Once upon...in Hollywood
Any scenes of Steve --as played by d. Lewis -- from the film yet?
shareThis is news to me! Damian Lewis playing Steve McQueen! Wow. I would've never thought of Damian Lewis, but I think it works. I look forward to seeing it.
I remember Daniel Craig's name being tossed about to play him in some possible bio more than a decade ago. That wouldn't work as Craig is now older than McQueen was when he died.
When I first heard Lewis was playing McQueen, I was unsure if that was good casting or not... But then I looked at a picture of him and I do see somewhat of a resemblance that with a little make-up and/or CGI manipulation, he should work out fine.
shareI found this one. There is a resemblance.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e7/a9/f7/e7a9f702ca7922baf380bef141b7ea71.jpg
Yep, I think they'll make his face a little more fuller like Steve's, and of course the eyes more blue.
shareI agree. There is a resemblance, and as said earlier after make-up/CGI, he should be nearly a copy of McQueen.
Another thing that should be mentioned is Damian Lewis's experience with doing a convincing American accent. That may have played a role in the decision to cast him too.
Two years later...and the movie was almost two years ago...
Lewis looked pretty good as McQueen...they put him at a Playboy Mansion party talking to a woman (meant to be Connie Stevens, looks like Joey Heatherton) about the triangle among Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring.
Lewis' "McQueen" has the longer hair of LeMans, but its meant to be 1969 -- Bullitt was a big hit in 1968.
Lewis can't do much to get McQueen's voice(who could?) but there is one great, fleeting moment where he gets McQueen's slightly goofy grin and eye movements just right -- its perfect. And then it is gone.
He gets a funny final line. When "Connie Stevens" says that Polanski and Sebring prove that Sharon Tate likes "short men who look like 12 year old boys," McQueen replies:
"Yeah. I didn't have a chance."
I saw the film months ago, that was a goofy line.
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