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Jason Bourne to Face Gael Garcia Bernal?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter October 3, 2006
The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment of the hit action series, began shooting this week in Tangier, but it is still without a worthy nemesis for its amnesiac spy hero, Jason Bourne.
The Hollywood Reporter says that an offer has gone out to Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal to take on the role, though talks have not yet begun. Bernal, whose credits include Amores perros, Y tu mamá también and The Motorcycle Diaries, is currently in theaters with Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep.
Matt Damon reprises his title role, and Joan Allen and Julia Stiles are also back, as is Paul Greengrass, who directed the 2004 sequel The Bourne Supremacy. David Strathairn (Good Night, And Good Luck.) is new to the cast.
The story centers on Bourne uncovering mysteries of his past, which puts him in the cross-hairs of a superkiller. In addition to Tangier, shooting locations include Madrid, Paris, New York, London and Riga.
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Jason Bourne to Face Gael Garcia Bernal?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter October 3, 2006
The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment of the hit action series, began shooting this week in Tangier, but it is still without a worthy nemesis for its amnesiac spy hero, Jason Bourne.
The Hollywood Reporter says that an offer has gone out to Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal to take on the role, though talks have not yet begun. Bernal, whose credits include Amores perros, Y tu mamá también and The Motorcycle Diaries, is currently in theaters with Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep.
Matt Damon reprises his title role, and Joan Allen and Julia Stiles are also back, as is Paul Greengrass, who directed the 2004 sequel The Bourne Supremacy. David Strathairn (Good Night, And Good Luck.) is new to the cast.
The story centers on Bourne uncovering mysteries of his past, which puts him in the cross-hairs of a superkiller. In addition to Tangier, shooting locations include Madrid, Paris, New York, London and Riga.
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That would be great if he was in The Bourne Ultimatum
Original link: http://socialitelife.com/2006/10/03/the_da...uel_hotness.php
October 03, 2006
The Damon Trifecta of Bourne Sequel Hotness....
Filed under: Film , Gael García Bernal , Photo Mishap , Photo Shoot , Projects
So they turned down my title suggestion and went with "The Bourne Ultimatum."
Matt Damon returns to film the third installment of the story of Jason Bourne. The movie starts its production sans the assigned "bad guy." No one has been cast as Matt's spy character's nemesis. An offer has been put on the table for Gael Garcia Bernal to up the movie's stud level, but no negotiations have started.
Gael has several credits to his name which inculde "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and "Dot The I." He along with Matt would be joining returning cast mates Julia Stiles and Joan Allen. If you are a "Bourne Groupie" the crew will be filming in Madrid, Paris, New York, London and Riga.
October 03, 2006
The Damon Trifecta of Bourne Sequel Hotness....
Filed under: Film , Gael García Bernal , Photo Mishap , Photo Shoot , Projects
So they turned down my title suggestion and went with "The Bourne Ultimatum."
Matt Damon returns to film the third installment of the story of Jason Bourne. The movie starts its production sans the assigned "bad guy." No one has been cast as Matt's spy character's nemesis. An offer has been put on the table for Gael Garcia Bernal to up the movie's stud level, but no negotiations have started.
Gael has several credits to his name which inculde "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and "Dot The I." He along with Matt would be joining returning cast mates Julia Stiles and Joan Allen. If you are a "Bourne Groupie" the crew will be filming in Madrid, Paris, New York, London and Riga.
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he spoke french in The Science of Sleep and Sin Noticias de Dios.daddyslittlegrl8 said:
dont know about italian though. it wouldnt surprise me.
i believe he has a girlfriend...there's something about it a few pages back.
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Hm...I like clean shaven Gael better. hate hate hate the france premiere layout.
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^yes he does have very nice eyes.
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I'm not feeling this whole Bourne Ultimatum nonsense. that's not the Gael I know.
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by Ellen Von Unwerth for Interview Magazine 2003.
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a nice article from msnbc..
Is America ready for Gael Garcia Bernal?
MSNBC
September 18, 2006
Gael García Bernal has long been the darling of foreign film fans. The subtitle set first met him as Octavio in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Amores Perros,” and then as Julio Zapata, the hormonally charged teenager in Alfonso Cuarón’s “Y Tu Mamá También.” Audiences have seen him inhabit an ethically conflicted priest and a drug addicted transvestite in “El Crimen del Padre Amaro” and “La Mala Educación,” respectively. In his best known role to American audiences, Bernal played a young Che Guevara, crossing Latin America and growing a social conscience in “The Motorcycle Diaries.”
