What you may need to know:
1. It has nothing to do with the workmanlike Nottingham Forest left back of the same name.
2. An ageing Neil Diamond-type singer (Al Pacino) reassesses his career after discovering a 40-year-old letter written by John Lennon.
3. Directorial debut of Dan Fogelman, writer of the brilliant Crazy Stupid Love (2011) and the not-so-brilliant Last Vegas (2013).
4. This has been in development since 2010, when it was titled ‘Imagine’. Steve Carell was originally signed on to play the son, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Carell was replaced by Jeremy Renner who also walked, and Bobby Cannavale finally stepped in.
5. It doesn’t end there – Annette Bening (love interest) replaced Julianne Moore and Christopher Plummer (manager) was originally Michael Caine. Holy Hokey Cokey.
6. At 56, it’s only natural that Bening should find the 74 year-old Pacino irresistible. Just saying.
7. Pacino should lay off the hair dye and tanning sessions. He’s beginning to resemble a Peperami.
8. Broadsheet Prognosis: Mutton dressed as Humperdinck.
Release Date: 2015
(DelBoy is scalping toy show tickets. Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)
56 year old Annette Bening is married to 77 year old Warren Beatty. Just saying
I’ve a relationship with a woman I see every day like that between Pacino and Benning there. She loves it. I ask her out a different way every day and it’s always been ‘no’ as she walks off smiling to herself. It’s super fun, almost don’t want a yes; I’m sure it would only be downhill from there.
Can we see pictures of both you and her please
Sure who’d blame ya. Your mother’s a terrific catch..
Ha, called it. Not from you, admittedly, but as soon as I hit ‘post comment’ I realised my mistake.
Don’t tell Mani !
I am glad to see Bobby Canavale in this as he is a great actor. He has a great range between hard nose tough guys (Boardwalk Empire) and left-field quirky characters (Win Win, The Station Agent).
i love him.
Loved The Station Agent.
I can’t watch Pacino destroy his career anymore. I just can’t.
Him and DeNiro have gotten to the age where they really have to start thinking about the last few films they’ll make.
Clearly they need to think harder.
Did Rod Stewart sign off on this biopic?