A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Waterline Man on October 23, 2008, 04:47:55 PM
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Ok, I was mulling over this for a while ::) ::)
If Warner Brothers were to bring out a new flick on the life & times of Dire Straits who do you think would play a young & older MK?
C'mon ladies & dont tell me Brad Pitt or George Clooney coz they look like me & I look nothing like MK :o :o ;D ;D :D :D LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gayle 8),I await youre input in this.
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I have no idea but looking forward to read some answers!
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I think they'd have to go looking for a couple of actors: the young MK and the mature MK.
I can't think of anyone already known who is fit to play him. I mean, who looks like him.
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I see nobody.... MK sould become an actor...he already played theater so he may be able to do it :D
i would love to see him on screens... but certainly not played by someone else...
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I vote for Pottel
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Quote Waterline Man: "C'mon ladies & dont tell me Brad Pitt or George Clooney coz they look like me "
Yeahhhh sure! .........Nice to see you again Mr. Clowny? ;D
Well I have tried to find somebody looking like Mark, but there is only one Mark in the world! :P He can play himself as the older Mark and .........hey I just have to think about the fact that Mark has 2 sons...........does one of you know if they look like Mark when he was younger? ::)
Hey it is an advantage that they are twins.........one for me to drool over (after all I didn't pay attention to the young Mark and still need to discover that one)! :P . The other son can be for Gayle or one of the other girls ......ohhhh perhaps I should say ladies! ;D
Fieneke
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Fieneke - I have only seen pictures of one twin and, no, I don't really think he looks like Mark! Maybe just one facial feature, perhaps! ;) We will have to think of someone else!
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Fieneke, here is Ben Knopfler's MySpace page. He doesn't look much like Mark. Don't know if the twins are identical.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=171132541
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no the twins aren't identical :)
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ohhhhhh but i have a friend who looks a bit like MK, he is around 50 (just smaller) ;D he is singer in a band but doesn't play guitar. You put him dark glasses (and heels) it's MK :D
I may see him soon i'll take a photo :D
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I'd say the lead singer of the band 'Razorlight' to play the young MK, and Charlie from the UK TV programme 'Casualty' to play MK now. :)
What do you think.?
Cheers BBB
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Thank you Knopfling for the link of Ben! There is one picture where he looks a bit like his dad, well you can see they are family! ;D It was nice to read his myspace page and I will try to find some music of Ben!
Quote Nigel "what do you think? "
Nigel I don't know those people, do you have pictures? ::)
Fieneke
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BBB - Possibly the lead singer of Razorlight (Johnny Borrell) at a pinch, but I think Charlie from Casualty would have to shave his head! ;D
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Hi Rollergirl/ and Other Folks
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http://www.virginmedia.com/images/johnny_borrell-gal-embarrassing.jpg
http://www.rebeldean.com/images/scans/casualty.jpg
(the one on the left, I think)
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You wouldn't need 2 actors - only one - make-up takes care of the rest! :-)
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How about Ewan McGregor for the Dire Straits era MK and Anthony Hopkins as the present day MK?
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Now if we were to consider the most unwanted scenario - and that is for Hollywood to make the film then it would be much easier to determine who would play the two characters.
MaCauley Culken for young MK and Will Smith for old MK - easy! ;)
And of course I can imagine the finale - MK on stage at the age of 75 playing his farewell concert and standing on his amps smashing his guitars against the drums and keyboards and offering the debris to the 'fans'. The light show going ballistic, a fire breaks out, the emergency services are called and Kurt Russel appears with Tommy Lee Jones to save the day.
No thanks!
:)
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I think Metroland star Christian Bale would do a good job.
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Have you seen Brian Eno recently. Dead spit of MK now, imho.
Cheers BBB
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Let's face facts, we all know that there's only one man who can play MK... the legend that is Keith Harris.
Here's a still from the film, also featuring Orville as Guy Fletcher.
(http://www.henderson-management.co.uk/img3.jpg)
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Okay, call this way out of left field, but I have always thought Geoffrey Rush looks like he could be in the Knopfler family. I imagined him as playing MK's dad, although I've never seen a pic of Mr Knopfler. Plus, with Geoffrey Rush we'd have quality acting.
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Yup, now that you mention it, Geoffrey Rush does bear a resemblance to MK.
I am a baldie with a big nose, but the comparisons end there unfortunately.