Russell Crowe to do movie based on the life of Bill Hicks! YEA!

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/rusty-relaxes/2008/08/16/1218307310734.html

Rusty relaxes as film takes leaf of absence
August 17, 2008


RUSSELL Crowe is looking forward to bonus time in Australia after the postponement of filming for his next project, Nottingham.

The Oscar winner said it would be at least seven months before the film gets off the ground in England, allowing him to spend more time at his Woolloomooloo home with wife, Danielle Spencer, and sons, Charlie, 4, and Tennyson, 2, and working on other projects.

"More time in Australia is always a bonus," Crowe said last week.

"I have another project based on the life of comedian Bill Hicks, which is going from treatment to draft stage with Kiwi writer Mark Staufer."

It is understood he is considering playing the main role of Hicks — a controversial and brilliant American comedian who battled drug and alcohol abuse before dying from cancer at 32. Crowe confirmed Nottingham would not go ahead until March next year because director Sir Ridley Scott wanted the leaves on the trees in England's Sherwood Forest to be the right colour.

The delay meant local projects would get more attention — including a documentary Crowe is yet to name and the Bra Boys film, My Brother's Keeper, which was at second draft stage with Australian writer Stuart Beattie, he said.

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1. Wow. First I've heard of this.

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2. I had forgotten the link

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3. That rocks. n/t

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4. All fuckin' right! - As Bill would say

I don't necessarily like Russell Crowe but he might be perfect in the role! Bill would get a big kick out of it I'm sure.

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5. In other news, Dennis Leary just announced he's going to do a movie about Bil Hicks.

Or maybe he'll just continue doing Bill's act.