Agreed. Every time there's a movie role for a young woman nowadays, her name comes up. Now I can't deny she's easy on the eyes, but again, I haven't seen that she's a great actress, even an action type. Jolie, for all her overexposure, is a good actress. As for Wonder Woman, I feel Fox is too slight of build for that role. To play the Amazon queen, they really need a statuesque woman, somehow with a build similar to Gina Torres or Lucy Lawless.
Any suggestions you'd have for a new Lara Croft or for Diana Prince? And you know me: the last thing I care about is a name star. A talented newbie is fine for me, even--gasp!--something radical like a real Brit for Croft and a Greek actress for Prince! -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Daryle Lockhart <dar...@darylelockhart.com> > Megan Fox's management has said she's not involved in this movie at > all -- yet. > > File this under Wonder Woman. The studios are trying to figure out > who the hottest actress in Hollywood is. Instead of just asking the > bloggers ( they know everybody) they're going through this and > reading the results. > > On Jan 28, 2009, at 2:50 PM, keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: > > > Sad thing is, I didn't think the Tomb Raider movies were that bad. > > Forgettable, perhaps, but not junk like what's served up on SciFi. > > Indeed, there were the basics of good movies here: Jolie's presence > > (she can play borderline psycho/aggressive like nobody), decent > > directing, and guest stars a cut above the norm in scifi/adventure > > movies (Daniel Craig, Jon Voight, Gerard Butler, Djimon Honsou). > > Indeed, as I've seen a billion times, the second flick made me > > think Jolie had the chops to start a real spy movie franchise. > > I always wanted the writers to tweak the stories and make it > > something more solid. > > > > I haven't seen anything to make me think Meagan Fox can act as well > > as Jolie even in a throwaway action flick, and the "directional > > change" worries me. I fear we'll end up with something even more > > forgettable: complete American-style over-the-top action and > > violence with crazy camera angles, devoid of anything remotely > > interesting. In short, something on the level of Resident Evil or > > the increasingly stupid "Transporter" movies. > > > > Oh well, such is life. I'm more anxious to see Vin Diesel tweak the > > Chronicles of Riddick thing and bring a sequel movie our way... > > > > ************************ > > > > [ AP ] > > > > Angelina Jolie's loss may just be Megan Fox's gain. > > > > Warner Bros. has confirmed plans to relaunchand completely > > overhaulthe hot pants-wearing, artifact-collecting Lara Croft: > > Tomb Raider franchise, with the first major casualty being Jolie. > > > > According to the Hollywood Reporter, the third film will completely > > reboot the video game-based character, including changing her > > origin story (most likely shying away from her English aristocracy > > roots) and introduce new kinds of missions, love interests and > > villains. > > > > And, most notably, a new leading lady. > > > > While producers say an actress likely won't be cast until a writer > > and director have signed on, Fox has emerged as the frontrunner > > replacement, at least as far as the blogosphere is concerned. > > > > While Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its inconsistently punctuated > > sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life were produced by > > Paramount, the rights to the series have since reverted back to > > video game purveyor Eidos. In December, Time Warner increased its > > stake in the multimedia company, ensuring in-house studio Warner > > Bros. first dibs to what has been a lucrative, abeit critically > > panned, franchise. > > > > The first installment, released in 2001, grossed $275 million > > worldwide, while the 2003 sequel earned $157 million. All told, the > > video game series, which launched in 1996, has accounted for more > > than $1 billion. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add? > > fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >
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Megan Fox's management has said she's not involved in this movie at
all -- yet.
File this under Wonder Woman. The studios are trying to figure out
who the hottest actress in Hollywood is. Instead of just asking the
bloggers ( they know everybody) they're going through this and
reading the results.
On Jan 28, 2009, at 2:50 PM, KeithBJohnson@comcast.net wrote:
> Sad thing is, I didn't think the Tomb Raider movies were that bad.
> Forgettable, perhaps, but not junk like what's served up on SciFi.
> Indeed, there were the basics of good movies here: Jolie's presence
> (she can play borderline psycho/aggressive like nobody), decent
> directing, and guest stars a cut above the norm in scifi/adventure
> movies (Daniel Craig, Jon Voight, Gerard Butler, Djimon Honsou).
> Indeed, as I've seen a billion times, the second flick made me
> think Jolie had the chops to start a real spy movie franchise.
> I always wanted the writers to tweak the stories and make it
> something more solid.
>
> I haven't seen anything to make me think Meagan Fox can act as well
> as Jolie even in a throwaway action flick, and the "directional
> change" worries me. I fear we'll end up with something even more
> forgettable: complete American-style over-the-top action and
> violence with crazy camera angles, devoid of anything remotely
> interesting. In short, something on the level of Resident Evil or
> the increasingly stupid "Transporter" movies.
>
> Oh well, such is life. I'm more anxious to see Vin Diesel tweak the
> Chronicles of Riddick thing and bring a sequel movie our way...
>
> ********************* ***
>
> [ AP ]
>
> Angelina Jolie's loss may just be Megan Fox's gain.
>
> Warner Bros. has confirmed plans to relaunchand completely
> overhaulthe hot pants-wearing, artifact-collecting Lara Croft:
> Tomb Raider franchise, with the first major casualty being Jolie.
>
> According to the Hollywood Reporter, the third film will completely
> reboot the video game-based character, including changing her
> origin story (most likely shying away from her English aristocracy
> roots) and introduce new kinds of missions, love interests and
> villains.
>
> And, most notably, a new leading lady.
>
> While producers say an actress likely won't be cast until a writer
> and director have signed on, Fox has emerged as the frontrunner
> replacement, at least as far as the blogosphere is concerned.
>
> While Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its inconsistently punctuated
> sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life were produced by
> Paramount, the rights to the series have since reverted back to
> video game purveyor Eidos. In December, Time Warner increased its
> stake in the multimedia company, ensuring in-house studio Warner
> Bros. first dibs to what has been a lucrative, abeit critically
> panned, franchise.
>
> The first installment, released in 2001, grossed $275 million
> worldwide, while the 2003 sequel earned $157 million. All told, the
> video game series, which launched in 1996, has accounted for more
> than $1 billion.
>
> --------------------- --------- ------
>
> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add?
> fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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