# Bradd Pitt & Angelina Jolie to star in "Atlas Shrugged" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873 "2006-05-15T18:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/81 "2006-05-20T00:07:39Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Fine, Danny Bonaduce it is. [/QUOTE] Now, that’s the kind of ballsy casting that, if it works out, results in your ending up as a Big Name in Hollywood, sir. Of course if it doesn’t, it brings down the studio with it and you end up stuffed into the trunk of a car. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/82 "2006-05-20T01:08:19Z")
Ayn Rand’s stuff is like something the cat brings to the door: you tell the kids not to touch it and hope it crawls off to the woods to die. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/83 "2006-05-20T01:21:20Z")
[QUOTE=winterhawk11] I don’t see how they could cut Francisco. He’s pretty important to the plot. [/QUOTE] Can you say Antonia Bandaras? Or maybe Andy Garcia? An HBO miniseries would be the way to go. Or give it to Peter Jackson and let him make three 4-hour films. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/84 "2006-05-20T01:22:22Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Can you say Antonia Bandaras? [/QUOTE] Sorry about that, Antonio… ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/85 "2006-05-20T02:19:28Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Can you say Antonia Bandaras? Or maybe Andy Garcia? An HBO miniseries would be the way to go. Or give it to Peter Jackson and let him make three 4-hour films. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I always assumed it would eventually be made as a miniseries; it’s just too long for a movie. And I still think they’ll omit Francisco. He’s important to the spirit of the book, but not the plot. Reardon, on the other hand is crucial to the plot. And yes, Rand pronounced “Dagny” exactly as it’s spelled (albeit with a Russian accent). ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/86 "2006-05-20T02:55:22Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] And yes, Rand pronounced “Dagny” exactly as it’s spelled (albeit with a Russian accent). [/QUOTE] How did she pronounce “Ayn”? Always wondered. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/87 "2006-05-20T02:56:17Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] How did she pronounce “Ayn”? Always wondered. [/QUOTE] Rhymes with “mine.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/88 "2006-05-20T14:31:05Z")
FWIW, the IMDb now has a bare-bones “in production” entry on the AS film: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/) And there is an unofficial website for it (apparently not updated since 2004): [http://www.missliberty.com/FilmAtlas.html](http://www.missliberty.com/FilmAtlas.html) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873/89 "2006-05-21T17:48:28Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Rhymes with “mine.” [/QUOTE] Oh no, my little friend. It is pronounced **" A-yn** , and rhymes with Wa-cheeeen. ( said with heavy Hebrew accent on the “ch” ) 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bradd-pitt-angelina-jolie-to-star-in-atlas-shrugged/356873.md?page=4)