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dianavilliers July 11 2006, 04:38:25 UTC
I'll play!

Asclepiodotus - he's either a dinosaur, or something found in yoghurt.

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shoobear July 12 2006, 02:26:56 UTC
In Bede, Asclepiodotus is the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard who defeats Allectus and restores Britain to the Empire. In Wace, however ( ... )

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dianavilliers July 12 2006, 03:58:21 UTC
Oh thats quite exciting. Russel Crowe to play the lead?

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shoobear July 12 2006, 05:49:24 UTC
Hell, no! He can be Allectus: not much pedigree, but lots of lovely fighting and yelling encouragement at his soldiers :)
Personally, I'd cast Jean Reno as Asclepiodotus - even though he's French and looks Italian, he could carry it off as an actorrr. ;)

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dianavilliers July 12 2006, 21:02:36 UTC
You are, as usual, entirely correct. Russel Crowe is a mutt. I don't think I know Jean Reno?

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shoobear July 13 2006, 01:30:40 UTC
Hmm... In Hollywood he tends to be cast as a terrorist given that he's older and has olive skin! (he gets juicier French roles, of course!)

English roles off the top of my head: he was the cop in French Kiss, the terrorist in Air Force One, Odysseus in the Odyssey (=shite, he carried that movie on his back. Stupid Hollywood, when will they get the Classical epic right?!!?), various terrorists in action movies, occasionally allowed to be a cop in an action movie... oh and I think they did a crappy American remake of a huge MontyPythonstyle French hit of his where he's a time-travelling count out to make sure he gets descendants.

His French roles have been much better.

heh heh, mutt. so so true :D

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