With Jodie out of "Hannibal" will Gillian take the bait?
Alberich
Gillian Anderson ("Fight The Future"). Of course I'll be rooting for
Gillian for sure. This could be the breakout role for her and I hope
she's smart enough to take the offer if given the chance. Does
anybody know what Gillian Anderson's reps are saying now that Jodie is
officially off the "Hannibal" project? Are they paying attention to
the rumors that Gillian Anderson may be given a shot at the role of
Clarice Starling? Or more importantly...does anybody know what
Gillian Anderson's thoughts are now that her idol Jodie is off the
project. I know she's made comments to the effect that she didn't
want to do more of "Dana Scully" like roles...but now that Jodie is
out...does Gillian Anderson still feel the same way now that this plum
role is right in front of her (assuming the producers still want to
continue the project, of course)?!
Boondoggler
> "Alberich" <us...@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:386989c...@news.cyburban.com...
> > The race is on. Will it be Ashley Judd? ("Double Jeopardy") or
> > Gillian Anderson ("Fight The Future"). Of course I'll be rooting for
> > Gillian for sure.
>
> Entertainment Meekly reported yesterday that the new front runner is
> Priscilla Barnes...
Yesterday?! Where's the full issue?
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> The race is on. Will it be Ashley Judd? ("Double Jeopardy") or
> Gillian Anderson ("Fight The Future"). Of course I'll be rooting for
> Gillian for sure.
Entertainment Meekly reported yesterday that the new front runner is
Priscilla Barnes...
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Craig Franck
>The race is on. Will it be Ashley Judd? ("Double Jeopardy") or
>Gillian Anderson ("Fight The Future"). Of course I'll be rooting for
>Gillian for sure.
It's interesting they should be in the running, because I hand
picked Ashley and Kyle Maclachlan as the best possible replace-
ments for M&S.
I hope the best for GA, as well, but I've been impressed with
Ashley's work ever since I saw her in "Smoke" (1995). She
played a pregnant crack addict being confronted by her parents,
and even though it was a small part, she blew everone else in
the movie away, even William Hurt and Harvey Keitel. I'm not
saying Gillian isn't a good actress, but Ash is a 100% dead-on
favorite to get an Oscar or two at some point in her career,
IMHO.
>This could be the breakout role for her and I hope
>she's smart enough to take the offer if given the chance.
As an FBI agent?
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Babyrunt
Scully's character. Gillian is really trying to stay away from roles that
would typecast her in to that serious, sci-fi part. I have to agree with her
too. Gillian has versitality and she wants to show that. Personally, I think
she should do more comedic roles since she has this great sense of humor. Or a
villianess role would be great too. When X-Files end I don't want to see
another version of Scully when GA acts in the big screen. Go check out The
Mighty and Hellcab to see what I mean when she can do other types of roles.
The Runty One.
Eric NRTJ Roberts
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> > > Gillian Anderson ("Fight The Future"). Of course I'll be rooting for
> > > Gillian for sure.
> >
> > Priscilla Barnes...
>
Since the server switch to Linux, they realize they have a "powerful, stable
operating system - much like a digital watch."
I'll repost the article toot-sweet, along with the shocking revelation about
the plans for TXF Season Eight...
WelshWitch
<prair...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
ScullyRox
Donna
WelshWitch wrote:
>
> On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 02:49:52 GMT, "Eric NRTJ Roberts"
> <prair...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
>
The only place I remember her from is "Three's Company". She took over
for Suzanne Sommers when she left.
--Donna <--Who can't believe she knows actually knows this.
Adhokk7
>WelshWitch wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 02:49:52 GMT, "Eric NRTJ Roberts"
>> <prair...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
>>
>The only place I remember her from is "Three's Company". She took over
>for Suzanne Sommers when she left.
Oh man, she was the fortune teller with three nipples in Mallrats.
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Valkyrie
My humble belief is that Gillian should pass on this role, it is rife
with more risk then she needs at this early stage of her movie career.
First, I want to make it crystal clear that I believe in Gillian's
ability to play almost anything, but having said that, I think it
is far wiser and more rewarding to her to continue to pick diverse
roles. So far, her instincts have served her well. She is obviously
incredible as Dana Scully, both on TV and on the big screen.
She did "Hellcab" as a favor for a friend and ended up passing on the
small paycheck, saying that she had fun and it was only one days work.
Her turn in "The Mighty", showed off a little of her talent for humor
and an offbeat character. She also got lots of compliments from her
Director, who went so far as to compare her to Meryll Streep and say
that he would love to direct her in a movie where she would be the main
character. "Playing by Heart" showed off both her ability to play in
a romantic role while also showing insecurities and humor. But the real
scene that stood out for me was her scene opposite Ellen Burstyn, this
showed the depth that she can bring to her emotions; and Ellen is no
slouch, if you hold your own opposite her your damn good.
Finally, she is starring for the first time in "House of Mirth" and I
can't wait to see her carry a movie and I'm waiting anxiously to see
this whenever it hits the local big screen. Fingers crossed for it's
screening at Cannes.
