PAUL BETTANY GROWS WINGS
- By Russ Fischer
- Published 02/13/2008
- News
Don't tell Precious Moments, but that terrible angel wave crested and crashed on the beach of pop culture a long time ago. Don't tell Paul Bettany either; he's set to play the archangel Michael in Legion, the feature directorial debut of effects guy Scott Stewart. It's a Screen Gems project so don't get your hopes up too high, but the premise is entertaining. Via Variety:
Story follows what happens when God loses faith in humanity and sends his legion of angels to wipe out the human race for the second time. Mankind's only hope lies in a group of misfits holed up in a diner in the desert who are aided by the archangel Michael.
Stewart penned the script with Peter Schink; the result sounds reflective of Neil Gaiman's classic Sandman story '24 Hours' by way of all those right wing nutjob fictions that get made into movies with Kirk Cameron.
Bettany dons wings when the flick rolls in March.
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Comment #1 (Posted by Tieman)
Another blond haired, blue eyed angel. How original.
Comment #2 (Posted by Walter)
That's seriously the plot? Sounds sort of low-key for God... I mean, couldn't she just snap her fingers or something and we'd all go poof? Anyway, hope the angles start with the people God likes least -- the Southern Baptists.
Comment #3 (Posted by Marshall)
This may bring out the wrong aspects of his personality, but it's nice to see him playing the lead and a hero again. That said, I will say THE PROPHECY is one of my favorite guilty pleasures ever, for Koteas' hairpiece, for Walken's full on bat-shit insanity beyond even our wildest dreams up to that point, and especially for Viggo Mortensen's hilarious work as Satan. Let's hope this can be at least on that level.
Comment #4 (Posted by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck)
We liked this movie the first time we saw it. When it was called "Dogma".
Comment #5 (Posted by Mumbleboy)
I've always like Bettany. Don't know how this'll turn out, but I think it was a missed opportunity for him not to play Constintine instead of Keanu. Not exactly connected, but the article reminded me of that.
Comment #6 (Posted by goji)
I thought only my mom liked Dogma.