Bernal specializes in grit and gravitas, not rescuing people from invading spaceships, sucking snakes out of planes, or hunting down bad guys as a cop with a temper. His characters do not always get the girl. Often, they make us squirm in our seats. But no matter how taboo a film’s subject, Bernal’s characters are always fascinatingly human — flawed, seeking redemption. Who cares if we relate? We find it nearly impossible to look away.
In “The Science of Sleep,” the new film by “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” director Michael Gondry, Bernal shows off his English, and gives American audiences the chance to meet him without their reading glasses on. Bernal plays Stéphane, a man who struggles to distinguish between dreams and reality, even as he’s wooing his similarly named neighbor, Stéphanie, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg. Will Bernal appeal to a broad American audience? And will his trademark — the ability to move between intense emotion and a goofy kind of earnest sweetness — translate into English and carry a film that is, well, a little weird to begin with?
If “Sleep” doesn’t play in Peoria, or only to Sundance size audiences, that might be okay. Bernal’s choice to take on an off-beat film like “Sleep” — from recent previews, part romantic comedy and part dream sequence from “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” — shows that he won’t stop taking risks just to achieve mass popularity in America.
An actor’s actor
Keeping that indie credibility is part of that Bernal appeal. It establishes him as headed for a career that, for lack of better comparisons is a little more Ed Norton and a little less Ben Affleck. Bernal may not be America’s biggest box office draw, but he will also never star in a movie built around an Aerosmith song. That means something when it comes to keeping his old fan base, and also building an artistic reputation that says not only “integrity,” but “Oscar material.”
Many actors claim to be down to earth, primarily concerned with their art, or not so caught up in the “Hollywood thing.” Bernal is one of the few who does it convincingly. With Bernal the proof is there: the smart movies, the low profile, the Sean Penn integrity without the Sean Penn-sized soapbox. In interviews, he doesn’t make empty rants against Hollywood. It’s though his projects that he shows his refusal to be pigeon-holed by ethnicity, or to compromise himself in order to become a megawatt Hollywood leading man.
Of course, Bernal hasn’t totally escaped the Hollywood machine. Lest we forget, he is a good-looking actor, with a handsomely angular face, long dark hair, and an intense (what some may call smoldering) stare, all of which certainly contribute to his allure.
If the true mark of a rising star is a preponderance of gossip, then Bernal is also coming into his own. Tabloids, entertainment television networks, blogs and fan forums have buzzed, though not yet with the intensity reserved for the likes of Brangelina, with speculation on his love life. Is he back together with ex-girlfriend Natalie Portman? Or perhaps Argentinean star Dolores Fonzi? He’s also previously been linked with actresses Keira Knightley and Kate Bosworth.
Many foreign actors have crossed borders and earned success in American film. Salma Hayek, also from Mexico, began her career in a similar way to Bernal’s, acting in Mexican soap operas. She broke out alongside another successful import — Antonio Banderas — in 1995’s “Desperado.” Penelope Cruz also made the journey, revisiting her role in the Spanish film “Abre Los Ojos” in the American remake, “Vanilla Sky.” Audrey Tatou of France’s “Amelie” took her turn in “Da Vinci Code,” though the reviews were mixed. For all, the key to success was picking the right project. Bernal seems to have learned this lesson well. After “Sleep,” he reteams with “Amores Perros” director, Alejandro González Iñárritu in “Babel” — also starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. With the much anticipated “Babel,” coming out on the heels of the smaller, quirkier “Sleep,” Bernal stands to gain maximum exposure of the best kind.
The beauty, the mystery, the wonder of Gael García Bernal is simple: He can make us feel a little dirty in films that make us more than a little uncomfortable. Sometimes, as in “The Science of Sleep” he can even make us wonder if our drink was spiked. As an actor’s actor and one with enough talent to breathe life into a revenge-seeking transvestite, an over-testosteroned teenager on a NC-17 road trip, a nascent revolutionary, and a waking dreamer, he’s set to take over America — on his own terms.
Is America ready for Gael Garcia Bernal?
MSNBC
September 18, 2006
Gael García Bernal has long been the darling of foreign film fans. The subtitle set first met him as Octavio in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Amores Perros,” and then as Julio Zapata, the hormonally charged teenager in Alfonso Cuarón’s “Y Tu Mamá También.” Audiences have seen him inhabit an ethically conflicted priest and a drug addicted transvestite in “El Crimen del Padre Amaro” and “La Mala Educación,” respectively. In his best known role to American audiences, Bernal played a young Che Guevara, crossing Latin America and growing a social conscience in “The Motorcycle Diaries.”
