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Michael Lewis' Choice For "Flash Boys" Star: Brad Pitt

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Brad Katsuyama played by Brad Pitt? We wouldn't have too much of a problem with that.

 

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Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:30 | 4631897 Rising Sun
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Pitt is shit!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:42 | 4631922 DeadFred
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Don't say that! He bears a striking resemblence to Tyler!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:46 | 4631932 Pool Shark
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And, the part of BATS President William O'Brien for the famous CNBC shouting/lying match will be played by Rowan Atkinson...

 http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/rowan_atkinson/img/RowanAtkinson4.jpg

 

 

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:18 | 4632048 Pladizow
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I thought it was the "Big Short" that Brad was to play the main role?

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 15:10 | 4633139 SoilMyselfRotten
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They should cast Bozo the Clown for Bill O'Briens' HFT defense cameo

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 15:53 | 4633298 macholatte
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Brad Katsuyama played by Dudley Do-Right.

Now that's box office!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 16:31 | 4633417 svayambhu108
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Don't say that! He bears a striking resemblence to Tyler!

Humour at its best

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:53 | 4631956 PT
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First I wanna see The Big Short on the big screen.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:54 | 4631959 PT
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... and Liar's Poker.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:51 | 4632191 Kirk2NCC1701
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How about Edward Norton as a (more credible) alternative?

Ed's really close to Tyler, you know.  Even more than Pitt.

Whereas Pitt is willing to only play the hero in almost all his movies, save perhaps 2, Norton is more than willing to "do what it takes".

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 13:22 | 4632800 sgt_doom
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While everything Lewis said in his book was said by others much earlier, the really important 5 books to read to understand and grasp the entirety, or gestalt, of the complete fraud-based society called Amerika today are:

The Divide:  American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap, by Matt Taibbi

All The Presidents' Bankers, by Nomi Prins

Extreme Money, by Satyajit Das

Treasure Islands, by Nicholas Shaxson

Retirement Heist, by Ellen Schultz

Tue, 04/08/2014 - 08:16 | 4635096 PT
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Michael Lewis's 

Liar's Poker
The Big Short
Boomerang 

Not just informative but fun to read.  (Okay, Boomerang wasn't as much fun but still informative).

And get your kids to read Peter and Andrew Schiffs' How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes.  Tell me how far they get into it before they get bored.  ( I really like the book, but I do wonder whether or not kids would read it to the end.  I hope to find out soon but I'd like to know what other's think.) 

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:59 | 4632240 Comte d'herblay
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One of the most overrateed actors in the business, with a superlative PR flack to continually feed the media with stories of how "great"  he is. 

There are a thousand character actors that are better suited to this role in the Japanese stable of stars. 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Pat_Morita_1971_publi...

http://psycho-drama.com/images/movies/top20/2013edition/cover-top20hotte...

http://i1.jpopasia.com/news/2/7353-o03ztc4bl4.jpg

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:30 | 4631898 NoDebt
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Or.... Pat Morita.  Trades on, trades off.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:57 | 4631969 ShorTed
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Have Brad play the Ronan Ryan character, can use his "pikey talk" from Snatch.

 

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 11:44 | 4632449 Sofa King Confused
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I hear Mr Chow is looking for work

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:30 | 4631901 firstdivision
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I nominate Peter North for the role of "Liquidity Maker"

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:37 | 4631915 1stepcloser
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LOL like money hitting you in the face!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:53 | 4631948 firstdivision
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Also, Sasha Grey can play the "Retail Customer" as she enjoys a good fucking.

Shit, this is giving me a great idea for a script and movie.  I'm writting this all down and pitching the script.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:31 | 4631902 philosophers bone
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How about the guy that played Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles?

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:32 | 4631903 CrimsonAvenger
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Huh - you'd think they'd want someone who can act.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:57 | 4631972 mayhem_korner
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Good acting hasn't been a key ingredient to movie success for a long time.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:34 | 4631906 Truther
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How about a shaved Bernanke playing the role? That's it fellas, Let me get the punch bowl started.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:37 | 4631912 foodstampbarry
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Ending scene should involve plenty of shitgums.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:53 | 4631955 Sudden Debt
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the ending scene will be a nailgun shooting fest!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:38 | 4631917 Jim in MN
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First rule of Flash Club is, you can't talk about it because, uh, it happens too fast.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:43 | 4631925 caShOnlY
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oh the irony of it...... almost wondering if Michael Lewis reads ZH?

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:55 | 4631961 NoDebt
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Everyone reads ZH.  Only a handfull admit to it, though.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:07 | 4631994 ParkAveFlasher
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To who-m-ever is reading this, I'm quite fetching in person and I also am a very charming character actor, and I believe my titular talent is quite appropriate and would lend a sort of "gritty-but-well-bred" urbane realism to your whole production or simply, the scene of your choosing.  I am located in NYC as well, and my rates are competitive, and moreover, I am self-fluffing.  I am ready for my closeup! 

- the Park Avenue Flasher

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 15:22 | 4633183 Clowns on Acid
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Put it back in your pants... Flasher...

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 12:04 | 4632532 Occams_Chainsaw
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His name was Michael Lewis...(I'm certain a banker type accident is waiting around the corner for him).

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:46 | 4631930 Save_America1st
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Jackie Chan - but he'd have to work on his English

and it should be a Kung Fu movie fighting HFT's

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:50 | 4631941 Dr. Engali
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I was thinking the same thing. Maybe they could have Jackie fighting some HFT ninjas and he would have to train harder to combat their superior speed.

