dalsh327 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Joseph Gordon Levitt would be my pick (and he's the same height as Axl) but he'd need to do more than a karaoke level performance (Fallon). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Joseph Gordon Levitt would be my pick (and he's the same height as Axl) but he'd need to do more than a karaoke level performance (Fallon). He's not far off Axl's looks either: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Gordon Lewitt looks kinda asian, what da hell r ya thinkin'....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Gordon Lewitt looks kinda asian, what da hell r ya thinkin'....? You will never find someone who's looking exactly like Axl or Duff or Slash or Izzy.Gordon Lewitt could be a good choice. Depends on his acting abilitys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 He's also in his early 30s so he can get away with playing someone in their 20s. I think he'd convincingly do it, once he studied the footage and started picking all the little things up in interviews and performance footage, but a group of guys with acting and music ability to pull it off is tricky. It would have to be like a Monkees cast, having a mix of actors who have some music ability and musicians who can act, maybe not great but good enough to believe them as members of GNR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Gordon Lewitt to play Axel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 No Joseph Gordon! That could be terrible...at least in my opinion it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Unless they decide to animate it, that's what I'm going with unless someone can come up with a better name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRfan2008 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 No Joseph Gordon! That could be terrible...at least in my opinion it would.I like JGL but he does not have the charisma to play Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Unless they decide to animate it, that's what I'm going with unless someone can come up with a better name. Jack O Connell, he has the attitude to play him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Castaneda Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It really doesn't matter because without GNR music it cannot possibly be an impactful film. So that ends any discussion of the film. I have yet hear Marc comment on that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellobeatle Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 It really doesn't matter because without GNR music it cannot possibly be an impactful film. So that ends any discussion of the film. I have yet hear Marc comment on that part.I agree. Would be shitty if they just did Nice Boys, Mama Kin, etc and other early songs GNR covered like in the Hendrix movie. Anyone know how classic-GNR song licenses work? Does Slash & Duff get a say or vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 It really doesn't matter because without GNR music it cannot possibly be an impactful film. So that ends any discussion of the film. I have yet hear Marc comment on that part.The people that optioned the rights to Reckless Road plan on going through the proper channels with the bands music licensing attorneys to get the music and they would like to work with the band to make the film. There would be no point in making the film without the music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAEBALL Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 With all due respect... I don't ever see how this get off the ground in regards to the music licensing and working with the band... whatever "the band" means..How does this not result in endless lawsuits coming from Axl's "camp" ? I hope I'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I'd rather see the mix of actors and musicians try to make the music themselves than lip sync to the original music. Joaquin Phoenix did fine doing the Johnny Cash songs, even though he could have just lip synced to any number of JC recordings. The approval to use the music is separate from approval to cover the songs but because they're basing this on real people, I don't know if that factors into the approval. Not having the signature GNR songs like WTTJ and SCOM would definitely impact it, but they could go with any number of cover songs they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 No Joseph Gordon! That could be terrible...at least in my opinion it would.I think he is a great actor........but would be terrible as Axl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Castaneda Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 As Marc said there would be no poibt without the music and that is not going to happen so no film. Even if Axl was onboard, big if, Slash has gone on record saying he doesn't want a GNR bio film. Furthermore, all speculation of casting Axl is pointless. Nobody could pull that off in a convincing way and the whole movie would hinge on that particular performance. Not trying to shit on this project Marc, but there are too many obstacles for it to be taken seriously. Unless of course the guardians of peace get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthiasofredwall Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 robert downey jr!!!!!! i know you guys might think he wouldnt play axl well, but trust me, he really would.i know hes a high paid actor but hes a true rock n roll fan and i think he would love to be a part and not demand such high amounts of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSoftie Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 robert downey jr!!!!!! i know you guys might think he wouldnt play axl well, but trust me, he really would.i know hes a high paid actor but hes a true rock n roll fan and i think he would love to be a part and not demand such high amounts of money.I think RDJ is a legend but I just can't see him as Axl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 robert downey jr!!!!!! i know you guys might think he wouldnt play axl well, but trust me, he really would.i know hes a high paid actor but hes a true rock n roll fan and i think he would love to be a part and not demand such high amounts of money.How should RDJ play a 25 year old guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyrobot Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 RDJ doesnt remotely resemble Axl and is too old to play him now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthiasofredwall Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 he can look so young with his hair like they did in sherlock holmes, watch those movies you can see he really can play a character, not just himself as iron maniron man and a lot of the movies hes in he just plays himself with the character involved a little, but in sherlock you can see he really can play someone completely different very well.if you look up sherlock holmes or sherlock holmes 2 depending on which pics you look at he might not look as young as i know he can, i watched both movies and depending on how is hair is he can look really really young, and beard or no beard. it would be better to get someone who can play him, instead of someone who looks similar.now there are similarities they're both hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthiasofredwall Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 now this is not the only or best example but i just happened to have watched this recently: rdj has the charisma and energy to play axl, and you can see how well he does at this, compared to scarlett johansson who is a really good actoryou can see how well he does at imitationsand axl is a person who is very honest and stands very strong for justice, and robert would really take it seriously playing him and would do it very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 But is Reckless Road about Axl? What is the story here? They conquered sunset strip then their debut went postal. They toured internationally sold more records. On drugs. It's not a bio pic? The Doors really played off the myth of Morrison. Stone saw one of his transcendental characters in Morrison. GNR was just a controversy train wreck. Maybe there's a survivor story there but its more of a tragedy. Are they really going to show the reality of the bands street life?I'd definitely be interested if they write a script and attach a director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 robert downey jr!!!!!! i know you guys might think he wouldnt play axl well, but trust me, he really would.i know hes a high paid actor but hes a true rock n roll fan and i think he would love to be a part and not demand such high amounts of money.It's always jarring to encounter someone so removed from reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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