Editing David Bowie (section)

=== 2000s and posthumous notes ===
In ''[[Mr. Rice's Secret]]'' (2000), Bowie played the title role as the neighbour of a terminally ill 12-year-old boy.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |title=David Bowie With a Secret and a Power |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/22/movies/david-bowie-with-a-secret-and-a-power.html |website=The New York Times |date=22 December 2000 |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=17 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052717/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/22/movies/david-bowie-with-a-secret-and-a-power.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bowie appeared as himself in the 2001 [[Ben Stiller]] comedy ''[[Zoolander]]'', judging a "walk-off" between rival male models,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruby |first=Jennifer |title=Ben Stiller live-tweets Zoolander: I can't believe David Bowie actually did this |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ben-stiller-livetweets-zoolander-i-can-t-believe-david-bowie-actually-did-this-a3170296.html |website=Evening Standard |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=21 October 2019 |archive-date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021151815/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ben-stiller-livetweets-zoolander-i-can-t-believe-david-bowie-actually-did-this-a3170296.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and in [[Eric Idle]]'s 2002 [[mockumentary]] ''[[The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch |url=https://variety.com/2005/digital/features/the-rutles-2-can-t-buy-me-lunch-1200527441/ |website=Variety |date=6 March 2005 |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029144309/https://variety.com/2005/digital/features/the-rutles-2-can-t-buy-me-lunch-1200527441/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, he filmed a commercial with [[Snoop Dogg]] for [[XM Satellite Radio]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Marketing|last1=Lamb|first1=Charles W.|last2=Hair|first2=Joseph F.|last3=McDaniel|first3=Carl|publisher=South-Western College Pub|year=2007|isbn=978-0-324-36208-4|page=472}}</ref> Bowie portrayed a fictionalised version of the inventor [[Nikola Tesla]] in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s film ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006), which was about the bitter rivalry between two magicians in the late 19th century. Nolan later claimed that Bowie was his only preference to play Tesla, and that he personally appealed to Bowie to take the role after he initially passed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |title=Why Christopher Nolan Begged David Bowie to Star in The Prestige |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Christopher-Nolan-Begged-David-Bowie-Star-Prestige-106927.html |date=19 January 2016 |access-date=4 October 2019 |website=Cinema Blend |archive-date=12 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012045552/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-Christopher-Nolan-Begged-David-Bowie-Star-Prestige-106927.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, he voice-acted in [[Luc Besson]]'s animated film ''[[Arthur and the Invisibles]]'' as the powerful villain Maltazard,{{sfn|Pegg|2016|loc=chap. 6}} and appeared as himself in an episode of the television series ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |title=David Bowie pokes fun at Ricky Gervais on 'Extras' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-david-bowie-pokes-fun-at-ricky-gervais-on-extras-226777/ |access-date=4 October 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=15 January 2016 |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228203125/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-david-bowie-pokes-fun-at-ricky-gervais-on-extras-226777/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, he voiced the character Lord Royal Highness in the ''[[SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis]]'' television film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Winner David Bowie Lends His Voice to SpongeBob |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/atlantis-squarepantis-bowie-40418/ |access-date=4 October 2019 |website=TV Guide |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008022119/https://www.tvguide.com/news/atlantis-squarepantis-bowie-40418/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2008 film ''[[August (2008 film)|August]]'', directed by [[Austin Chick]], he played a supporting role as Ogilvie, a "ruthless venture capitalist".<ref>{{cite web |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeanette |title=August review: A Web of Cynicism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/movies/11augu.html |website=The New York Times |date=11 July 2008 |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=5 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005170337/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/movies/11augu.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bowie's final film appearance was a cameo as himself in the 2009 teen comedy ''[[Bandslam]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title='Bandslam': Vanessa Hudgens miscast as outcast, but cool high school movie still rocks |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/bandslam-vanessa-hudgens-miscast-outcast-cool-high-school-movie-rocks-article-1.395454 |website=Daily News|location=New York |access-date=14 October 2019 |date=13 August 2009 |first=Elizabeth |last=Weitzman |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014133417/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/bandslam-vanessa-hudgens-miscast-outcast-cool-high-school-movie-rocks-article-1.395454 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In a 2017 interview with ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', the director [[Denis Villeneuve]] revealed his intention to cast Bowie in ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' as the main villain; following his death, Villeneuve was forced to look for talent with similar "rock star" qualities, eventually casting [[Jared Leto]]. Talking about the casting process, Villeneuve said: "Our first thought had been David Bowie, who had influenced ''[[Blade Runner]]'' in many ways... He [Bowie] embodied the ''Blade Runner'' spirit."<ref>{{cite web|last=Roffman|first=Michael|url=https://consequence.net/2017/11/denis-villeneuve-on-wanting-to-cast-david-bowie-he-embodied-the-blade-runner-spirit/|title=Denis Villeneuve on wanting to cast David Bowie: "He embodied the Blade Runner spirit"|date=16 November 2017|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408184742/https://consequence.net/2017/11/denis-villeneuve-on-wanting-to-cast-david-bowie-he-embodied-the-blade-runner-spirit/|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> David Lynch also hoped to have Bowie reprise his ''Fire Walk With Me'' character for ''[[Twin Peaks: The Return]]'' but Bowie's illness prevented this. His character was portrayed via archival footage. At Bowie's request, Lynch overdubbed Bowie's original dialogue with a different actor's voice, as Bowie was unhappy with his [[Cajun]] accent in the original film.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Robinson|first=Joanna|title=How David Lynch and Twin Peaks Honored One Final David Bowie Request |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/twin-peaks-david-bowie-david-lynch-voice-over-request |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=19 September 2017 |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111154212/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/twin-peaks-david-bowie-david-lynch-voice-over-request |archive-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>