by Ryan Fisher
Fighting for your country is truly admirable; there isn't anything more patriotic. As a 20-year-old man, I know that the nation’s recruiters are salivating over people like myself, and I'd like to believe that if I were to enlist myself to serve in the military my government would candidly return the favor with honesty and protection. But it doesn’t always work that way.
With people like myself in mind, “Boys Don’t Cry” director Kimberly Peirce set out to make "Stop Loss," a Ryan Phillippe/Joseph Gordon-Levitt drama that hits DVD this week.
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Hollywood is filled with the what-could-have-beens...Tom Selleck as Indy, Dougray Scott as Wolverine, Nicolas Cage as Superman. And with an eye towards a galaxy far, far away, don't forget Ryan Phillippe as Anakin Skywalker, at the time one of the most aggressively pursued roles in Hollywood.
Of course, the winning candidate was Hayden Christensen, but Phillippe -- soon to be seen in this weekend's "Stop-Loss" -- confirmed to MTV News that he nearly had the part, making it so far as to meet with George Lucas and Queen Amidala herself. "I read with Natalie Portman," the actor revealed. "I think it was sort of an age thing in their mind. It wasn't quite right, but yeah, they were interested." Watch the video below for more, and then click here for the rest of our chat.
Last year we learned what rendition meant courtesy of a sobering film starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Well, come March 28, Ryan Phillipe is going to introduce you to the startling reality of soldiers who have been stop-lossed. Co-starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Channing Tatum, this one comes from none other than "Boys Don't Cry" director Kimberly Peirce so you know it's going to have something interesting going on. Check out the brand new poster below.
Back in Texas after fighting in Iraq, a young soldier (Ryan Phillippe) refuses orders to return to the war. Co-starring Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Abbie Cornish, "Stop-Loss" hits theaters on March 28, 2008. Check out the exclusive trailer below.
