First Pics of Sean Penn as Harvey Milk Arrive Online
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Is it me, or does someone look like he needs either a joint or a bath? Slashfilm has snagged the first photos of Sean Penn from off the set of the new Gus Van Sant flick, Milk. Penn plays Harvey Milk in the biopic, who, back in 1977, became California's first openly gay official when he was voted to the city supervisor's board of San Francisco. One year later -- and this may be a spoiler warning for those not in the know -- Milk, along with the city's mayor George Mascone, were assassinated by another city supervisor, Dan White. Also starring in the film are Josh Brolin (White), Emile Hirsch (Cleve Jones), Victor Garber (Moscone), Denis O'Hare (Senator Brigg) and James Franco is rumored to be playing Scott Smith (according to the IMDb).
As Slashfilm points out with their photos, parts of the Castro District in San Francisco have been magically given a 70's-style facelift, including one such storefront that's housing Milk's campaign headquarters (see photo after the jump). At one point, director Bryan Singer wanted to direct his own Harvey Milk biopic called The Mayor of Castro Street, but there's been no word on that for awhile (apparently it needed a rewrite). Milk is due out later this year. Check out more photos after the jump ...
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1-30-2008 @ 4:52PM
akaison said...
Singer has said that he's not going to do it now. I think they had Steve Carrell (spelling?) from The Office in their sights. I know everyone was worried about Penn, but to be honest, it really looks the part.
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3-07-2008 @ 10:35AM
elizabeth minnis said...
My concerns are that Penn hasn't got a "gay" vibe.
And Harvey was sooooo gay.
I have association with the film maker on the documentary and worked on a musucal about Harvey.
Penn is known for brooding issolation as man and an actor in recent years. It will be a big hurdle for him to get to the "suspension of disbelief".
But he is haunting.
And Harvey was haunting.
Brave. Haunting. And a hoot.
Those were the days...when Gay was gay.
Since they are now in post, I am sure the trailer will reveal some sense of possibility for Penn taking this on.
He just doesn't hit my "gay-dar" right now.
I think of someone like Kevin Spacey in this role.
But that's me.
Let's just hope Penn keeps his performance "close to the belt".
The last thing we need is another gay parody.
I am protective of the boys.
They have always been there for me.
EMO
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