Monday, October 13, 2008

You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me!

Ace says that, in the movie Dirty Tricks, Annette Benning is going to play the role of Helen Thomas. This is the most ridiculous casting I've ever heard of. It's like casting Scarlett Johansson as Seabiscuit. No. No, it isn't; it's worse. It's like...it's like...it's like casting Annette Benning as Helen Thomas.In case you don't know, this is Annette Benning...




And this is Helen Thomas...



...


"Mmmmm...tanna leaves!"

9 comments:

RebeccaH said...

To Annette Benning's credit, they'll have to ugly her up some for the role. But, picture not withstanding, she's no spring chicken herself.

Anonymous said...

No, Annette is no spring chicken but she doesn't come with a warning label.

I think I'll add this to my list of don't bother movies, along with the latest Stone offering on W.

Retread

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the safety warning, paco. So few bloggers are this considerate of their readers.

Helen Thomas: Putting "idiot" into "journalism".

Anonymous said...

Meryl Streep wasn't available apparently, as she's starring in a new biopic about Bridget Bardot.

See? There's an inverse logic to this.

(Harrison Bergeron).

Anonymous said...

As far as I am concerned, you may cast Scarlett Johannson in any role you please, no matter how ludicrous or inappropriate, and I will go and see the resulting film.

Anonymous said...

...with Angelina Jolie as Bella Abzug.

SB: xdfoko
I have no idea what that means.

kc said...

Hmmm...certainly can't be accused of typecasting, can they?


Ah, excellent...qfkhng!

Paco said...

CAC: Hmm...m'yes...I see your point.

Anonymous said...

So who's going to play Nixon? Pierce Brosnan? How about Ben Affleck?