Comments on: Garrett Hedlund To Star In Cary Fukunaga’s ‘The Alienist,’ John Michael McDonagh Says The Actor Is “Kind Of A Prick”

By: A.D

A.D — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

Wow, I\’ve gotta admit there is a likeness between the two. However, IMO Roosevelt was a supporting character, not a lead. Moore, Kreizler, and even Sara had a greater presence. If he was younger, Michael Stuhlbarg would have been a great Kreizler.

By: C.S.

C.S. — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

According to an article elsewhere, he\’s up for the part of Theodore Roosevelt. If you look at photos of the young Roosevelt, it makes sense; there\’s a striking resemblance between them. I hope this report is true, because he\’d be an absolutely awful choice for Dr. Kreizler.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

Hedlund is a pretty boy who has never broken out. He\’s blown every opportunity he\’s ever had to really make it as a leading man. He keeps getting cast based on his looks alone, because he\’s never backed it up with the necessary charisma to be a star who carries a film. He\’s really a character actor, which will become clear in about 15 years when he finally starts taking the kinds of roles he\’s capable to pulling off. Only tall, good looking white men are given so many chances. Thanks, Hollywood. This movie will flop, too, but oddly, he probably won\’t be blamed.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

Have to agree with THEOC. I\’m very interested in this story and very happy that Fukunaga is in, but Hedlund\’s overacting has always knocked me right out of anything he\’s in, Inside Llewyn Davis included. Which is a feat.

By: I.K.

I.K. — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

I\’m a huge fan of the book but it\’s funny how I found out about it. The book was assigned to a screenwriter to adopt it in the late nineties, and I happened to read the script. I thought it was awesome, so I bought the book and read it too. The script was considered one of the greatest unproduced scripts, but I don\’t remember who did the adaptation. It wasn\’t Amini for sure. Did Amini rework that script, or did he start for scratch?

By: TheoC

TheoC — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

Love the source material, Moore is a bit of a prick, but Hedlund alienates me. An American Jim Sturgess! hope he drops out of this.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

Actually Hedlund and McDonagh got on well, until Hedlund dropped out of the movie only three weeks before shooting for a bit part in an Ang Lee movie. Doing that to an entire cast and crew is incredibly prickish.

By: Zack

Zack — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

Yeah I was thinking/hoping he\’d be Moore too. Kreiszler oughtta be someone way weirder-looking.

By: A.D

A.D — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:51:45 +0000

I\’m a huge fan of the book and think Hedlund would be great as John Moore, but do we know who which role he\’s up for yet? Regardless, if the series is anything like the novel then it\’s going to be something special. One of the most intricate, detailed, and creepy stories I\’ve ever read.