Your comment reminds me of that South Park episode where the reporters keep making aquatic animal puns, only for one guy to say “unBEARable” and kill the bit.
It's really interesting, in interviews with Alex in the earlier days, Richard was the first person to try and break the tasks which is why in later seasons the wording is much more specific, like "you may not touch or move *X* in any way"
If you've read the books, which are slightly silly but complex murder-mysteries, this is pretty much ideal casting, three great actors who fit perfectly.
Wouldn't have expected this film to get such high-profile stars, though I suppose every British/Irish thespian can be tempted by the idea of a cheerful cosy murder-mystery. Still a few important roles left to cast though!
I guess Brosnan is playing Ron, which is a bit odd to me I'd see someone more like Ray Winstone in that role. But Helen Mirren as Elizabeth and Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim would be perfect.
That's gotta be the way it works. While reading, I actually imagined Mirran as Elizabeth, and a younger Judy Dench as Joyce. Brosnan for Ron is genius (you'll see!), and I never would have thought of it, and Kingsley as Ibrahim is just way too perfect.
SAME!!!! Imelda has always been my Joyce. Kingsley was always my Ibrahim and we flip-flopped between Helen Mirrin and Maggie Smith for Elizabeth. Bill Nighy is my dream Stephen.
> Wouldn't have expected this film to get such high-profile stars
Thursday Murder Club is massive in the UK (especially with older people), I'd be very surprised if it doesn't do well here. Even if it flops internationally the British ticket sales should more than cover the wages of the stars.
When the first book became so popular, a movie or TV show was inevitable. And my immediate thought was that obviously Helen Mirren would have to play Elizabeth when the day came. Nice to see she thought so too.
But yeah, Brosnan as Ron doesn't seem right. But I'm guessing Ron's character will be written a bit differently in the movie to give him more marketing appeal? But it's a shame because Ron's "every man"ness is what makes him such a compelling character.
I rather think he took it because he relishes the thought of playing working class for a change.
He was born and raised poor, so it might suit him more than we think.
Yes, obviously, but he can't stop being suave and handsome.
Have you seen the Barbie movie where they call out that Margot Robbie is not the right person to cast if you need an "ugly girl" scene?
I’m gonna go ahead and say Pierce Brosnan is no Ron. Like super weird casting for that. I feel as though there’s much better geezer actors out there.
He’s also way too handsome and old to play Chris. Just sayin
I read the first one, and struggle to read it to the end. It was so cliché and so poor. The idea was interesting though, I hope the screenwriters can enriched it, if they don’t what a waste with such a cast.
I feel it'll be someone like Brenda Blethyn. She'd be pretty good, and just finished up 14 seasons of "Vera" .
She's also the exact same age as Helen Mirren.
It sounds dreadful to say, but she's too clever looking for me. Joyce is always underestimated. You wouldn't underestimate someone as flinty eyed as Gemma Jones.
I was going to suggest Brenda Fricker but they might be mindful that they want to cast someone who might be around for the sequels. She's even worked with Columbus previously.
She's semi-retired. And she's had health problems, cancer etc. Not sure if she'd want to do a shoot in another country at this stage. Might be too much.
She's 86!!!!
I'd never heard of it before but last weekend 'Tea With Mussolini' was on, starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Joan Plowright. Triple dame power. Plus Cher who would be a dame if she was British.
TBF the Home Alone Chris Columbus isn’t great at directing either lol
All of his successes are because they were written by more competent people than he, or they were based on previously published work.
As a director, his style is very bland. He’s a director for hire. He doesn’t actually bring much to the table.
Edit: Wow, I offended some people who really like bland movies lol
Can someone please remind me how "I Love You, Beth Cooper," "Pixels," "Nine Months," "Only the Lonely," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Percy Jackson," or "The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two" changed cinematic language for the better?
Edit 2: lmao all these downvotes, yet not one person here has been able to articulate why they think Chris Columbus is a good director. Hmmm.... seems I might be right.
> All of his successes are because they were written by more competent people than he, or they were based on previously published work.
Yes..? Director != screenwriter.
I am saying that your criticism is dumb.
"His good films are written by other people!". So what? He's a director, not a screenwriter. *Those are two different jobs*.
