /><br />Fingers crossed that we see Hannah Vogel and her friends (and enemies) on the Big Screen!<br /><br />Thanks, again, everyone for stopping by!Rebecca Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356263415472862380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-18563923793480917172011-08-22T16:06:27.954-05:002011-08-22T16:06:27.954-05:00I just got a chance to look at A Game of Lies. Fi...I just got a chance to look at <i>A Game of Lies</i>. First off, I definitely pick Naomi Watts as Hannah, and Aaron Eckhart has the charm to pull off Boris, if he'd only get his hair dyed a little darker for the role. Lars Lang...this is a tough one. On one hand, I'm leaning towards Edward Norton, because his voice and his looks match Ms. Cantrell's description of him throughout the novels. Then there's Michael Fassbender. He can pull off a German accent well enough, and it helps that he was actually born in Germany. Besides personal info, he somehow seems to look right for Lang too, if you ignore certain details. So in the end, I have to declare a tie between Norton and Fassbender. Norton, because he exudes sensitivity in many of the roles that he plays, and yet he can also be as harsh and difficult in appearances like Lang. Fassbender, because (I have to say it!) he looks smashing in a tuxedo, and I bet he would blend right into being a spy for the British as well as a member of the SS. :)liberavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071247121472988867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-29691329968412842992011-08-16T17:48:04.334-05:002011-08-16T17:48:04.334-05:00Farin:
Those are great choices! Naomi Watts and Mi...Farin:<br />Those are great choices! Naomi Watts and Michael Fassbender<br />are everyone's favorites (everyone who saw X-Men this summer,<br />anyway). And Rufus Sewell with those eyes and<br />that great sense of entitlement he can do. It'd be a great<br />film or series.<br /><br />Kaz in Pink: Naomi Watts, again! I was surprised that Edward<br />Norton didn't get more votes. He could totally play all<br />the range that is Lars. Rufus Sewell is moving up the rankings<br />with the late voting. Hmm...<br /><br />Saffron: Koch is amazing, isn't he? Loved him in Black Book<br />and The Lives of Others (and a lot of 80s German TV that<br />most Americans never heard of).<br /><br />Thanks for playing, everyone! Fingers crossed that it gets sold and made and the choices are this wonderful!Rebecca Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356263415472862380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-55778828942022157562011-08-14T11:54:27.511-05:002011-08-14T11:54:27.511-05:00Koch is a terrific actor, i cant imagine eckhart i...Koch is a terrific actor, i cant imagine eckhart in the role.saffronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046513585377987967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-47680787857952685072011-08-12T18:27:54.985-05:002011-08-12T18:27:54.985-05:00I love Edward Norton for Lars. He is so perfectly ...I love Edward Norton for Lars. He is so perfectly ambiguous. Is Lars good, is Lars bad? Norton could easily play this nuance.<br />I like Naomi Watts for Hannah. She is amazing and underutilized as an actress. She has Hannahs frail yet strong quality in spades.<br />Rufus Sewell for Boris. He has this sexy yet creepy quality that works perfect for Boris.kaz in pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410193355719408092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-87696340133836871492011-08-12T13:40:54.514-05:002011-08-12T13:40:54.514-05:00Better late than never, but I vote for Naomi Watts...Better late than never, but I vote for Naomi Watts, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Fassbender.Farinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494361289544037382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-30086031709656644642011-08-10T02:24:29.491-05:002011-08-10T02:24:29.491-05:00Thanks, Deb! I can't believe Rufus didn't ...Thanks, Deb! I can't believe Rufus didn't get more votes. He was great in Pillars of the Earth! But, frankly, I think all the choices are good.Rebecca Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356263415472862380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-45758292686204481592011-08-09T22:17:33.645-05:002011-08-09T22:17:33.645-05:00Kate Winslet and Rufus Sewell--Perfect casting. Th...Kate Winslet and Rufus Sewell--Perfect casting. Throw in Edward Norton as Lars and you've got the ideal cast.Deborah Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02935286859942025281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-75031931958224438702011-08-09T22:15:54.957-05:002011-08-09T22:15:54.957-05:00Matt: There's a lot to be said for that. Plus ...Matt: There's a lot to be said for that. Plus I'd LOVE to hear it in German myself.<br /><br />David: Thanks! I do see it as a kind of German Foyle's War. You are spot on!<br /><br />Merle: Those Brits are all very appropriate.<br /><br />Luckily, I didn't have to pick just three myself. :)Rebecca Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356263415472862380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-47231860406246792792011-08-09T20:07:53.024-05:002011-08-09T20:07:53.024-05:00I think I like the British cast...I think I like the British cast...MerleChloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024013379557095469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-68312659275708848572011-08-09T19:35:22.159-05:002011-08-09T19:35:22.159-05:00This is a difficult choice. Each of the casts is p...This is a difficult choice. Each of the casts is perfect, but in different ways, so I'm going to mix and match too. Hannah is strong, edgy, yet compassionate. I vote for Carice Van Houten for Hannah. Edward Norton is the best Lars Lang, he's very dark and ambiguous, can't tell if he's good or bad. And I like Sebastian Koch for Boris. So I've mixed them all up, but actually, any one of these casts would be wonderful. I would LOVE to see this series. Think of Foyle's War! Fabulous!David Deardorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090525665054866304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-82757943146480348952011-08-09T17:47:04.264-05:002011-08-09T17:47:04.264-05:00I vote for the German cast, and the movie should b...I vote for the German cast, and the movie should be in German with English subtitles. That's how I like to watch Das Boot, too. Authenticity all the way!