Francis Ford Coppola: Replaces Bardem in "sex change"
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April, 02 2008
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 Francis Ford Coppola: Replaces Bardem in "sex change"
In what five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola is calling a "sex change" operation, Javier Bardem is being replaced by Carmen Maura in the drama "Tetro".
Francis Ford Coppola said that he rewrote the character during rehearsals for the film's shoot, which began on Monday in Buenos Aires.
Francis Ford Coppola said, "One of the important roles in the script is a mentor and teacher to Tetro (Vincent Gallo), and I originally wrote it for a man. As I read and reread the script, I felt that the interaction between the two characters would be far more intriguing if they were of the opposite sex". He again said that the director often changes the key elements of the script before and during filming.
Bardem is unavailable for the role and is currently doing his starring role in Rob Marshall's adaptation of the Broadway musical "Nine." Bardem, who recently won an Oscar for his supporting role in "No Country For Old Men," never attended the rehearsals.
Pedro Almodovar staple Maura joined around the time of rehearsals. Alden Ehrenreich and Maribel Verdu also star. Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope company is producing the $15 million production. |
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