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We’ve had to keep his elbows in check for his big screen debut, it’s marvellous Marouane Fellaini. Or it could be vice versa.
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‘Jon Hamm, you must be delighted at being cast in such a pivotal role. Your initial reaction?’
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©INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan
Only Mario Balotelli came close to rivaling her as the star of Euro 2012. Be still our collective beating heart, Penelope Cruz.
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We needed someone tough, mean and talented. And when this young man, Robert DeNiro, came into our studio, we all agreed that we had found our Leo.
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We took our talent search to Easter Island and narrowed it down to two choices .
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Only Christopher Walken could ever be that intense.
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As Robin van Persie…
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Pablo Schreiber has that vertical hair thing going on, he could play the ship-deserting Dutchman.
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Yeah, it’s definitely all about the hair. Let’s get that nice run-of-the-mill comic Demetri Martin.
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You need a Scotsman who can display incredible powers of power and manipulation (especially over referees) so Ian McDiarmid it is. #Typecast.
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©INPHO/Donall Farmer
Last year we went with Hilary Swank, but the narrative has changed into the feelgood movie of the summer, so Sandy Bullock it is.
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As Mario Balotelli…
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At this stage, he’s little more than a calamity-prone caricature who plays football now and then. Mr Blobby, it is then.
Why always him?
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Here's who we need for the cast of '2012: The Sports Movie'
As Rory McIlroy…
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We’ve had to keep his elbows in check for his big screen debut, it’s marvellous Marouane Fellaini. Or it could be vice versa.
Joe Giddens/EMPICS Sport
As Jim McGuinness…
©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
‘Jon Hamm, you must be delighted at being cast in such a pivotal role. Your initial reaction?’
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As Manuela Spinelli…
©INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan
Only Mario Balotelli came close to rivaling her as the star of Euro 2012. Be still our collective beating heart, Penelope Cruz.
As Lionel Messi…
MANU FERNANDEZ/AP/Press Association Images
We needed someone tough, mean and talented. And when this young man, Robert DeNiro, came into our studio, we all agreed that we had found our Leo.
YouTube credit: J.A. Zanela
As Eli Manning…
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We took our talent search to Easter Island and narrowed it down to two choices .
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As Ian Poulter…
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Only Christopher Walken could ever be that intense.
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As Robin van Persie…
Martin Rickett/PA Wire/Press Association Images
Pablo Schreiber has that vertical hair thing going on, he could play the ship-deserting Dutchman.
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As Bubba Watson…
Matt Slocum/AP/Press Association Images
Yeah, it’s definitely all about the hair. Let’s get that nice run-of-the-mill comic Demetri Martin.
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As Luis Suarez…
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As Alex Ferguson…
Rebecca Naden/PA Archive/Press Association Images
You need a Scotsman who can display incredible powers of power and manipulation (especially over referees) so Ian McDiarmid it is. #Typecast.
YouTube credit: Fro0lik
As Katie Taylor…
©INPHO/Donall Farmer
Last year we went with Hilary Swank, but the narrative has changed into the feelgood movie of the summer, so Sandy Bullock it is.
Number one! Mark J. Terrill/AP/Press Association Images
As Mario Balotelli…
Vadim Ghirda/AP/Press Association Images
At this stage, he’s little more than a calamity-prone caricature who plays football now and then. Mr Blobby, it is then.
Why always him?
YouTube credit: TheTarnboy
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