if Leo drowns at the end like Titanic!
Posted on 08/05/2008 2:01:25 PM PDT by Globalist Goon
Posted: Tuesday, Aug. 05, 2008 MOSCOW Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio could take on the role of Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin in a new black comedy, a Russian screenwriter has said.
"As we compared his (DiCaprio's) photos with those of Lenin ... the similarity was striking. I should even say that Leo could play the role of the revolutionary leader without make-up," said Russian screenwriter Alexander Borodyansky on Sunday.
The director of the Moscow International Film Festival, Natalya Semina, said, "It is common knowledge that DiCaprio has Slavic roots. His ancestors on his mother's side emigrated from Russia to Germany."
"Lenin's Brain" (the film's working title) is a black comedy with a $20 million budget. According to the plot, in the late 20th century, Russian scientists create Lenin's clone. He then comes to the United States and sparks a socialist revolution there in 2024.
DiCaprio, 33, shot to fame for his role in the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic." He was the fifth highest paid actor in Hollywood last year, earning $45 million, according to Forbes magazine.
The embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Lenin has been on public display in a glass case in a mausoleum on Red Square since his death in 1924. His continuing presence in the heart of Moscow has been an ongoing source of controversy since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Good choice. He doesn’t even have to fake the politics part either.
What's next? Springtime for Stalin?
Commie comedy stars commie.
if Leo drowns at the end like Titanic!
Boy, that is a stretch!.....not.
Wow....this sounds like a real knee-slapper..... /sarcasm
Only if Mel Brooks is in charge. Then, it would be awesome.
That Lenin was a really funny guy! I can’t wait to go see this bomb; I’ll go right after I have some dental surgery.
Speaking of Mel Brooks, someone mentioned Springtime for Stalin? Do you remember Hitler on Ice?
I might go see it if he’s shot in the first minute.
While a mass murderer is in office, humor can be a great way of destroying them. After the fact, there’s not much humor in it for me.
Show the evil sod for what he was. Don’t sugar coat it.
Me thinks... 
that may be why nObama hates anyone making fun of him.
That's not true... 
I'm just tired of the Dumbo cracks, you crackers!
Actually Mel did a sort of spoof on Red Russia. The Movie was called the 12 Chairs. Hard to find but quite funny.
LOL
Patrick Stewart was a fantastic Lenin in the historical drama series “Fall of Eagles”.
It will take a lot of makeup and little acting.
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