When I first heard that Adrien Brody had hopped on Dario Argento’s signature serial killer flick Giallo, I pictured him playing the stylish murderer. Vincent Gallo had been typically outspoken about his loathing to play the part due to the involvement of his former fiance and Argento spawn, Asia Argento. Unsurprisingly, Gallo is no longer attached (and neither is Asia). Alas Brody, the Oscar winner who kinda slayed in the underrated The Darjeeling Limited, will apparently play the role of an Italian detective, a role previously rumored for Ray Liotta. No offense to Brody, but Liotta versus Gallo with knife wielding would have been wild, man, wild.
This casting bit arrives with a new log line for the exploitation thriller: “Giallo revolves around an American flight attendant who teams with an Italian investigator to search for her missing sister who has been abducted by a serial killer known only as Yellow.” Argento tackling flight attendants equals awesome. And it’s all the rage to say this right now on the Web, so here ya go: giallo means yellow in Italian. Celebrate this “newfound” morsel of information with a 10-foot party sub.
Discuss: So, is the Brody for Liotta/Gallo trade-out a good one? There’s a lot of “he’s too good for this film, not a good career move” blah blahing going on, but what’s wrong with the buzzing indie direction Brody is going in?
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April 13th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
It’s a damn shame Gallo won’t be in it anymore. I like Brody and Liotta. Frankly, I think Gallo squaring off against Brody would be amazing. It’s an interesting move for Brody, makes me respect him a little bit more. I wish they’d dumped Asia and kept Gallo instead.
April 13th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
It’s great move for me personally, since I loathe Gallo. I love Liotta too, but Brody is a great talent.
So the trade isn’t a bad one at all. If anything it’s a trade up.
April 13th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I’d rather see Brody in a remake of Spasmo or NY Ripper…Gordon Green, if you’re reading, get on that shit man!!! Uhh, it might be a wet dream to remake Suspiria, but its a 9 out of 10 shot you’re gonna butcher it.. Hunter - props on the Liota/Gallo showdown! Gallo in a giallo wooooould be money. Aside from the name, he’s most definitely got the two-faced guido look going for him.
April 14th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
this is an excellent move for brody. i agree though, liotta vs gallo would’ve been one for the history books.