<br /><br />In second place I like the American cast. Naomi Watts has the fragile exterior / steel underneath that I imagined when I first read Hannah. Aaron nails Boris, and Ed Norton can do anything. <br /><br />Kate would be a good Hannah, especially in the second novel and later. She kicks ass and takes names. Rufus Sewell has a good, quiet intensity, and Lars Lang plays an excellent gentleman officer.Matt Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208208757989655639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-75994706697767907812011-08-09T17:12:19.021-05:002011-08-09T17:12:19.021-05:00Jenna: How about we split Aaron Eckhardt? There is...Jenna: How about we split Aaron Eckhardt? There is plenty of him to go around. :)<br /><br />Comma Girl: Thanks! Everyone likes Fassbender. He's the front runner!<br /><br />Andrew: Thank you for your suggestions. Naomi Watts would be wonderful. The Germans seem to be edging out the Americans and Brits (except Fassbender!)<br /><br />Chantelle: I'll check out Kimberley Nixon too. And, really, how can one NOT like the idea of Alexader Skarsgard? For anything.Rebecca Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356263415472862380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-76373576335536486212011-08-09T14:45:47.530-05:002011-08-09T14:45:47.530-05:00These are pretty great options! I'm mixing &am...These are pretty great options! I'm mixing & matching too.<br /><br />Boris - Sebastian Koch<br /><br />Lars - I like the idea of Alexander Skarsgard<br /><br />Hannah - Of the three, I'd probably pick Naomi Watts, but how about Kimberly Nixon? She was in the recent Poirot Masterpiece Mystery "Three Act Tragedy" Here's a picture: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljek4oD9631qgrla1o1_500.png<br /><br />I'm keeping Ed Norton for myself :)Chantellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502810040281546279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-36598429061369902362011-08-09T14:43:46.206-05:002011-08-09T14:43:46.206-05:00Hoom. Well, this is a toughie. Too gauche to have ...Hoom. Well, this is a toughie. Too gauche to have dyed-Rebecca play Hannah herself?<br /><br />If so, then I have to go with Mr. Z -- Naomi and the German fellas (tho Fassbender gives Krettschman a good run). And this, by the way, comes from someone who loves/Loves/LOVES me some Kate Winslet, but Hannah Vogel has NW written ALL over her.Andrew GThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397722230526485222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-46082980657009140532011-08-09T14:39:14.417-05:002011-08-09T14:39:14.417-05:00I vote for the German cast, but opt for Fassbender...I vote for the German cast, but opt for Fassbender. Carice Van Houten looks like the Hannah I pictured as I read the book. And I somehow pictured Boris and older and rugged, but handsome, so Koch works for me.comma girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297890999911383787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-30042692863958185162011-08-09T13:36:06.629-05:002011-08-09T13:36:06.629-05:00Lovely! I like Naomi Watts too, but that could jus...Lovely! I like Naomi Watts too, but that could just be the period picture. And of course Winslet is fantastic. Not familiar w/Carice. But you can't have Aaron Eckhart. I need him to play Derek in the DIY books!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-33078480244015527652011-08-09T13:20:15.928-05:002011-08-09T13:20:15.928-05:00James: Love the term "transitional Nazi"...James: Love the term "transitional Nazi" for Lars!<br /><br />Kathryn: Another vote for Fassbender. Did you see him as Magneto? Whoa!<br /><br />Julie: It is an intriguing combo, isn't it?<br /><br />Jack (aka abbazabba): I like your thinking! Cameos...hmmm...<br /><br />Marlyn: Now you've got me thinking of Alex Skarsgard. In particular this one: <br />http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XrUTUmo_MIU/TTvhhnfSQHI/AAAAAAAAAEk/DkdhQUYiPaE/s1600/AlexSkarsgardElle_max600.jpg<br /><br />Now I'm all distracted from my work. That Alex would be perfect too!Rebecca Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356263415472862380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-65035804866155176522011-08-09T13:18:29.077-05:002011-08-09T13:18:29.077-05:00The choices for actors and actresses in the film a...The choices for actors and actresses in the film adaption to Game of Lies are exceptional. I would only add cameos of vaguely recognizable European mega stars (e.g., Charlotte Ramplig and Fanny Ardant to add mystique) and younger Americans (Cuba Gooding). The choices already displayed are very good, as I could easily these roles realizedjack hrusoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147180869574455747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-33529638612141025432011-08-09T13:15:19.548-05:002011-08-09T13:15:19.548-05:00I've never seen this blog before; it's fab...I've never seen this blog before; it's fabulous. I'm subscribing!<br /><br />Rebecca, I like Naomi and Rufus, but I've always pictured Alex Skarsgård as Lars.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-51008153675288126472011-08-09T13:12:41.694-05:002011-08-09T13:12:41.694-05:00I agree with Rebecca's choices. I wold only ad...I agree with Rebecca's choices. I wold only add cameos by vaguely recognizable (such as Charlotte Rampling, Fanny Ardant, or Cuba Gooding). The choices as they stand are very good. The movie adaptation would be well arranged and the screenplay written by the authorjack hrusoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147180869574455747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697167571269160594.post-78227355850004082792011-08-09T13:12:09.004-05:002011-08-09T13:12:09.004-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.com