Paul Giamatti is going to play Gene Landy in "Love and Mercy"

[Rocky Raccoon]

http://www.avclub.com/articles/paul-giamatti-joins-that-john-cusackasbrian-wilson,98699/

[ontor pertawst]

Ha! You can just picture this in your head, can't you? Can't wait to see him in costume with a ridiculous hairpiece.

[The Shift]

Looks good to me… starting to warm to this.

[Justin]

This is looking to be a winner!

[Melt Away]

I loved him Private Parts 1,000 years ago. This is going to be awesome.

[Summertime Blooz]

He was incredible in the John Adams miniseries. Quality actor for sure.

[rn57]

Giametti can play comedy like nobody's business so I sure hope the writers exploit the yuks potential of his role to the full; it'd be needed to offset the whole grimness of the Landy era, especially in its later part (apart from, say, depicting the recording of "Smart Girls" - now there's something that would be damn funny if done right).

[Wrightfan]

He was incredible in the John Adams miniseries. Quality actor for sure.

Absolutely. Great hire.

[Wirestone]

Suddenly this movie seems like it might not be horrible ...

[Gabo]

I love him in Sideways. If this movie is actually released (biopics have a tendency to get announced and then disappear) then it shouldn't be bad

[Shady]

Ok, this movie just got serious

[Ziggy Stardust]

Ooooh snap, now this is starting to sound interesting! damn son

[beatnickle]

One of my favorite actors. My favorite Giamatti movie is " American Splendor ''. I might be biased because I am a professional artist and also a big Robert Crumb fan. Anyway, American Splendor is a great movie and Paul Giamatti is spot on in his portrayal of Harvey Pekar.

[Lowbacca]

One of my favorite actors. My favorite Giamatti movie is " American Splendor ''. I might be biased because I am a professional artist and also a big Robert Crumb fan. Anyway, American Splendor is a great movie and Paul Giamatti is spot on in his portrayal of Harvey Pekar.

THIS! He rocked hard in American Splendor. Amazing and versatile actor.
He's also portraying another iconic pop culture villain (next to Landy) soon in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - the Rhino. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at him (obviously not in full Rhino mode yet):

[37!ws]

He'll sure beat that fat guy who played Landy in the 1990 movie!

[lostbeachboy]

Horrible casting so far. Why am I not surprised...

[Mr. Cohen]

Oh man, now that I see Gene is getting a big role, this movie totally needs to start with Brian doing a mid-80s workout (complete with headband, short shorts, and shirt with the sleeves cut off) to "Too Much Sugar" as Gene yells in his face to get in shape.

[Mr. Cohen]

And, as Brian works out, we see repeated shots of him trying to fit into a pair of leather pants. Each time, he's a little thinner, until finally he can squeeze into the pants. "You look like Jim Morrison," says a leery-eyed Landy.

Then, Brian goes on stage to perform "Night Time". Cut to a shot of Mike Love watching the spectacle on television, shaking his head and then crying.

[Rocky Raccoon]

I think Laura Dern would make a great Melinda.  If you look at pictures from when Melinda was younger, like in the I Just Wasn't Made for These Times documentary, there's a bit of a resemblance too.

[The Heartical Don]

I want the middle half hour of the movie to focus entirely on the recording of Sweet Insanity.

Seminal stuff.

And I want a scene where Peter Reum peeks into Landy's, um, 'travel case' with a gazillion packs and bottles of meds for Brian, and see his eyes pop out of his head.

(the latter may be entirely fictitious, but it is no crime to 'emphasise' reality for viewing impact a bit).

Just sayin'.

[The Heartical Don]

...and I want the scene where Mike Love says to Brian: 'Those Shoes Are Hideous!!!'.

A remark that changed the course of history.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

And the scene where Brian says he's going to walk round the swimming pool 5017 times, and then proceeds to do just that.. If that sequence is not in the film in its entirety, then I for one won't be going to see it.

[The Heartical Don]

And the scene where Brian says he's going to walk round the swimming pool 5017 times, and then proceeds to do just that.. If that sequence is not in the film in its entirety, then I for one won't be going to see it.

 

Robust remark from someone in the know.

On closer inspection, I think the film must be about 12 hours in length, just as the original version of Greed, by Erich von Stroheim.

Some studio mogul will cut away about 10 hours and 'lose' the memory devices with that deleted stuff. Result: a bowdlerised and totally incomprehensible, but eminently watchable version will see the light of day.

But true fans and film historians will go to the greatest of lengths for about 45 years and they discover lots of bits and pieces of the movie in the most unexpected of places. They faithfully re-create ever more precise versions of the original film. Also, a whole cottage industry arises where other fans create their own versions of the 12 hour epic biopic about BW.

And then, finally, in the year 2058, there is reason to rejoice: the work as it was intended is released, to great praise, and crowned with many, many awards all over the world.

(*unsettling feelings of déja vu are popping up in my brain*)

[RangeRoverA1]

I definitely don't know the subject of discussion, the photo doesn't help recognize him either, but if he's really that talented as you all claim, then fine. Though tbh, I'll watch this biopic anyway, even if the casting is consisting of bad &/or obscure actors. It's about Brian Wilson, after all. Surely, if the movie concerned another musician, I'd see it as long as I'm certain it's not a trash.

[Wirestone]

 

I definitely don't know the subject of discussion, the photo doesn't help recognize him either, but if he's really that talented as you all claim, then fine. Though tbh, I'll watch this biopic anyway, even if the casting is consisting of bad &/or obscure actors. It's about Brian Wilson, after all. Surely, if the movie concerned another musician, I'd see it as long as I'm certain it's not a trash.

Have you ever actually seen a movie? John Cusack and Paul Giamatti are the exact opposite of bad and/or obscure.