Michael Madsen, Snowboarder?
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I don't know about you, but when I hear
"skiing and snowboard actioner," I think "Michael Madsen." Clearly I'm not the only one, because he's been signed to
star opposite Eric Lively in Deep Winter, a film about
"childhood best friends who want to be the first to ski a peak in Alaska." Alrighty then. Does anyone else find this news a bit ... disconcerting? First of all, for some reason the though of big, lumpy Michael Madsen on a snowboard or skis sort of freaks me out. Second, when I read about this casting, I figured he'd be playing the Big Bad in some sort of stupid, snow-borne thriller. But no -- unless key information is being withheld, it actually sounds like a nice buddy movie, about Madsen and his pal. Aw. It would be awesome of this worked out well -- sort of a throwback to those nice, non-violent days when he was the dad in Free Willy.
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5-03-2006 @ 11:07AM
Buck said...
Madsen plays a heli guide in Alaska, while Lively and Lutz play childhood best friends, a US Downhill racer and pro snowboarder, respectively. Reminiscent of Madsen's early days in roles like yes, Free Willy, his character plays a mentor to the youngsters. He is still bad ass, don't worry.
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