Great Casting...
Great idea for a movie. From
Billboard Magazine:
Bowie Ponders 'Prestige' Thriller
Rock legend David Bowie is in talks to play inventor Nikola Tesla in "The Prestige," a thriller from "Batman Begins" director Christopher Nolan.
The cast also includes Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Michael Caine in a tale of rival magicians in early 20th century London. The Tesla character is based on the real-life Serbian-American who discovered the rotating magnetic field.
The script, on which Nolan is working, is based on Christopher Priest's 1996 novel and was adapted by Nolan's brother, Jonathan, who also wrote the short story on which Nolan's breakout movie, "Memento," was based. The movie is scheduled to shoot in January with a budget in the $40 million range.
Bowie's screen acting credits range from 1976's "The Man Who Fell to Earth" to 1983's "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," 1996's "Basquiat" and, most recently, 2000's "Mr. Rice's Secret."
I could not think of a better person to portray Tesla -- removed from the mainstream, brilliant and not quite human. That sums up the both of them...
Posted by DaveH at December 1, 2005 1:04 PM