Ethan Hawke steals a role from a short actor in Lorenz Hart biopic Blue Moon

Was Peter Dinklage not available???

I understand what you mean and I do think you have a point, but I don’t like putting restrictions on directors.

As soon as I saw Richard Linklater’s name I knew why he would rather work with Hawks than someone he’s less familiar with.

This reminds me of that Todd Haynes bomb from 8-10 years ago when he cast Julianne Moore as a deaf person instead of giving Marlee Matlin a job. I get it, but I still think they should be allowed to choose who they’re most comfortable with.

Who's Lorenz Hart?

From Dazed and Confused to Rodgers and Hart.

You’re right about that arms… they should have chopped them off, shaved them down, then reattached.

Didn't know about this film, but the trailer looks quite good.

I'll have to make a point of seeing it.

I wasn't especially bothered by Ethan Hawk's height by what I saw in the trailer.

[quote]Who's Lorenz Hart?—Everybody under 85

Not everybody on DL under 85. Your clever remark is actually quite stupid.

Is Richard LInklater easing out of the closet? He's doing this, he's doing the Merrily We Roll Along Movie (with Beanie and Ben Platt) and then he did the most openly homoerotic movie of the last 20 years - Everybody Wants Some.

Hawk and Scott are about 6 or 7 years apart, which Hart and Rogers also were.

But Hawk and Scott are older than Hart and Rodgers were at the time of Oklahoma!--they're both @ 7 or 8 years older.

It doesn't matter but it would be more interesting to me to have an actor Hart's size play it, who resembles Hart. Then I wouldn't have to be thinking about how they made Hawk look short or how they shaved his hair back or dyed it. He kind of reminds me here of Jose Ferrer in Moulin Rouge. (Not the Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge.)

If you’ve seen “Words and Music” with Mickey Rooney playing Hart, you’ll understand why the actor’s height should not be the primary consideration!

He looks ridiculous.

Even though I know who Hart was, I have no idea of what he looked like. Most people don't.

[quote]reminds me here of Jose Ferrer in Moulin Rouge. (Not the Nicole Kidman Moulin Rouge.)

The one with the hit song.

Sung by Zsa Zsa Gabor in the film (or someone, while Zsa Zsa pretended to sing).

So should they have gotten a short, gay, Jewish actor for the part?

Armin Shimerman could have easily played the part 35 years ago.

He Jewish and short, but now he's 75 years old.

Shimerman is best remembered for playing Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

He was a genius.

Johnny Galecki could have played it. 5' 5", looks something like Hart, and he's younger than Hawk. Hart died at 48; J. G. is 50.

[quote]Was Peter Dinklage not available???

Dinklage is 4' 5". That's in itself quite a difference from 5' 0".

R17 We should tell the younger folks that Hart is on the left and Rodgers is on the right in that photo. A first guess might assume the opposite.

[quote] Johnny Galecki could have played it.

R18 He definitely would have been a good choice physically. He even has a furrowed brow like Hart had. He’s also a musician. However, I think Galecki has essentially retired on his many millions of dollars in salary from “The Big Bang Theory.”

[quote]A first guess might assume the opposite.

Which I assume is intentional, r20.