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I think for DDL's body of work he wouldn't choose a part that didn't challenge him and force him to deliver an amazing performance. It will be an interesting film to see but I think Rob Marshall and co. will pull it off.

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They did say they were going to adjust some of the characters to fit the actresses cast. So maybe Claudia is going to be an Australian woman?

Take a look at his Oscar Acceptance speech last year on YouTube: he could definitely pull off 40, don't you think?

Absolutely. Frankly, I hadn't realized that he's past 50 at all until reading it. He looks great for his age, and pulling off 40 (especially a stressed-out 40) shouldn't be much of a problem.

I like Day-Lewis for the role. I think he'll at the very least deliver an interesting performance. I'm not terribly worried about the singing aspect simply because Guido isn't the most vocally taxing role, so unless he's completely tone-deaf or something, he should be fine. Kidman I'm not quite as thrilled about because she, as with Zeta-Jones, seems old for Claudia. But she does have that ethereal quality that's required, so maybe it will work.

On the whole, I like this casting. The movie will be made or broken on stylistic and storytelling elements, though, so we'll see. I think it's great that it's being made at all.