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06 November 2008
Antonio Banderas To Play Salvador Dali
In biopic from the director of Con Air
Source: Variety

Antonio Banderas To Play Salvador Dali
Antonio Banderas is Salvador Dali.

At least, that’s the likely outcome – Banderas is in final negotiations to play the surrealist painter in a biopic called, simply, Dali, which will be directed by Simon West.

Yes, the same Simon West who directed Con Air.

While West may seem an unlikely match to a film about one of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century, he’s clearly passionate about the project, having worked on it since 2003, when he optioned a spec script by Jeremy Walters.

And, in our heart of hearts, we’d like to think that Dali would have had a soft spot for Con Air, particularly the scene with the flying car. But we digress…

Banderas, on the other hand, seems a perfect fit to play the artist. The film will cover a specific period of Dali’s life, when he came to America and, it says here, conquered the country with a combination of sex, surrealism and sin, before it all went tits up in a combination of scandal and misfortune.

The movie will focus primarily on Dali’s relationship with his wife, muse and manager, Gala (no word on that role yet) as well as his outrageous lifestyle. West will use a combination of lavish CGI and music in an attempt to capture Dali’s unique eye and joie de vivre.

Filming is set to begin in Spain and England in the first quarter of 2009, which would make it the second Dali film to make it before the cameras. Little Ashes, starring Twilight’s Robert Pattinson as a young Dali, is in the can and awaiting release. There shouldn’t be too much crossover with West’s Dali project, but you now have to fear for the future of Andrew Niccol’s Dali & I: The Surreal Story, to which Al Pacino has been attached for ages.
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The last good film I remembered Antonio Banderas acted in was Interview of the Vampire and that was years ago. I hope he can do the role justice, but doubt it, as the director has made some pretty awful films. I'm not looking forward to this at all. Never know I could be wrong. ... Read More

paganprincess About me

23:15, 07 November 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Antonio Banderas To Play Salvador Dali
He wont be a patch on Robert Pattersons groundbreaking performance. ... Read More

Scabby About me

13:34, 07 November 2008 | Report This Post
RE: Antonio Banderas To Play Salvador Dali
I've heard worse ideas, surprised  its not been done before. I smell oscar-fodder ... Read More

rupert303 About me

13:20, 07 November 2008 | Report This Post
Antonio Banderas to play Salvador Dali
As Duncan Banatyne would say  : "I'm out " ... Read More

surveyofsociety About me

00:32, 07 November 2008 | Report This Post
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!
All these biopics are the worst idea any actor/director/producer can have, they all are "personal projects" made without the proper research and that always end up being a portrait of the actor's ego. A clear example: Julie Taymor's "Frida". ... Read More

Uzard About me

16:39, 06 November 2008 | Report This Post
'Perfect Fit'?????????????
What because he's hispanic? He looks nothing like dali! and i bet they gloss over his support for franco's facists too. ah well......... ... Read More

Knight of Fury About me

12:31, 06 November 2008 | Report This Post
Thank fuck. It's about time Antonio Banderas did a film which sounded intelligent. As a massive fan of his, if I'd had to sit through another "My Mum's New Boyfriend", I think I'd have skewered myself with... something. ... Read More

deathbat6661 About me

12:14, 06 November 2008 | Report This Post
He may have directed Con Air, but he also directed Tomb Raider, which was awful ... Read More

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