I have no idea whether or not Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio are cool guys or not (evidence surfaces from time to time suggesting that they, like everyone else, have their flaws and personality glitches), but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? The point is that they are the Blue Grotto's picks for the two best actors working today.
Russell Crowe has a range without equal among actors. I would say that he's the closest thing in the versatility department to Cate Blanchett.
Leonardo DiCaprio positively seethes with emotion in all of his roles. To stand out the way he did in The Departed against a backdrop of assorted excellent actors requires a talent of massive proportion. In Blood Diamond, I felt like I was watching the character onscreen, not an actor playing the character.
Don't try to tell me that when the "great" Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino take roles these days, you ever feel like you're watching anyone but Dustin Hoffman or Al Pacino. Those two guys, who secured their status as film legends somewhere along the way, are the two most annoying actors to watch, period. They ruin every movie they're in.
Anyway, here's the article from Variety:
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Crowe 'Lies' with DiCaprio
Duo team for Ridley Scott pic
Russell Crowe will join Leonardo DiCaprio in "Body of Lies," the William Monahan-scripted adaptation of the David Ignatius novel that Ridley Scott will direct for Warner Bros.
Donald De Line and Scott are producing; pic shoots in the fall.
Crowe will play Ed Hoffman, the manipulative CIA boss who teams with operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) to trap a dangerous Al Qaeda leader by planting a false rumor that the bomber is in cahoots with the Americans. Crowe has been working steadily with Scott since "Gladiator," teaming on "A Good Year," the recently completed "American Gangster" and the upcoming "Nottingham," a Universal and Imagine drama that will go into production early next year.
Crowe has been courted to play the CIA boss since DiCaprio signed on in April. He's awaiting a polish by "American Gangster" scribe Steve Zaillian before formally committing.
Crowe will next be seen starring alongside Christian Bale in the James Mangold-directed "3:10 to Yuma."
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