The list of names for the upcoming Max Payne movie adaptation continues to grow as Stargate SG-1's Beau Bridges has become the latest actor to join the cast, following the addition last week of That 70s Show and Family Guy's Mila Kunis as an as-yet-unnamed assassin.
Bridges looks to step into an altogether different role as a character named B.B. Hensley, which The Hollywood Reporter describes as "a former cop and mentor figure to Max Payne, who helps him track down a cunning, ruthless killer." The storied actor has played a number of different roles over the course of his career, but after three years of associating his face with that of Stargate's Major General Hank Landry, it's difficult for us to imagine him watching Mark Wahlberg's back without wanting him to pull out random quotes from Patton or Dr. Phil.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 11:30PM HoopyHobo said
Hm, no mention of his role as the dad in The Wizard.
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 9:40PM (Unverified) said
Please, he was not iconic in Stargate at all*. The last General was, but Landry was filler.
*Disclaimer - I don't view Stargate as anything more than Sci-Fi'ish junk food to begin with. The series itself is iconic only in its surprisingly ridiculous longetivy.
*Disclaimer - I don't view Stargate as anything more than Sci-Fi'ish junk food to begin with. The series itself is iconic only in its surprisingly ridiculous longetivy.
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 3:07AM ultimateq said
Meh I can agree to some degree. There is some neat stuff happening in that series. I wathced it for a while, Then they killed both of the bad guys and killed off your favorite ally to end the series. I'd say the last (I think) 2 years (maybe 3) was pretty unsatisfactory.
It's certainly not Star Trek =). But thats just because Patrick Stewart is the best actor of our time. (Personal Opinion)
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It's certainly not Star Trek =). But thats just because Patrick Stewart is the best actor of our time. (Personal Opinion)
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 9:56PM horngreen said
Try to use the word iconic one more time please. Word of the day on your homepage?
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 10:03PM fischju said
Remembering that his character quoted Patton and Dr Phil, it seems that some series Stargate fans blog for joystiq
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 10:32PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Mar 19th 2008 11:09PM dabamf said
I hope this movie doesn't suck.
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 12:38AM commyzthatdont said
So he'll be the backstabbing bastard then?
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 1:30AM (Unverified) said
Cool, I'm a big fan of Stargate. It's nice to see it mentioned from time to time, especially with esoteric references to individual episodes. You should have worked in a reference to Stargate: The Ark of Truth to give it a plug, too. Beau's a fine actor; it bodes well for the Max Payne film.
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 2:45AM (Unverified) said
I really can't see Bridges as filling the role of Alex Balder. That being said, there really isn't any other role in Max Payne 1 that he could fill, with that role description. Alfred Woden is bound to be played by someone else.
Posted: Mar 20th 2008 4:46AM (Unverified) said
Looks like the only game movie that actualy could end up not sucking all the balls remains the Warcraft movie.
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