has anyone mentioned Drew Barrymore?
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
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Megan E. - Jul 14, 2004 8:27:58 am PDT #590 of 10001
JZ - Jul 14, 2004 8:36:14 am PDT #591 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
t MSCL anal-retentivist
Claire Danes was only 13 in the pilot episode.
t /MSCL anal-retentivist
Aimée, yup on that Aviator preview -- not necessarily on the yum of Leo, but a sort of tentative general yum on the whole project.
Also, it was practically the only bearable preview shown that day. Saturday matinee of Spider-Man 2, theater packed with kids 10 and under, and the previews were wall-to-wall stuff like Seed of Chucky and Anacondas and various action-y things with stuff blowing up and people getting the holy fuck shot out of them. By the time the Aviator preview came on, all the kids were cringing, a little girl behind us had crawled into her father's lap and buried her face in his jacket, and Emmett was poking Hec and whispering anxiously, "That movie's rated R, right? You're not going to make me see this, right? I won't have to watch that one either, will I?"
Aims - Jul 14, 2004 8:38:19 am PDT #592 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Aimée, yup on that Aviator preview -- not necessarily on the yum of Leo, but a sort of tentative general yum on the whole project.
Totally.
Although, I am a little reserved on Cate Blanchett as Kate Hepburn, but then, I would be reserved on Kate Hepburn playing Kate Hepburn.
Consuela - Jul 14, 2004 8:38:20 am PDT #593 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Vonnie, damn her eyes, has tracked down a link claiming that Brad Pitt is being considered for the role of Emilio Sandoz in an adaptation of The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell.
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
On edit: Consider that the homoeroticism in Troy was removed in order to assuage the star's concerns about his image (or so I hear). What would that mean for the plot in The Sparrow? The mind reels.
Nutty - Jul 14, 2004 8:50:01 am PDT #594 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Roddy McDowell
That was his name! (I called him Dr. Zaius because I am a dummy.)
I think ita is right that the hard-transition time for males is earlier than for females -- nobody has a problem with speculating about (or the very idea of) a 17 year old girl having breast implants, but when she's 29 she may have trouble finding work. Whereas 17 year old boys, it is all about suddenly realizing he will never be taller than he is now (although, e.g., DiCaprio stopped looking like a baby, suddenly, when he was like 25).
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 14, 2004 8:50:24 am PDT #595 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
They need to consolidate Greek epics so Farrell can make fun of Pitt's insecurities to his face.
Although, I am a little reserved on Cate Blanchett as Kate Hepburn, but then, I would be reserved on Kate Hepburn playing Kate Hepburn.
I can't think of anyone better in Blanchett's age range—she's got at least as much of the requisite talent and class as any competitors. Though of course Kate Mulgrew was actually born to play Hepburn. I suspect WWII-era cloning experiments.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2004 8:53:14 am PDT #596 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consider that the homoeroticism in Troy was removed in order to assuage the star's concerns about his image (or so I hear)
Well, he must have the IQ of a tuber, because it looked more to me like they'd put in incest, instead of removing homosexuality.
Jessica - Jul 14, 2004 8:58:44 am PDT #597 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Vonnie, damn her eyes, has tracked down a link claiming that Brad Pitt is being considered for the role of Emilio Sandoz in an adaptation of The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell.
I'm hoping that this is a case of Brad Pitt being such a big name star that his his name is always on the list of potential leading men, regardless of whether anyone's actually seriously considering him for the role.
Because if not, there's not enough HELL NO in the world for how seriously wrong and bad that would be.
(And I like Brad Pitt. But he needs to be well cast, and this would not be it.)
Vonnie K - Jul 14, 2004 8:59:09 am PDT #598 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
My reaction, exactly. The project seems mercifully stalled. Let's hope it'll die a quick death, at least in the current incarnation.
I feel for Russell. I imagine that once she sold the right to the novel, she had no influence at all on casting decisions.
Still. Brad fuckin' Pitt. Jesus.
I can't think of anyone better in Blanchett's age range—she's got at least as much of the requisite talent and class as any competitors.
ITA. I did a little dance when I heard Blanchett got cast as Hepburn. And Jude Law as Errol Flynn? Perfect.
On the other hand, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner--NSM.
Sean K - Jul 14, 2004 9:00:33 am PDT #599 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Though of course Kate Mulgrew was actually born to play Hepburn.
She'll play Hepburn in the inevitable MOW timed to come out just before Blanchett's movie hits theaters.