ROTTEN TOMATOES: Steve McQueen Returning to the Big Screen (Sort Of)

Steve McQueen Returning to the Big Screen (Sort Of)

by Jeff Giles | August 22, 2007

Summary

He was nicknamed "The King of Cool" during his Hollywood career, and even more than 25 years after his death, Steve McQueen still has enough pull to rate a biopic. Variety is reporting that producer Kevin Kasha has purchased the film rights to My Husband, My Friend, the memoir written by McQueen's first wife, Neile McQueen Toffel, about their 16-year marriage. Back to Article

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JamesEarl writes:
on Aug 22 2007 01:39 PM

Not long ago RT told of a "rumor" that Pitt was wanting to do a remake of Bullitt and put himself in McQueen's role. So maybe he's already making a decision for everyone.

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mjolson20 writes:
on Aug 22 2007 03:58 PM

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fight club, seven, babel, snatch, interview with the vampire, true romance.. seen any of those maybe u should rent one than re-evaluate his acting skill

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meep writes:
on Aug 22 2007 05:08 PM

I've heard Daniel Craig mentioned in the same breath as The Great Escape remake rumors, so this makes perfect sense.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Aug 22 2007 11:02 PM

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True Romance? I wouldn't say he had much to do with that film....? And is it really that hard to play a stoner for what amounts to maybe 2 mins?

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mjolson20 writes:
on Aug 23 2007 12:07 AM

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still what about fight club, seven, babel, snatch, interview with the vampire they all are very different roles which he plays great in...and tru it is pretty easy to play a stoner but still it just adds to his versatility as an ator performance to performance.

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mjolson20 writes:
on Aug 23 2007 12:08 AM

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actor*

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astrotoby writes:
on Oct 04 2007 08:23 AM

Daniel Craig, you idiots!!!!!

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MotownCam writes:
on May 10 2008 07:51 PM

Folks, let's keep some things in perspective:
Steve McQueen was not only a film star, he was a REAL car and motorcycle racer. In cars, he not only did the driving scenes in "Bullit", he drove with his partner Peter Revson in the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring race, (with a cast on his left foot from a motorcycle accident two weeks before), and won in their class, missing winning overall by 23 seconds to Mario Andretti.
On motorcycles, in 1964, he represented the United States in the International Six Days Trial, and was inducted in the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978. In "The Great Escape" although he was prevented from jumping the fence, he did many of the other motorcycle chase scenes, both as himself and dressed as a German soldier.
To wrap up, he was a black belt in Tang Soo Do, was a pallbearer at Bruce Lee's funeral, has a Tag Heuer watch named after him, his sunglasses worn in the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair sold at auction in Los Angeles for $70,200, and oh, I almost forgot, Sheryl Crow (along with many others) wrote a song about him.
Not for nothing, but Brad Pitt ain't no Steve McQueen.

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Blacklid writes:
on Jun 11 2008 04:34 PM

I know someone who could do it.

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susannaheanes writes:
on Jun 11 2008 05:25 PM

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Dude. We BOTH know someone.

His name is Jensen Ackles. If we don't tell them, who the heck will?

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gwendolyngrace writes:
on Jun 12 2008 10:01 AM

Hell, yes, Jensen Ackles. It's a perfect vehicle for him. The character he currently plays (Dean Winchester on "Supernatural") is also a Steve McQueen fan, and several facial expressions that he's given Dean over the last three seasons seem to derive directly from McQueen's arsenal of looks.

Plus, Dean Winchester drives a '67 Impala and sports a leather jacket and a smartass attitude.

But as an actor, Jensen Ackles is also nuanced and skilled, more than capable of carrying a big-screen leading role and taking Hollywood - and movie-going audiences - by storm. What presence!

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