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Joaquin Phoenix recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master', where he played the troubled drunkard, Freddie Quaill. He could very well join PTA's ensemble team of actors, including : John C. Reily, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Although these close actors have been avoided in PTA's last three films, he could bring them back for Inherent Vice. I believe Joaquin's best performance was in Gladiator, where he played the mean and vindicious Commodus, one of my most favourite characters. But the question is would he be the right choice to play the role of Doc Sportello in Thomas Pynchon's 1960's classic crime novel.
A lot of people around the web have been saying that they would love to see Joaquin work with PTA again. Whereas some people have said that they would like to see someone else take the leading role, preferably PTA's first choice, Robert Downey Jr. I could see how he would have liked to work with Robert, as he idolised his father, director-writer, Robert Downey Sr, when he was younger. I personally would love to see Joaquin star in this film as the drug-pumped detective Doc Sportello, as he would be perfect for this role, having already played an alcoholic in The Master. Paul Dano would be a good choice for this movie too, he is a very talented actor and was brilliant in There Will Be Blood.
I am really looking forward to this movie, the storyline sounds fairly similar to Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, a professional journalist who regularly indulges in high-class drugs. As Inherent Vice is about a regular drug-using detective who tries to solve a kidnapping case in 1960's LA. I am very confident that this film will rank among his best films, as he has had this film in planning for a matter of time now and I'm sure he'll choose a brilliant cast.
(Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus in 'Gladiator')
A lot of people around the web have been saying that they would love to see Joaquin work with PTA again. Whereas some people have said that they would like to see someone else take the leading role, preferably PTA's first choice, Robert Downey Jr. I could see how he would have liked to work with Robert, as he idolised his father, director-writer, Robert Downey Sr, when he was younger. I personally would love to see Joaquin star in this film as the drug-pumped detective Doc Sportello, as he would be perfect for this role, having already played an alcoholic in The Master. Paul Dano would be a good choice for this movie too, he is a very talented actor and was brilliant in There Will Be Blood.
(Robert Downey Sr.)
I am really looking forward to this movie, the storyline sounds fairly similar to Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, a professional journalist who regularly indulges in high-class drugs. As Inherent Vice is about a regular drug-using detective who tries to solve a kidnapping case in 1960's LA. I am very confident that this film will rank among his best films, as he has had this film in planning for a matter of time now and I'm sure he'll choose a brilliant cast.
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