Breaking news! Sean Connery to play title character in ‘Nothing but Awesome: The William Hartnett Story’
By William M. Hartnett on Oct 25, 2007 in featured, oddities
> ‘Truth’ be told (Commercial Appeal)
> Hollywood Plugs Its Tale of a Leak (Washington Post)
> Another Leak: Kate Beckinsale Starring As ‘Judith Miller’ in New Movie (E&P)
(Via Romenesko, lots of other places)
Separated at birth? And 25 years? Miller as reporter, left. Beckinsale as vampire warrior, right.
Kate Beckinsale (34, born in London) is playing a character loosely based on Judith Miller (59, born in New York City)? This is excellent news. I’ve already started a list of actors who should play me in the inevitable Hartnett biopic.
Sean Connery is the obvious choice, not only because he is 77 and Scottish, whereas I am 29 and half-Vietnamese, but because we are both very awesome. Josh Hartnett is not on the list, despite being only 71 days younger than me and sharing my last name, because I hate him. More precisely, I hate what his inexplicable fame has done to my vanity search engine results.
Anyone else care to share your choice of actors to portray your story of journalistic principle and/or heroism and/or lack of ethics? Will has previously stated his preference for Kevin Smith, which I think is an excellent choice.
Sean | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
That’s what your mother said last night, Trebek.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
William M. Hartnett | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
Well played, Mr. Connery.