New CIA movie

[RSK]

The Good Shepherd Movie Moves Ahead

March 30, 2004 — Variety reports that The Good Shepherd, which looks into the history of the CIA, will move ahead after many years in development. The film will be directed by Robert DeNiro with Leonardo DiCaprio starring. Production begins this October for a late 2005 release.

[TriggerPuller]

Di Caprio playing a CIA agent? This is gonna suck!!!! Thats as bad as that Colin Farrel jackass playing one with Pacino!

TP

[JiJoMacLE45]

Is there a hot chick in it? I can at least stomach a horribly bad movie if there is some eye candy.

[Supes]

If only Deniro was playing it... I won't mind Brad Pitt playing it or Redford. Spy Game was the ****. Redford and Deniro ROCK!

[Haiw]

Oh god...DiCaprio.... chickflick alert. :|

[SFontaine]

Di Caprio playing a CIA agent? This is gonna suck!!!! Thats as bad as that Colin Farrel jackass playing one with Pacino!

TP

Jealousy?

[Tributal]

Didn't wanna hijack this thread so I started a new one about suitable actors:

Who would you want to see play a spook? (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=208751#208751)

[usa320]

Its simple marketing play. they know that the CIA, and most action films for that matter, do very poorly at attracting the female audience, especially the younger female audience, who need some kind of love and mushy **** to make a movie "good". So they are making an attempt to attract at least SOME of this consumer base by adding a pretty boy actor.

I definately think the movie has potential, but the acting does not.

There are far better people for the part. CIA operatives are everything but "pretty". They are rough, highly intelligent, and have seen more **** more places, and more ****ty places in their 5 years with the service than most people see in a lifetime.

I think they should look really closely at Pearl Harbor for Example- it took a dead serious situation that had a global effect and they made it as simple as a cheap chickflick love story that is in the dollar theatre after a week of poor earnings. THat stuff doesnt sell. If your going to sell a movie as an accurate depiction of a historical event, or organization for this matter, it is far better to deliever an accurate depiction. Not some pretty SFX to satisfy the guys and mushy **** to please the ladies.

Example of something done right was Blackhawk Down and Saving Private ryan. Blunt, and to the point. They did an excellent job of conveying a serious subject matter without adding fiction to it.

[MetalBoy]

I don't want to seem like a pansy, but I actually think that DiCaprio is a pretty respectable actor. Just watch the Basketball Diaries and you might tend to agree.

[Ratamacue]

DiCaprio did a pretty good job in Catch Me If You Can, but that wasn't really a very serious movie. I have my doubts about his performance in this part, but before you pass judgment maybe you should see the movie.

[Fintin]

if your going to do a CIA film the main roll damn well better be named Jack Ryan and be played by Harrison Ford......although spy games was good

[Flagg]

http://images.tvnz.co.nz/entertainment/film/confesschuck_d.jpg

I reckon Chuck Barris is the ultimate CIA "operative".

Even after they put out a movie portraying him as a spook.

I bet he could go to Pyongyang, put on a North Korean Gong Show and NK counterintelligence would just laugh.....hmmmmmmm..maybe he really IS CIA????

[Gringo]

DiCaprio (whatever his f***ing name is!) must die!!!

[Tributal]

Best job DiCaprio ever did was in Gilbert Grape.