Thursday, January 22, 2009

Tony Blair is a Werewolf

So, I watched The Queen the other night (for the second time, actually) and afterwards came to a startling revelation as I looked up the flick on IMDB. While most people applaud Helen Mirren's performance, and indeed she is great and has the Oscar to prove it, my favorite performance came from Michael Sheen, who plays Tony Blair.

No, he's not related to Martin Sheen or Charlie Sheen or even Emilo. He's a British actor with mannerism that, in my opinion, greatly remind me of the wonderful Simon Pegg. However, with the few conversations I've had about this, I seem to be solely alone in recognizing the Pegg similarity, so I won't bother discussing it here.

Anyway, while looking at his IMDB page, imagine my surprise when I discovered that Sheen also played Lucian, one of the werewolves from the Underworld movies, including the new prequel Rise of the Lycans.


The Queen

Underworld

I don't know about you, but I still have trouble seeing it. But that just makes me more of a fan of this British actor. He's also apparently in Blood Diamond, Frost/Nixon (which I have yet to see), and Timeline (but I don't hate my life enough to watch that movie again.)

And don't call me Boo.

2 comments:

  1. "No, he's not related to Martin Sheen or Charlie Sheen or even Emilo"

    Gawd that be cool.

    "And don't call me Boo."

    What is this your new thing or something?

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  2. I think I'd rather date Emilio than be related to him. I mean, who wouldn't want to be stuck in a library all day with him? I'd totally put lipstick on by using my cleavage if it impressed him.

    Then again, I wouldn't mind being the girl next door to Emile Hirsch either. Who has nothing to do with anything except he has a somewhat similar name.

    I actually had to watch "The Queen" has an assignment when I was in London. Being as I had saw it in the theatre, I didn't really watch it a second time. If I wanted to watch something that looked like what PBS could produce, I'd just watch "The Red Green Show". (Which I do, frequently. The word game? Makes me laugh every time.)

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