Having this sissyboy portray TR just isn't right.
I've always thought Gary Sinise would be great in the role. (Capt. Dan in "Forrest Gump).
He's a true patriot and could do some great cosmetic things to look like TR.
Other things aside...DiCaprio is a lanky six-foot-plus! Are they gonna make him stand in a ditch?
RALOH...EARL...BUICK
Must be a hit piece on a great man.
Anyone who has read "The Rise of Theordore Roosevelt" would understand that as a young man, TR was frail and sickly. He fixed that by starting a ranch in the Dakota Territory. After a few years of "roughing it" and by shear determiniation, TR came back as the mentally and physically tough man whose image is carved on Mt Rushmore.
That said, Leonardo DiCaprio may be an excellent choice for a young TR. Hayden Christenson might also have worked as well (the thought of Darth Vader as the man responsible for "gunboat diplomacy" may be too much).
I used to think that about Leo too, but I've had to admit he can just flat out act. His portrayal of Howard Hughes was one of the best acting jobs I've seen in years. He was much better than Jamie Foxx in "Ray" and should have won best actor. Granted, a skinny smaller guy like Leo playing a big, physical guy like TR is a stretch, but in terms of acting chops I have no doubt Leo could pull it off.
hollywood....it would almost be funny.....if it weren't so pathetic.
What a bizarre duo this has become. Scorsese must be infatuated but I can't figure out with what...a shame all around.
TR was a rough rider....LC is a rump rider.
The original Uncle Joe probably would be downright pleased. He had no patience for TR. Other than TR's re-election, which was about the only thing that really mattered to Roosevelt, Cannon actually got the best of the man. Cannon ever led the legislative agenda, including such Roosevelt "victories" as the Pure Food Act (which Cannon held out against until he got his way), the Hepburn Act (a total victory for the roads) and the Aldrich-Vreeland bill. Check out this illuminating -- and short -- list of Roosevelt "reform legislation here (not musch to speak of, really).
Whenever Roosevelt wanted anything from Congress, he had to promise Cannon that in exchange for it he wouldn't touch the tariff. This capitulation is a major failure of the Roosevelt presidency, a failure as large as his greatest victories.
x, no need for Taft here if it's just the first two volumes. By Morris, Taft is TR's waterboy in the Philippines, Cuba, and Panama. If it weren't for Root and Taft, TR wouldn't have any of 'em, or at least nothing much of it to speak of. We won't see this in the film, of course.
Time to build another pyramid for the great Teddy Roosevelt...
And, oh, in the movie they'll slam McKinley. So sad.