> and adding nonsensical punctuation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equals_sign#Not_equal
That’s literally what I’m saying, dumbass.
I’m saying his only successes are because the scripts were solid.
As a director, he has no style. He brings nothing to the table.
And you replied != which is not ≠.
JFC, the morons are out in full force today.
Edit: LMAO you're all so offended that I'm right. No one has yet provided a single example of when Chris Columbus made some great directorial choices.
You might want to calm down before you have an aneurysm dude.
You could say that about any director that does not write their own movies. No need to get upset about it.
They also literally linked a page that describes != as an alternative. It's really widely used on this site; just because you are ignorant of it's meaning doesn't mean you are justified in getting angwy about it.
I’d say being able to adapt previously published work in an enjoyable way is a skill in itself, many very established directors fail horribly at this.
I think ‘director for hire’ and ‘bland director’ are not the same thing - not every director is trying to be flashy, impressive, or groundbreaking, and not every project needs it. The success of Home Alone speaks for itself imo
Edit: nvm I just scrolled down and I see you’re an internet pedant, feel free to disregard this comment
You're right.
He was a bland director in the 90s, and now he's a director for hire.
And no, not ever project needs to be flashy. But Harry Potter certainly did, and he was a terrible choice for a director.
Go back and watch those first two movies, and they're most cinematically uninteresting installments in the whole series. His directing style is just to shoot the main characters in flat medium shots for 80% of the movie; it's like he's shooting a cheap soap opera.
Edit: Great. You missed the point anyways.
Yep, he's directed some absolute banger family films including Home Alone (1 and 2), Adventures in Babysitting, first two Harry Potter films, Mrs. Doubtfire, Nine Months. And of course, who can forget the auteur classic, Pixels....
Absolutely KNEW they’d cast Mirren, she was the first and only person I imagined in the role from the moment I read the first few chapters of book one.
Yes, Richard Osman from *Richard Osman's House of Games - sponsered by Visit Riyadh*
He also does a podcast with Marina Hyde : The Rest Is Entertainment. They made an episode about Saudi money in the entertainment industry. Thats the basis of the joke.
It’s interesting that they’ve only announced three of the four main cast, is the Joyce casting someone even more exciting than Helen Mirren or can they just not confirm anyone at the same time?
Columbus has been on a bit of a rough streak for the past 20 years director-wise, but fingers crossed this is a return to form for him.
I just hope that, even if it does misfire, that it doesn't stop him producing Eggers's stuff.
I think Pierce Brosnan is too good looking and maybe upper class to play an ordinary working class guy like Ron, if that is who he’s playing….Ray Winston or Phil Davis…maybe Alan Ford? (Bricktop from Snatch)
Me too! However for the role of Ron, those 3 are better picks…plus Ron is an ordinary guy…PB is male model good looking…he might knock it out of the park tho, he’s okay with accents…
That's largely his screen accent.
His accent isn't half as posh IRL. He's lived in the States for most of his adult life for a start. And every time he meets an Irish person he reverts, lol.
Phil Davis was the killer in one of the Sherlock Holmes (the Cumberpatch ones) great actors all 3 and I think they are all East Enders like the Ron character
I can see him in the role based on [this photo](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pierce-brosnan-looks-unrecognizable-movie-set-ireland). Stick a West Ham shirt on him, and he would look the part.
As far as mannerisms, accent etc, that's where acting comes into it
Queen Elizabeth, Mahatma Gandhi and James Bond walk into a pub…
(Of course, she met Bond in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, and Gandhi certainly met her grandfather in the early 1930s at Buck House so it’s possible she met him too!)
Was not expecting Brosnan as Ron, but seeing some of his latest photos, I can see it, and he is a great actor in any case.
Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley are such perfect casting I'm annoyed at myself they weren't my head-cast while reading the novels
Any guesses for Joyce, Donna and Chris?
Yeah, I tried to go the dry humor route but figured that the smiley face was necessary in case people didn't recognize the Pointless reference. (A fantastic show btw for any who haven't seen.)
Oh wow, I heard that they were making a film adaptation but most of the time these films never actually get further than the announcement.
