Beetle Bailey movie? Paul Rudd in the title role?

[arbusto_baboso]

WTF kind of casting is THAT????

Heard it on the radio this AM, and can't find a link on-line yet.

I like Rudd, but he's all wrong for the role. You need someone skinny, who seems lazy, easy-going and kinda stupid.

My ideal actor for the part: Topher Grace. He managed ALL those things on That 70s Show...

[joeybee12]

1. Did they get a reactionary right-wing nut to write the script...

...in keeping with the tone of the author of the comic strip.

[Aristus]

13. I checked out wikipedia's entry on Mort Walker. No mention of his politics.

I loved Beetle Bailey when I was a kid. Nothing I remember about it stood out as especially right-wing. Some of the stuff about Lt. Flap and Corporal Yo seem a little dated, but not out-and-out offensive.

[gmoney]

2. or DJ Qualls

He has his own hat even!

[redqueen]

3. Rudd is so much sexier though.

[arbusto_baboso]

4. It isn't about sexy. It's about good casting.

On the other hand, when has Hollywood ever cared about good casting? <SIGH>

[redqueen]

5. For a Beetle Bailey movie?

:rofl:

[arbusto_baboso]

6. One must get down the existential question at the bottom of all this....

Why make a movie of a really sucky, unfunny comic strip to begin with? I mean...

WHY?

[redqueen]

7. So that audience members can ogle Paul Rudd of course.

DUH!

[arbusto_baboso]

8. Pfft. Just watch 40 Year Old Virgin next time it's on FX.

Which should be in about 15 minutes or so.

[redqueen]

10. He is far from overexposed.

Stop being so jealous. It's unbecoming.

[arbusto_baboso]

11. I actually resemble Paul Rudd.

Except, I'm attractive.

[redqueen]

12. LOL

Ok post a pic then and let's see you. :)

[mitchum]

9. Beetle Bailey is Nobel worthy compared to Sad Sack

[SemiCharmedQuark]

15. He is also seems like one of the nicest guys ever.

I saw him in Chicago for a sneak preview of "I Love You Man" and he and Jason Segal stayed a good long time after signing and taking pictures...they would have stayed even longer but their security shuffled them off.

[redqueen]

16. Yeah? Cool.

I always like seeing him on talk shows, I think he's really funny.

[jmowreader]

14. What the hell is the point of a Beetle Bailey movie?

I wonder if they're interested in a little commercial tie-in...Sarge looks like the kinda guy who would have a Wall-to-Wall Counseling manual on his desk, and I look like the kinda guy who wrote one. Maybe we should get together, eh?