Comedian Demetri Martin to Play Gay Lead in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock?

-- snicks from AfterElton.com

Last week, I blogged about Taking Woodstock,the upcoming biopic of Elliot Tiber, the gay man who was instrumental in bringing the music festival to fruition. Well, it seems that Academy Award-winning Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee has chosen a leading man, and in a surprising decision, it's stand up comedian (and Beatles-tressed) Demetri Martin. (Martin is currently in negotiations, so nothing's signed yet.)

 

Demetri is best known for his "Trendspotting" bits on The Daily Show, and I've had the hots for him I've been a fan of his deadpan style for a while. I'd be curious to learn what kind of casting process came up with his name, though. He certainly isn't the first one that springs to mind when you think of "gay hippie" ... although he certainly has the hair for it.

 

You can see one of my favorite Demetri bits, "Material Enhancers".

 

Comments

[James Baldwin]

I've been following this too. I think Demetri is a GREAT choice. I'm not a bloger (yet) but, I will be writting about this on my site. http://LetHerIn.org I'm not an important person in regards to this movie, just a fan of Elliot,Mr Lee and Demetrie.

[Hephaestion]

I won't go to any film starring the homophobic Mr Martin. His unending anti-gay jokes make him a bigger enemy of the gay community than the Bush administration to me, since he teaches young people that gay people are only here to serve as punchlines for overprivileged straight boys.