This is far from confirmed but I think it’s a few notches above a fanciful rumor. We already know that Ridley Scott is next set to work on the “Robin Hood was actually evil” movie Nottingham which will again star his frequent lead Russell Crowe.
We also already know that his next movie after Nottingham will be the middle east drama Body of Lies starring Leonardo DiCaprio which was previously titled Penetration. What’s news today from Hollywood Elsewhere is that Ridley Scott could be set to use Russell Crowe once again, this time to star opposite DiCaprio for the first time in the actors careers.
Now granted, anyone could have printed out a page with “PENETRATION” written on the script and handwrote those names above but with Scott and Crowe working so well and so often together, it’s not much of a stretch to think that he has Crowe all lined up for this film also.
Some of you might recognize the name William Monahan on the script and rightfully so. He was of course the guy who recieved an Oscar for writing the script for The Departed.
Just look at those names on that script again. What incredible talent and to think we still have the awesome looking American Gangster and Nottingham to see before Body of Lies ever see’s the light of day!
source – film ick
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Actually, it has been confirmed by Crowe himself. Crowe fans first heard about it from him on a radio show in Sydney. A friend of his, John Laws, is retiring from radio after 55 years and Russell called in the other day.
http://www.mytalk.com.au/aspx/pages/mediaplayer.aspx?t=audio&w=1241
He didn’t say he was playing Hoffman, but that’s who we thought it would be and this script cover page appears to confirm that.
It’s a supporting role, but it’s Ridley and Leo and a good story. BTW, Crowe and diCaprio have actually acted in a movie together before, in the Sam Raimi film, The Quick and the Dead, in 1995. Leo was just turning 20 at the time.
Thanks.
Thanks for the updates Cindy.
Yeah I so forgot about that and I love that movie. Leo was so good in that for at his age too.
Crowe and Scott have confirmed in recent interviews that they’ll be starting this film very early fall, preceding Nottingham. It is scheduled to begin shooting on location in Washington DC, then moving to Morocco.
Scott, speaking at Comic-con, said that they still haven’t decided on the name, probably either Body of Lies, after the book, or Penetration.
Crowe and DiCaprio HAVE worked together before–The Quick and The Dead. This would not be their first time on set together.
Yeah we already established that in the above comments Lynn but thanks all the same!
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