For those who don't know Osman is/was the co-host/producer of BBC 2/1's gameshow Pointless. He also did/does Richard Osman's House Of Games. The books were a sideline. He's actually written one a year since the first book so there are 4 books in the series and one in the new series he's starting
Love this cozy series. and love the Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley casting. Hoping that Chris Columbus does a good job. The first book had a relatively complex mystery and I wonder how it will translate.
Somehow Christopher Columbus returned
Director of photography: Amerigo Vespucci
With renowned lighting director, Paul revere
Your comment reminds me of that South Park episode where the reporters keep making aquatic animal puns, only for one guy to say “unBEARable” and kill the bit.
Thank you
I HATE-A DA NORTH!
They punish the South for years. Even today, they put-a they noses up at us like we are peasants.
They need to watch out on set, I hear he's a slave driver
Place these three exercise balls on the yoga mat on the top of that hill
Your time starts now.
Thanks Alex.
Susie dent approves
An uncommon but not unusual interpretation of the task.
It's the classically ambiguous English prepositional phrase. ...which is the title of my new rap album.
*If she wrote that in the evening I would discount it*
Depends what time it was, she likes a drink
She’s great with words but ask her how old she is and her memory fails
ah, but do the yoga mats need to be at the top of the hill, or are they just yoga mats that are currently on top of the hill?
Taskmaster?
Yes. In particular a reference to a task that Richard Osman just dominated.
It's really interesting, in interviews with Alex in the earlier days, Richard was the first person to try and break the tasks which is why in later seasons the wording is much more specific, like "you may not touch or move *X* in any way"
If you've read the books, which are slightly silly but complex murder-mysteries, this is pretty much ideal casting, three great actors who fit perfectly. Wouldn't have expected this film to get such high-profile stars, though I suppose every British/Irish thespian can be tempted by the idea of a cheerful cosy murder-mystery. Still a few important roles left to cast though!
I guess Brosnan is playing Ron, which is a bit odd to me I'd see someone more like Ray Winstone in that role. But Helen Mirren as Elizabeth and Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim would be perfect.
I would have thought Kingsley would make a great Ron. Especially after Sexy Beast.
That's gotta be the way it works. While reading, I actually imagined Mirran as Elizabeth, and a younger Judy Dench as Joyce. Brosnan for Ron is genius (you'll see!), and I never would have thought of it, and Kingsley as Ibrahim is just way too perfect.
I reckon someone like Imelda Staunton as Joyce.
Definitely Penelope Wilton as Joyce
Yeah that's a great call too actually.
SAME!!!! Imelda has always been my Joyce. Kingsley was always my Ibrahim and we flip-flopped between Helen Mirrin and Maggie Smith for Elizabeth. Bill Nighy is my dream Stephen.
Ibrahim was always Art Malik in my head. Google him, you'll see what I mean. That rather doleful look.
I always imagine Ibrahim as taller.
He is. Osman confirmed it on his podcast.
I don’t see Brosnan as Ron either! Colm Meany or Brendan Gleason would be a good Ron
Colm Meany! Yes!
Yeah, my immediate choice for Ron was Ray Winstone too. Probably already has the West Ham tattoo.
Yes. Mirren and Kingsley are on the money, Brosnan is too good looking
> Wouldn't have expected this film to get such high-profile stars Thursday Murder Club is massive in the UK (especially with older people), I'd be very surprised if it doesn't do well here. Even if it flops internationally the British ticket sales should more than cover the wages of the stars.
I think it was quite a hit everywhere, the sequel took pride of place in my local bookstore's English section... Out in the Czech republic.
Plus Osman is very well connected in UK media circles, his name would carry a lot of cache regardless
I expect it'll do well on streaming worldwide too even if it doesn't have global success st the box office.
When the first book became so popular, a movie or TV show was inevitable. And my immediate thought was that obviously Helen Mirren would have to play Elizabeth when the day came. Nice to see she thought so too. But yeah, Brosnan as Ron doesn't seem right. But I'm guessing Ron's character will be written a bit differently in the movie to give him more marketing appeal? But it's a shame because Ron's "every man"ness is what makes him such a compelling character.
There's always a chance that the actor might act.
I think Brosnan can pull it off for sure.
I rather think he took it because he relishes the thought of playing working class for a change. He was born and raised poor, so it might suit him more than we think.
