Posted on 05/26/2009 4:49:31 PM PDT by lewisglad
LOS ANGELES, May 26 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker Barry Levinson has agreed to direct Al Pacino in an HBO movie about assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Kevorkian is a real-life pathologist, nicknamed "Dr. Death," who made headlines and sparked ethics debates for helping ailing people who wanted to commit suicide.
He served a prison sentence in Michigan for second-degree murder from 1999 and 2007 in connection with one person's death.
Variety.com said Levinson will executive produce and direct the TV movie with Pacino playing the controversial Kevorkian, who is now 80.
Sounds like Al needs the work. As a fan, I think this is a lousy role for him.
Is there a Stupid-Idea-for-a-Movie award?
I dunno.
He did a great job playing the devil.
Same thing, only different.
Pacino is getting so old he even looks like the old fart now.
You must be a guy.
Old or not, Al is still hot....:))
With his warped, over-the-top method of acting, he *may* wind up making Dr Death appear more like Dr Demented.
If he was at death’s door, why didn’t he ask a guard to open it and give him a shove on through?
Woulda been more “merciful”.
Almost what I was thinking. One meaningful shift of the eyes and Kevorkian could be toast.
Pacino plays a lot of nuts and they want Kavorkian to look,like a nut.
Pacino wants an Emmy!
Yep...and Al’s as “out there” as it gets and it’d be hard to find “crazier” eyes.
[unless you tapped Martin Sheen for the part]
This could end up being an hilarious “unintended consequences” film.
Method actor....;-D
he is going to look so much like kevorkian it will be scary.
Godfather three (pretty lousy movie) with the gray hair and ashen complexion he looked like Kevorkian.
Al was very good in Scarface, first two Godfathers, Carlito was okay and Donnie Brasco was pretty good too. Dog Day and Serpico were also pretty good.
I give Al credit in that I rarely have heard him talk politics.
Wanting an Emmy makes sense. Playing Kevorkian is the perfect lib-popular role that will certainly garner him a few awards. I just wish he wouldn’t go this route. This kind of role makes sense for an activist like Sean Penn. Anyway, JMO.
And he's been traveling around the country trying to drum up support for his evil agenda.
It seems to me that he's healthy enough to go back to prison and finish the remainder of his sentence.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.