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Brian Damage · 04-07-2009, 10:29 PM

Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is on tap to play the French emperor in a screen adaptation of Staton Rabin's children's book "Betsy and the Emperor."

GC Corp., the venture capital fund headed by Adi Cohen and Joseph Grinkorn, has picked up rights to the project that had been held by the Bob Yari Co. GC, which will secure financing, has assigned "Betsy" to Killer Films, with plans to begin filming in late autumn.

John Curran ("The Painted Veil") is attached to direct from a screenplay by Brian Edgar.

Producing are Killer Films' Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler as well as Zvi Howard Rosenman, Colleen Camp and Fonda Snyder. Cohen and John Wells will serve as exec produce.

Killer, Curran and Pacino are repped by CAA. Rosenman, Snyder and Rabin are repped by Lynn Pleshette for this project, and Camp is repped by Gersh.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...069403abc328a1

browneyes106 · 04-08-2009, 12:10 AM

I agree it will be a miscast

Mr. Television · 04-08-2009, 12:12 AM

Maybe he'll surprise you.

TripperFan · 04-08-2009, 12:39 AM

All I can picture is:

Now playing....Serpico as Napoleon! (or even Michael Corlene)!

Mr. Television · 04-08-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

All I can picture is:

Now playing....Serpico as Napoleon! (or even Michael Corlene)!

I remember watching an old movie with Marlon Brando as Napoleon. Now he was awful in it.

Brian Damage · 04-08-2009, 01:34 AM

"My name is Napoleon....Hoo Ra!"

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I love Al Pacino...BUT, Talk About Miscasting Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is on tap to play the French emperor in a screen adaptation of Staton Rabin's children's book "Betsy and the Emperor." GC Corp., the venture capital fund headed by Adi Cohen and Joseph Grinkorn, has picked up rights to the project that had been held by the Bob Yari Co. GC, which will secure financing, has assigned "Betsy" to Killer Films, with plans to begin filming in late autumn. John Curran ("The Painted Veil") is attached to direct from a screenplay by Brian Edgar. Producing are Killer Films' Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler as well as Zvi Howard Rosenman, Colleen Camp and Fonda Snyder. Cohen and John Wells will serve as exec produce. Killer, Curran and Pacino are repped by CAA. Rosenman, Snyder and Rabin are repped by Lynn Pleshette for this project, and Camp is repped by Gersh. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...069403abc328a1
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browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I agree it will be a miscast

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