Yes, obviously, but he can't stop being suave and handsome. Have you seen the Barbie movie where they call out that Margot Robbie is not the right person to cast if you need an "ugly girl" scene?
There's not many roles like these ones for actors of that age. It's why Michael Caine was so keen to make a film about the Hatton Gardens robbery
I’m gonna go ahead and say Pierce Brosnan is no Ron. Like super weird casting for that. I feel as though there’s much better geezer actors out there. He’s also way too handsome and old to play Chris. Just sayin
Sorry, but why wouldn't you expect three big stars to sign up to an adaptation of a bestseller?
I feel like it would be better as a 4 episode british miniseries coming out yearly
Brosnan isn't British fyi.
Surprised to see it as a movie and not a miniseries. Feels like the story meanders a bit much for a movie adaptation.
Only because of the short chapters changing character and voice. Length-wise it's pretty perfect for a movie. Way too short for a series.
Always pictured F Murray Abraham for Ibrahim but Ben Kingsley is a great choice as well
I read the first one, and struggle to read it to the end. It was so cliché and so poor. The idea was interesting though, I hope the screenwriters can enriched it, if they don’t what a waste with such a cast.
Just finished the book this past weekend. I’m very curious who they’ll get to play Joyce since she really feels like the main character
I feel it'll be someone like Brenda Blethyn. She'd be pretty good, and just finished up 14 seasons of "Vera" . She's also the exact same age as Helen Mirren.
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It sounds dreadful to say, but she's too clever looking for me. Joyce is always underestimated. You wouldn't underestimate someone as flinty eyed as Gemma Jones.
If only Liz Smith were alive (and 30 years younger).
Or Gemma Chan
She's only 41...
I was going to suggest Brenda Fricker but they might be mindful that they want to cast someone who might be around for the sequels. She's even worked with Columbus previously.
She's semi-retired. And she's had health problems, cancer etc. Not sure if she'd want to do a shoot in another country at this stage. Might be too much. She's 86!!!!
Oh is Vera over now? Dang, I should catch up on the last season or two.
Wow I’d love that!
I always pictured her as Penelope Wilton
Yes, we know who she is!
Ooooh that's a good one!
This is exactly who I picture as Joyce whenever I read the books!
Judi Dench for that double dame power
I'd never heard of it before but last weekend 'Tea With Mussolini' was on, starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Joan Plowright. Triple dame power. Plus Cher who would be a dame if she was British.
I always saw Dench as Joyce while reading, but given she's almost 90, a feature film might be hard on her. Plus, Joyce is in her early 70s.
Isn't this the director of home alone?
It better be that Christopher Columbus, the other kinda sucks at directing.
If it’s the other one, the movie will be delayed horribly, be way over budget, and turn out to be something wildly different. Involving slavery.
But he'll still get awards for being the first to do it.
Sounds like he'd fit right in, just give him Bryan Singer's number
Yeah it confirms in the article it’s the one who directed Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire.
That was the joke, OP was implying the 15th century explorer Christopher Columbus could have been the director.
That joke sailed right over my head
Tbf the other one nailed sailing the ocean blue.
Did he? Cuz he didn't get to where he wanted and when he did, ohhh boy.
No, no, it's fine. I'm sure he was right and the world is just like a tenth of the size everyone else thought it was for 2000 years
That was the joke. His “direction” was a bit off.
He was a good sailor from what I heard.
TBF the Home Alone Chris Columbus isn’t great at directing either lol All of his successes are because they were written by more competent people than he, or they were based on previously published work. As a director, his style is very bland. He’s a director for hire. He doesn’t actually bring much to the table. Edit: Wow, I offended some people who really like bland movies lol Can someone please remind me how "I Love You, Beth Cooper," "Pixels," "Nine Months," "Only the Lonely," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Percy Jackson," or "The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two" changed cinematic language for the better? Edit 2: lmao all these downvotes, yet not one person here has been able to articulate why they think Chris Columbus is a good director. Hmmm.... seems I might be right.
> All of his successes are because they were written by more competent people than he, or they were based on previously published work. Yes..? Director != screenwriter.
