tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post1127472940358314092..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: I dunno...Robert Downey, Jr. to play Perry MasonEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-42773159259882114602011-10-29T16:15:01.976-07:002011-10-29T16:15:01.976-07:00If anybody can pull it off, Downey's the man. ...If anybody can pull it off, Downey's the man. But he'd hafta wear a Raymond Burr mask.Matt Pausthttp://www.mattpaust.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-12098003377127379712011-10-15T10:42:33.093-07:002011-10-15T10:42:33.093-07:00I have high hopes for Downey. I think he's ver...I have high hopes for Downey. I think he's very underrated and could really bring Mason to life over the course of many films.<br /><br />And naturally, I REALLY hope they use Fred Steiner's PARK AVENUE BEAT as the theme song.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-42510110734226816312011-10-13T13:56:14.567-07:002011-10-13T13:56:14.567-07:00Robert Downey Jr. is a bloody load of old rubbish....Robert Downey Jr. is a bloody load of old rubbish.teddy crescendonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-5640283897863712932011-10-13T09:34:09.166-07:002011-10-13T09:34:09.166-07:00I agree on both points Mr. Collins makes above.
T...I agree on both points Mr. Collins makes above.<br /><br />These days Downey's mostly know for his arch wise-assedness, but he CAN act when called upon. I thought he was great in 'Chaplin', for instance. He might need a little shoulder padding as Mason, but I think he can do the role justice. <br /><br />Glad they're doing it as a period piece, too.<br /><br />Jeff P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-25302023865071582072011-10-13T09:33:21.577-07:002011-10-13T09:33:21.577-07:00They're "looking for a writer." How ...They're "looking for a writer." How about ESG? Adapt one of his early books if they want the real article.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-31628776694214220672011-10-12T20:46:57.511-07:002011-10-12T20:46:57.511-07:00I think Downey could make a very good, even Burr-l...I think Downey could make a very good, even Burr-like Mason.<br /><br />For a writer like Gardner, having a new film version -- assuming it's any good at all -- will be a real shot in the arm, where his legacy is concerned. He was a great writer and deserves not to be forgotten...and to be read for decades if not centuries to come.Max Allan Collinsnoreply@blogger.com