This "Survivor" guy definitely has the bigger-than-life presence to do well in movies, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if people in Hollywood snap him up. Granted, I don't know that he can act, but that certainly hasn't stopped some folks in Hollywood from carving out successful careers.
First and foremost, they've GOT to write him into the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean." This is the most natural fit for a role since Shelly Duvall was cast as "Olive Oyl." After that, no, I wouldn't cast him as Hagrid because I'm perfectly happy with the current actor in the role. But if anyone in Hollywood has a new version of "The Adventures of Robin Hood" in development, Rupert would be the ideal Little John.
Any other perfect roles for him?
PAD
Posted by Peter David at October 3, 2003 03:57 PM | TrackBack | Other blogs commentingIt's almost a pity Robbie Coltrane is so perfect as Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies. Maybe Rupert can play Crawp when Order of the Phoenix finally gets filmed--or some other as-yet-unknown Hagrid relative...
I dunno. Dye his hair and he'd make a pretty decent Odin, lord of Asgard!
But Odin's this little grey guy, about yeh high....
(Stargate: SG-1; the Asgard are aliens along the line of the Roswellian greys. We've been shown Thor, Loki, and mebbe a couple of other Norse "gods". Didn't know that Asgard was a place in Norse mythology, though.)
Here's an admittedly weird one:
Since, if you believe recent polls from California, it seems Mr. Schwarzenegger might not be available for his expected film projects, why not have Rupert play a Terminator in T4? He can play an earlier model terminator that Schwarzenegger's series--or a later one, I suppose, depending on your view of Schwarzenegger's place in cyborg-assasin technological development...
How about a TV series about a crime fighting homeless dude?? :)
(Anyone else think that Rupert's kicking so much butt that he's hurting his chances in the game? When it's down to just Drake members, he's the one they'll target first.)
Blackbeard
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Tom Bomdadil
Oooooo...Blackbeard in a remake of the Disney classic "Blackbeard's Ghost"
Kathleen
"Blackbeard's Ghost".....Kathleen, that's brill.
Once he earns his acting chops...maybe Falstaff?
And they are remaking THE GOONIES so there ought to be a role for the big guy somewhere.
The Lou Albano Story?
At the very least, he's a shoo-in for the rumoured Survivor All Star series.
Well, if anyone ever buys the television or movie rights to Sir Apropos, there's plenty of roles for Rupert there. You can fit him with a Scottish accent and play Ronnell or he could wear out his voice as Lord Beliqouse.
Or he can play Isiah Edwards on a Little House on the Prairie revival...
Sasquatch on "The Six Million Dollar Man" remake?
Ooo ooo ooo!! Wait, I know..... SW: Episode 3 ---- Chewbacca's dad!
Waitaminnit! Rupert's the one whose career is listed as "troubled teens mentor," right?
Clearly, we gotta work that aspect of his character into his role.
So let him do the Spencer Tracy role in a Boys Town remake, or the Merlin Olsen role when Father Murphy gets adapted to the big screen.
PAD obviously has a pirate fetish...'nuff said...still, I dig his work, Keep on jousting windmills, Pete...
He does seem almost too perfectly cast. Gad... maybe he's the Mole!
No wait, Wrong show.
Seriously, it does seem like none of the other contestants have ever watched the show. Rupert seems like he's the only one who has a clue how to go about playing or winning the game. Maybe he IS a mole!