Bernal specializes in grit and gravitas, not rescuing people from invading spaceships, sucking snakes out of planes, or hunting down bad guys as a cop with a temper. His characters do not always get the girl. Often, they make us squirm in our seats. But no matter how taboo a film’s subject, Bernal’s characters are always fascinatingly human — flawed, seeking redemption. Who cares if we relate? We find it nearly impossible to look away.
In “The Science of Sleep,” the new film by “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” director Michael Gondry, Bernal shows off his English, and gives American audiences the chance to meet him without their reading glasses on. Bernal plays Stéphane, a man who struggles to distinguish between dreams and reality, even as he’s wooing his similarly named neighbor, Stéphanie, played by Charlotte Gainsbourg. Will Bernal appeal to a broad American audience? And will his trademark — the ability to move between intense emotion and a goofy kind of earnest sweetness — translate into English and carry a film that is, well, a little weird to begin with?
If “Sleep” doesn’t play in Peoria, or only to Sundance size audiences, that might be okay. Bernal’s choice to take on an off-beat film like “Sleep” — from recent previews, part romantic comedy and part dream sequence from “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” — shows that he won’t stop taking risks just to achieve mass popularity in America.
An actor’s actor
Keeping that indie credibility is part of that Bernal appeal. It establishes him as headed for a career that, for lack of better comparisons is a little more Ed Norton and a little less Ben Affleck. Bernal may not be America’s biggest box office draw, but he will also never star in a movie built around an Aerosmith song. That means something when it comes to keeping his old fan base, and also building an artistic reputation that says not only “integrity,” but “Oscar material.”
Many actors claim to be down to earth, primarily concerned with their art, or not so caught up in the “Hollywood thing.” Bernal is one of the few who does it convincingly. With Bernal the proof is there: the smart movies, the low profile, the Sean Penn integrity without the Sean Penn-sized soapbox. In interviews, he doesn’t make empty rants against Hollywood. It’s though his projects that he shows his refusal to be pigeon-holed by ethnicity, or to compromise himself in order to become a megawatt Hollywood leading man.
Of course, Bernal hasn’t totally escaped the Hollywood machine. Lest we forget, he is a good-looking actor, with a handsomely angular face, long dark hair, and an intense (what some may call smoldering) stare, all of which certainly contribute to his allure.
If the true mark of a rising star is a preponderance of gossip, then Bernal is also coming into his own. Tabloids, entertainment television networks, blogs and fan forums have buzzed, though not yet with the intensity reserved for the likes of Brangelina, with speculation on his love life. Is he back together with ex-girlfriend Natalie Portman? Or perhaps Argentinean star Dolores Fonzi? He’s also previously been linked with actresses Keira Knightley and Kate Bosworth.
Many foreign actors have crossed borders and earned success in American film. Salma Hayek, also from Mexico, began her career in a similar way to Bernal’s, acting in Mexican soap operas. She broke out alongside another successful import — Antonio Banderas — in 1995’s “Desperado.” Penelope Cruz also made the journey, revisiting her role in the Spanish film “Abre Los Ojos” in the American remake, “Vanilla Sky.” Audrey Tatou of France’s “Amelie” took her turn in “Da Vinci Code,” though the reviews were mixed. For all, the key to success was picking the right project. Bernal seems to have learned this lesson well. After “Sleep,” he reteams with “Amores Perros” director, Alejandro González Iñárritu in “Babel” — also starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. With the much anticipated “Babel,” coming out on the heels of the smaller, quirkier “Sleep,” Bernal stands to gain maximum exposure of the best kind.
The beauty, the mystery, the wonder of Gael García Bernal is simple: He can make us feel a little dirty in films that make us more than a little uncomfortable. Sometimes, as in “The Science of Sleep” he can even make us wonder if our drink was spiked. As an actor’s actor and one with enough talent to breathe life into a revenge-seeking transvestite, an over-testosteroned teenager on a NC-17 road trip, a nascent revolutionary, and a waking dreamer, he’s set to take over America — on his own terms.
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MulletProof said:
Love this picture as well.dlg
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He's adorable. Nice pics too! 
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I'm just going to go ahead and say it. I think he is the most beautiful creature to walk this planet. Ahhhh.
And the Science of Sleep was a fantastic movie. I hope he doesn't sell out to America.
And the Science of Sleep was a fantastic movie.
I hope he doesn't sell out to America.