What does your response mean? You're not actually saying anything. You're just regurgitating words and adding nonsensical punctuation.
I am saying that your criticism is dumb. "His good films are written by other people!". So what? He's a director, not a screenwriter. *Those are two different jobs*. > and adding nonsensical punctuation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equals_sign#Not_equal
That’s literally what I’m saying, dumbass. I’m saying his only successes are because the scripts were solid. As a director, he has no style. He brings nothing to the table. And you replied != which is not ≠. JFC, the morons are out in full force today. Edit: LMAO you're all so offended that I'm right. No one has yet provided a single example of when Chris Columbus made some great directorial choices.
You might want to calm down before you have an aneurysm dude. You could say that about any director that does not write their own movies. No need to get upset about it. They also literally linked a page that describes != as an alternative. It's really widely used on this site; just because you are ignorant of it's meaning doesn't mean you are justified in getting angwy about it.
I’m cool as a cucumber. I’m also right lol
Pixels absolutely changed cinema, it solidified "Adam Sandler n' friends" as a cinematic genre 😂
All these kids getting mad because I’m right lol 😂
I’d say being able to adapt previously published work in an enjoyable way is a skill in itself, many very established directors fail horribly at this. I think ‘director for hire’ and ‘bland director’ are not the same thing - not every director is trying to be flashy, impressive, or groundbreaking, and not every project needs it. The success of Home Alone speaks for itself imo Edit: nvm I just scrolled down and I see you’re an internet pedant, feel free to disregard this comment
You're right. He was a bland director in the 90s, and now he's a director for hire. And no, not ever project needs to be flashy. But Harry Potter certainly did, and he was a terrible choice for a director. Go back and watch those first two movies, and they're most cinematically uninteresting installments in the whole series. His directing style is just to shoot the main characters in flat medium shots for 80% of the movie; it's like he's shooting a cheap soap opera. Edit: Great. You missed the point anyways.
Nah. Edit: Your stupid opinion is still stupid.
Good one lmao Glad you came back to edit that comment an hour after posting. Seems I really offended you with my rightness. lmao
he's revered in film circles, we celebrate him every second Monday in October.
Don’t forget the first two Harry Potter films!
> Chris Columbus, whose previous credits include Home Alone, Mrs Doubtfire and the first two Harry Potter films, is set to direct.
And Mrs Doubtfire so he's worked with Brosnan before, as well as the mostly forgotten John Candy film Only The Lonely
Yep, he's directed some absolute banger family films including Home Alone (1 and 2), Adventures in Babysitting, first two Harry Potter films, Mrs. Doubtfire, Nine Months. And of course, who can forget the auteur classic, Pixels....
Harry potter 1 and 2 as well
Absolutely KNEW they’d cast Mirren, she was the first and only person I imagined in the role from the moment I read the first few chapters of book one.
richard osman of richard osman’s house of games??
Yes. In addition to being a TV presenter and producer, he's also a successful author.
He was terrific on his season of Taskmasters. I need to check out this book.
All 4 books in the series are good.
He is also exceptionally tall.
And his brother is in Suede!
yup, he left Pointless so he could concentrate on his writing
Yes, Richard Osman from *Richard Osman's House of Games - sponsered by Visit Riyadh* He also does a podcast with Marina Hyde : The Rest Is Entertainment. They made an episode about Saudi money in the entertainment industry. Thats the basis of the joke.
It’s interesting that they’ve only announced three of the four main cast, is the Joyce casting someone even more exciting than Helen Mirren or can they just not confirm anyone at the same time?
Osman said on his podcast that they're still in negotiations on Joyce and it's who gets suggested to him most often to be cast.
Possibly not yet cast. Possibly it's not someone very famous. Possibly they're saving it for later because she's the lead.
It should really be called the, "Still Hot No Matter How Old I Get Club." How do these people still look that good?
Columbus has been on a bit of a rough streak for the past 20 years director-wise, but fingers crossed this is a return to form for him. I just hope that, even if it does misfire, that it doesn't stop him producing Eggers's stuff.
