Everyone's Favorite Pig Farmer Signs On for Spidey Work
Veteran character actor James Cromwell, perhaps best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1996's "Babe" (or for "L.A. Confidential" or "The Green Mile" or shudder "The Longest Yard"), has signed on for a supporting role in Sam Raimi's low-budget indie flick "Spider-Man 3." Mr. Cromwell will be playing the father of Gwen Stacy, a girl who ... well, let's not spoil anything just yet.
Says The Hollywood Reporter: "James Cromwell is set to walk the beat in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 3" as Captain Stacy, the father of Bryce Dallas Howard's character. Sam Raimi is directing the movie, which is scheduled to roll this month. ((SPOILER ALERT)) In the "Amazing Spider-Man" comic books, Stacy dies a heroic death as he saves a child during a battle between Spider-Man and another supervillain. Peter Parker love interest Gwen Stacy (Howard) ends up blaming Spider-Man for her father's death. Cromwell joins returning cast members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco as well as Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church and Theresa Russell."
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Anyone seen either of these "Spider Man" movies yet? I hear they're pretty popular.
Says The Hollywood Reporter: "James Cromwell is set to walk the beat in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 3" as Captain Stacy, the father of Bryce Dallas Howard's character. Sam Raimi is directing the movie, which is scheduled to roll this month. ((SPOILER ALERT)) In the "Amazing Spider-Man" comic books, Stacy dies a heroic death as he saves a child during a battle between Spider-Man and another supervillain. Peter Parker love interest Gwen Stacy (Howard) ends up blaming Spider-Man for her father's death. Cromwell joins returning cast members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco as well as Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church and Theresa Russell."
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Anyone seen either of these "Spider Man" movies yet? I hear they're pretty popular.
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on Feb 06 2006 01:46 AM Fascinating. Can this mean that an appearance by everyone's favorite porcine hero, Peter Porker: Spectacular Spider-Ham is in the works? (Reply to this) |
on Feb 06 2006 05:05 AM [b]LOL[/b] Hilarious... :-D (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2006 05:55 AM "has signed on for a supporting role in Sam Raimi's low-budget indie flick "Spider-Man 3." LMAO (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2006 06:18 AM Gee, Cromwell seems to die in every film. But nice to see him in something substantial. Last thing I remember him in was 'I, Robot'. Oh, and once I saw the title..immediately thought to myself..surely not James Cromwell..lol. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2006 11:44 AM Cromwell will be a nice addition. (Reply to this) |
on Feb 06 2006 12:32 PM I love the fact that Cromwell has been in, by my calculations, one billion movies, and yet, when you think of him, you immediately think, "That'll do pig, that'll do." (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2006 08:18 PM wtf is spiderman? what happened to 1 and 2? never heard of it... *shrug* maybe its a mix of charolette's web and babe... (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2006 10:05 PM spiderman flicks are so-so (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2006 10:07 PM That's awesome. Cromwell is a great actor and wonderful addition to the Spiderman cast. (Reply to this) |
on Feb 07 2006 03:38 PM "Last thing I remember him in was 'I, Robot'." or at least a flat, digital version of him ;/ i just hope the movie, being the third, doesn't suck. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 08 2006 12:54 AM Go farmer Hogget! Cant wait to see some more Bryce Dalllas Howard either (Reply to this) |
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