 

Edit: You changed your comment while I was posting mine. High frequency commenting is a bitch.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:09 | 4632005 Save_America1st
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I'm actually just a self-aware HFC (High Frequency Commenter) algo-bot who likes to hang out with humans.  lol

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:59 | 4631977 Sauk Leader
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Sorry fellas, the only Canadian actor with Asian descent who is currently looking for work is Keanu Reeves.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:08 | 4632000 ParkAveFlasher
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It could be a sort of faux-sequel to The Matrix... nice angle!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 12:32 | 4632620 old naughty
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Keanu Reeves?...wouldn't have too much of a problem with that.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:24 | 4631937 Mercury
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This has got to be the most successful media book blitz for a non-fiction title in the history of the world.

 

Uh...I would certainly consider a spin-off TV show with action figure merchandising...

 

Roseanne Barr should play Mary Jo White.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:48 | 4631939 Bankstein Swiss...
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"Brad Katsuyama played by Brad Pitt" lol when Brad Katsuyama will actually see this he'll LHAO. Guess they'll add up a little romance.

 

They wanted Stalone but he declined. :-) Not so unlikely, Schwarzie is hired for a role as a Gouvernor... sigh. where the reality, where's the fiction? is this guy doing his job or pretending to? It's like an endless spiral. Reality is sooooo complex.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:48 | 4631940 asteroids
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The obvious choice is Masi Oka. He's a good actor and smart to boot. It looks like he worked at ILM for a period of time.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:50 | 4631945 shovelhead
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Needs the Coen Bros. treatment.

Brad Pitt was great in 'Burn After Reading".

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:52 | 4631951 Bankstein Swiss...
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yeah coen bros that s a great pick.

and clooney will be fine as bradsuyama. or eddie murphy, he does not have to play Reggie middleton.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 09:54 | 4631958 Rehab Willie
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Sum Ting Wong

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:10 | 4632013 Whoa Dammit
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Michael Lewis should have WB7 do images for the opening credits.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:14 | 4632030 NoTTD
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Except for the obvious problem.  Maybe they could change the character's name to Katznjammer.    Standby for comparisons to the casting of Charlie Chan.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:20 | 4632050 Downtoolong
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The best thing about Michael Lewis’ writing is the sick irony and humor he injects into the financial tragedies he researches and chronicles. Like these passages from Boomerang, The Meltdown Tour.

“Everyone in Ireland had the idea that somewhere in Ireland there was a little wise old man who was in charge of the money.…And then they saw him and said, Who the fuck was that??? Is that the fucking guy who is in charge of the money??? That’s when everyone panicked.”

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:21 | 4632060 Der Wille Zur Macht
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What about Rob Schneider? 

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:26 | 4632086 22winmag
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John Milius for director... unless you want the movie to suck.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:36 | 4632135 robertocarlos
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Tom Cruise. Top Gun on Wall Street.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:42 | 4632163 syntaxterror
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Bryan Cranston

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:54 | 4632218 Kirk2NCC1701
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"Yo, Heisenberg!  BOUNCE!  Bitch!" - Aaron Paul

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:43 | 4632165 inky
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Brad pitt needs to be starring in a fight club 2

http://chuckpalahniuk.net/books/fight-club-2

Yep, you're reading this right.  During the 2013 Comic-Con in San Diego Chuck dropped a BOMB when he announced that he was hard at work on a sequel to Fight Club... in graphic novel form!

"The sequel will be told from the-- at first-- submerged perspective of Tyler Durden as he observes the day-to-day tedium of the narrator's life.  Because 20th Century-Fox created the convention of calling the protagonist Jack, I'm calling him Cornelius.  He's living a compromised life with a failing marriage, unsure about his passion for his wife.  The typical midlife bullshit.  Likewise, Marla is unsatisfied and dreams of accessing the wild man she'd once fallen in love with.  She tampers with the small pharmacy of drugs that her husband needs to suppress Tyler, and-- go figure-- Tyler reemerges to terrorize their lives."

The twists in the movie would certainly make this another good watch. But the question would be if the the original stars of the graphic novel reprise their roles?

 

Fight Club 2 release date is reportedly scheduled on 2016.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 18:10 | 4633739 StychoKiller
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A sequel?  Proving once again, that Hollywood does NOT understand their own movies!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:48 | 4632189 franciscopendergrass
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His eyes are not slanty enough

 

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 11:21 | 4632343 Youri Carma
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What about Joaquim de Almeida as Jamie Dimon in next Hollywood Blockbuster :) http://forum.prisonplanet.com/index.php?topic=253355.0

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 11:46 | 4632456 Lord Koos
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Really?  A blond guy playing a Japanese-Canadian?  How about giving an Asian actor a break.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 12:29 | 4632612 thorgodofthunder
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John Cho from Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 13:30 | 4632823 LFMayor
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When will the poorly lit, grainy porn take titled "Flesh Boys" come out?  That one will star Jack Black and Corey Feldman.

Hey, they needed the money!

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 14:03 | 4632952 TDoS
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Seriously, a white dude?  How about John Cho?

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 14:58 | 4633101 johnvallo
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How about Tom Hollander for Bill O'Brien?

http://s606.photobucket.com/user/TheEditrix/media/blog40.jpg.html

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