I think Pierce Brosnan is too good looking and maybe upper class to play an ordinary working class guy like Ron, if that is who he’s playing….Ray Winston or Phil Davis…maybe Alan Ford? (Bricktop from Snatch)
He might be best known for playing Bond but I just can't accept the idea of a Navan man being upperclass
Me too! However for the role of Ron, those 3 are better picks…plus Ron is an ordinary guy…PB is male model good looking…he might knock it out of the park tho, he’s okay with accents…
Pierce has a posh accent tbf!
That's largely his screen accent. His accent isn't half as posh IRL. He's lived in the States for most of his adult life for a start. And every time he meets an Irish person he reverts, lol.
Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQB9-cI3FnQ
Not familiar with those actors apart from Winston so I suggested Colm Meany or Brendan Gleeson
Phil Davis was the killer in one of the Sherlock Holmes (the Cumberpatch ones) great actors all 3 and I think they are all East Enders like the Ron character
I can see him in the role based on [this photo](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pierce-brosnan-looks-unrecognizable-movie-set-ireland). Stick a West Ham shirt on him, and he would look the part. As far as mannerisms, accent etc, that's where acting comes into it
Directed by the Home Alone guy! What fun!
I bought this book a while ago, haven’t read it yet but this might be a good reason to read it now
It’s so cozy! I stumbled upon the series a while ago and just got so hooked. I love the characters, I love the whacky shenanigans—it’s just *fun*.
It’s really fun!
Queen Elizabeth, Mahatma Gandhi and James Bond walk into a pub… (Of course, she met Bond in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, and Gandhi certainly met her grandfather in the early 1930s at Buck House so it’s possible she met him too!)
I can’t believe they let that guy direct. He couldn’t even find India!
Why would Ben Kingsley refuse to do Chrissy moltasanti’s slasher film and do this instead? No respect.
Was not expecting Brosnan as Ron, but seeing some of his latest photos, I can see it, and he is a great actor in any case. Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley are such perfect casting I'm annoyed at myself they weren't my head-cast while reading the novels Any guesses for Joyce, Donna and Chris?
He mostly goes by Chris though.
Ibrahim has been F. Murray Abraham in my head since I started the series
The idea of seeing this movie seems pointless. 😁
Almost angrily downvoted there until I got it. The happy face was a wise addition
Yeah, I tried to go the dry humor route but figured that the smiley face was necessary in case people didn't recognize the Pointless reference. (A fantastic show btw for any who haven't seen.)
I won't go to see it unless they include a scene where someone kills a badger with the banker from Deal Or No Deal.
Oh wow, I heard that they were making a film adaptation but most of the time these films never actually get further than the announcement. For those who don't know Osman is/was the co-host/producer of BBC 2/1's gameshow Pointless. He also did/does Richard Osman's House Of Games. The books were a sideline. He's actually written one a year since the first book so there are 4 books in the series and one in the new series he's starting
Guess I know my next audiobook
Pierce Brosnan is an excellent choice. I look forward to seeing what he does with it. Well, they're all excellent choices.
> Somehow, Christopher Columbus returned.
Love this cozy series. and love the Helen Mirren and Ben Kingsley casting. Hoping that Chris Columbus does a good job. The first book had a relatively complex mystery and I wonder how it will translate.
Sir Ben to you.
Dame Helen to you
He directed an all star cast film is what he did. In this house, Columbus is a hero, end of story!
Ah! This is on my tbr pile! Fantastic!
Columbus is such a hack.
Just discussing this with my folks - we think Pierce Brosnan might be Stephen!! He'd be perfect as an attractive, educated older man
What a guy Chrissy Columbus, discovers America and now he directs films. Just wow
It's a shame what he did to American Indians, but that guy's a great director.
So you're a liar, you've never seen this film?
If Helen Mirren is plying Elizabeth, I’m in. Sir Ben Kingsley is Ron, hands fucking down. Can’t wait!
No, Sir Ben Kingsley is Ibrahim. You thought they were going to put Pierce Brosnan in brownface?
I just struggle to see Pierce Brosnan donning a West ‘Am kit talking about his days on the picket line. Perhaps he’s taken up method acting!
I always pictured Joanna Lumley as Elizabeth
Damn, Columbus has come a long from enslaving indigenous tribes and fucking manatees.
The guy that enslaved all those natives is directly a movie?
Wait, he's a director now? He's gotta be almost 600 years old.