[Burkeman1]

What the heck is the fascination with di Caprio? I know he is the darling of the 10-15 year old female demographic but he can't act his way out of a paper bag. As for casting this femboy as Alexander the Great? Insane. And di Caprio as an Irish street tough circa 1846 in "Gangs of New York?"- laughable. The same with Pitt- whom I have a tad more respect for- but Achilles? Cruise in anything makes me puke. Maybe I am biased but I don't think one of these guys is over 5'6" in height or weighs more than 150. What is up with this munchkin dynasty of actors?

[Pahuanui]

The same with Pitt- whom I have a tad more respect for- but Achilles? Cruise in anything makes me puke. Maybe I am biased but I don't think one of these guys is over 5'6" in height or weighs more than 150. What is up with this munchkin dynasty of actors?

The average male height of males in the Early Iron Period of Greek civilzation (1,150 to 650 B.C.) was 5' 5.6". I think he Pitt could reasonably meet that standard.

[general_re]

What the heck is the fascination with di Caprio? I know he is the darling of the 10-15 year old female demographic but he can't act his way out of a paper bag.

That's not entirely true. Leonardo did have one (and only one) good turn as an actor, playing a severely retarded boy in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? You are invited to draw your own conclusions from that... ;)

[HumanaeVitae]

"Maybe I am biased but I don't think one of these guys is over 5'6" in height or weighs more than 150"

True, but the average grain-fed Spartan hoplite was about these proportions...

[VadeRetro]

I was being a little sarcastic. I don't want to see Ben Affleck as Achilles, either. He strikes me as this generation's Troy Donahue. Most of the guys I would really see as Achilles are too old now if not dead. DeNiro would be OK, even if he's not exactly a giant. He could put menace and craziness into a role. Sort of Raging Achaean. Yul Brynner, in his day. Jack Palance.

Achilles should not be a pretty boy.

[lonewacko_dot_com]

"di Caprio...As for casting this femboy as Alexander the Great"

I agree. Alexander was a man's man.