Who is Baird Whitlock based on?

Clooney liked the idea of Baird being inspired a little by Charlton Heston’s Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments roles, though the Coens also saw the character as similar to Robert Taylor’s Roman general in Quo Vadis. “Some of the movie stars in some of those pretty stiff epics were themselves pretty stiff,” says Ethan.

Is Hail, Caesar funny?

“Hail, Caesar!” is a very funny movie with a very serious philosophical heart, perhaps the most serious of any Coen brothers movie, and it is baffling and disappointing that it is appearing in the dead post-Oscar nominations month of February. It is a film that deserves real attention.

Is Hail Cesar a true story?

It is a fictional story that follows the real-life fixer Eddie Mannix (Brolin) working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a star actor during the filming of a biblical epic.

What’s the point of Hail, Caesar?

Serious: Hail, Caesar! is about how nothing lasts And yet they’re also smart enough to understand that almost all organizing principles that humans come up with, be they political, social, or religious, are prone to error because, well, it’s humans who come up with them.

Who does Baird Whitlock play in Hail, Caesar?

George Clooney
George Clooney as Baird Whitlock The film he’s working on (also titled Hail, Caesar!) is billed as a religious epic involving Whitlock as a Roman soldier. The Coen Brothers likely drew heavily from many of the “epics” filmed in the 1950s and ’60s.

Did Hail, Caesar win any awards?

Hail, Caesar! is a 2016 comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen….

Is Hail Cesar a good movie?

It’s been some time since Joel and Ethan Coen have made a full-out comedy. Their new film, “Hail Caesar!” is an exhilarating switchup: A comic fable that’s both deftly clever and irrepressibly goofy. It is also, from stem to stern, the sweetest and sunniest film the Coens have ever made.

Where did they film Hail, Caesar?

“Hail, Caesar!” was shot mostly on the stages of the old Goldwyn Studios/Warner Hollywood (now called The Lot), but they also built outdoor sets on such famous locations as the Big Sky Movie Ranch in Simi Valley and Vasquez Rocks Natural Park.

Who played Hobie Doyle in Hail Caesar?

Alden EhrenreichHail, Caesar!
Hobie Doyle/Played by

Who choreographed Hail Caesar?

Christopher Gattelli
Hail, Caesar! (2016) – Christopher Gattelli as Choreographer – IMDb.

Who directed Hail Caesar?

Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Hail, Caesar!/Directors

Did Hail Caesar win any awards?