INTERVIEW: Kevin Costner as ‘Mr. Brooks’
By Alan Smithee on May 30, 2007 in Actors, Interview, New Releases
There were many reasons that director/screenwriter Bruce Evans (”Stand By Me”) and his long-time writing partner Raynold Gideon imagined Kevin Costner as Mr. Brooks from the start. First and foremost was the chance to subvert his charm, looks and reputation, as an unassailable screen hero in a way they knew would ratchet up the tension in their thriller. But it was also an opportunity to showcase, in an unexpected way, the acting skills that Costner has demonstrated in such diverse roles as the Civil War Lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe in “Dances With Wolves”; the hardened kidnapper who connects with his young captor in Clint Eastwood’s “A Perfect World”; the iconic title hero of Lawrence Kasdan’s “Wyatt Earp”; the once-great baseball star who falls for an embittered woman in Mike Binder’s “The Upside of Anger” and most recently, the aging Coast Guard rescue swimmer facing his legacy in Andrew Davis’ “The Guardian.”
(Source: moviesonline.ca)
Mark Gauthier | May 30, 2007 | Reply
Hey,
I loved Perfect World and Stand By Me. I knew there was a reason to see this film.
cheers eh?
Mark
Alan Smithee | May 30, 2007 | Reply
Yeah, Stand By Me is my favorite movie of all time - it’s rare that you get a coming of age story and a Stephen King adaptation right at the same time. These guys have been around for a couple of decades and Costner has raved about how the script is great.
Alan