
(Even today viewers are rediscovering the joys of 2003’s Master and Commander.) Some of them were the kinds of middlebrow duds that misjudge what audiences want out of a movie, the way Proof of Life once did. Some of them were as good as, or better than, the ones that made his name. For a decade and a half after A Beautiful Mind’s Best Picture win, he starred in movies cut from the same grown-up drama cloth. Like his rise to fame, Crowe’s descent to the margins took a while to develop, but then happened all at once. They’re both entirely believable as grown-ass men, volatile and complicated, with fierce ideals that drive them to difficult choices. Though Crowe is a quarter-century younger than Pacino, Wigand seems Bergman’s equal, and not just because of the 35 pounds Crowe reportedly put on, or the silver wig and aging makeup he wears throughout. It’s that intelligence that Mann brings so clearly to the screen, that intelligence which arms Crowe for his scenes opposite Al Pacino, who plays Lowell Bergman, a wheeling-and-dealing 60 Minutes producer. Above all, Wigand is intelligent: Even when he’s caught by surprise, he’s always searching his mind for the right move. As Jeffrey Wigand, the scientist who blows the whistle on cigarette companies, Crowe is conflicted and stormy, brave and angry, calculating yet impulsive. You can find out more about applying here.Crowe pulled Gladiator off, in part, by becoming larger than life, adopting Maximus’ enormous confidence-arrogance, perhaps-for his own.Īnd then came 1999 and Michael Mann’s The Insider. The more flexible your availability, the better," they added. "Please be aware that continuity will be required - meaning the same background artists will be required for multiple shoot days.

Shooting stars in August with dates up until the end of September.
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"As this is a costumed production, inclusion of accurate costume measurements (Bust/Chest, Waist, Hips, Inseam, Shoe Size) are required upon application submission and two current photos - non filtered (head & shoulders and full length please)."
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This is because the movie is set in Spain and Italy in the mid-1990s.Ī notice on MovieExtras.ie says they are looking for "people with excellent availability throughout August and September in the Bray/ South Dublin area."Īs well as Mediterranean, they say they are also looking "for some black men and women over 50 who could pull off a cardinal or priest look."

The movie could see Crowe land in Bray and South Dublin for filming in August and September with the casting company seeking "Mediterranean/South American" looking people to play extras. Read More: Sir Tom Jones' health scares after cancelling concert and denying he collapsed He wrote two memoirs before he died in 2016 at the age of 91. The Oscar winner stars in The Pope's Exorcist which sees him take on the role of the Vatican's chief exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, who is said to have performed over 100,000 exorcisms.įr Amorth previously worked as a lawyer and served in World War II before becoming a priest in 1954 and an exorcist in 1986.


Extras are currently being sought for Russell Crowe's latest movie which will be shot in Ireland in August and September.