Now onto "Hannibal", first I think that whoever takes this role will
inevitably be compared with Jodie Foster and since she won an Oscar
for this character it will be extremely likely that no matter what
kind of performance is given, it will be viewed as something less
then Jodie's effort. Secondly, GA has said that she is looking to
scripts that allow her to go someplace different than her button down
Scully type character. I also think that while she thinks of Jodie as
an idol, she also looks on their relationship as that of friends and
I doubt that she would have much desire to compete with the shadow of
her friends fine performance.
I just think that she should pass on this particular role and find
something like a romantic comedy or as others have suggested, a meaty,
bad woman role. I'm also keeping a small hope that I will get to see
her wielding a blazing light saber in a kick ass sword battle!
Valkyrie
Teddi Litman
Come on knock on our door
We've been waiting for you
We're hungry and you'll do
We'll slice up your brain for hers and his
It's dinner for two.
Donna wrote:
> WelshWitch wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 02:49:52 GMT, "Eric NRTJ Roberts"
> > <prair...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
> >
> The only place I remember her from is "Three's Company". She took over
> for Suzanne Sommers when she left.
>
lizjo...@my-deja.com
baby...@aol.com (Babyrunt) wrote:
> Yeah this would be a great role for Gillian but it's way too similar to
> Scully's character. Gillian is really trying to stay away from roles that
> would typecast her in to that serious, sci-fi part. I have to agree with her
> too. Gillian has versitality and she wants to show that
Agreed. Hopefully Gillian will realize this. When I first heard the
rumors that she was being considered for the role, I thought myself taht
this was all wrong for Gillian....there were two serious problems with
the idea that she should take on this role.
Number one, it is widely believed that Foster's original potrayal is one
great influence on the character of Scully. So, it would be typecasting
in the worst way for Gillian to take on this particular role.
Number two, Gillian resembles (at least slightly) Jodie. What would
likely happen is that there would be a lot of interest in comparing how
these two actresses approach the roles, and who is "better." At this
point in her career, that would likely be a negative for Gillian. She
needs to set out in new territory.
IMO, Gillian even has the potential to be the "next" Jodie, at least as
far as acting ability and potential versitility (not sure about her
ambitions as far as directing, etc....she has appeared to be more content
with the challenges of perfecting her craft as an actress (although, if
the rumors are true, perhaps she is getting more interested in the
behind-the-scenes aspects of the industry).
In addition, but there are signs that there is serious trouble with this
project. I'm not sure it is wise for any well-known actress to take the
role.
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>
> Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
Eric NRTJ Roberts, after the operation.
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Anderson Farmer
(the X-Files feature), why would she take on a big screen role playing yet
another FBI agent -- and the one which her Scully role was inspired upon --
and risk being typecast? I doubt Ms. Anderson would do it. Plus, from a
box office marketing standpoint, it could lead to confusion -- "Hey, it's
Agent Scully in 'Hannibal'!" the uninformed moviegoer might wonder based on
seeing a trailer. This simply sounds like wishful geek-fan speculation.
Ashley Judd, on the other hand, seems to be more on the mark. She's been
gaining box office prominence, name recognition and decent critical acclaim.
Second, she's starred in two crime thrillers that have done well at the box
office -- Kiss the Girls and Double Jeopardy -- so her name already has a
positive association with this genre. As for her acting ability, I think
she could pull off a decent performance, though, of course, it wouldn't be
the same Agent Starling we remember from Silence of the Lambs (nor should it
be, really, since it would be Judd's own interpretation of the character).
Another actress to consider might be Michelle Pfieffer. Johnathan Demme
originally wanted her as Starling when he was about to direct Lambs.
Instead, Foster lobbied for the role and got it. I don't think Pfieffer
would take on the role this time, but who knows? She doesn't seem to have
been doing much as of late, other than being David E. Kelley's wife.
I think the producers should also consider Jennifer Jason Leigh. She's
around the same age as Foster and an excellent actor. However, she doesn't
have much of a box office draw. But if I were producing Hannibal, she'd
definitely be my second choice (with Judd as the first).
A "wildcard" choice: How about Hope Davis (Arlington Road, Next Stop
Wonderland)?
Anyways, if they don't get a "name" actress (Judd), then it's likely
inevitable that the role of Starling will be reduced to a secondary one.
Greater emphasis would then be put on the bad guy with no face and the male
detective characters, since there seems to be greater variety of name actors
to choose from to fill these roles.
Anderson Farmer
who supposedly auditioned for the role of Scully was Sherry Stringfield
(E.R.). For Mulder, Elias Koteas (Exotica) and Campbell Scott (The Spanish
Prisoner).
If any of you are familiar with Koteas, you may agree that he would have
made for an interesting Mulder -- he plays his roles deadpanningly, like
duchovny, but in a more off-kilter way. Scott probably wouldn't have been
as eccentric, playing a Fed pretty much with a straightforward demeanor
which wouldn't have worked. Stringfield as Scully might have worked too.
But she probably would have played the character in a very professional
fashion without any of the unlying sexual tension with her co-star that
Anderson conveys when appropriate.
"Craig Franck" <clfr...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> us...@somewhere.com (Alberich) wrote:
> >The race is on. Will it be Ashley Judd? ("Double Jeopardy") or
> >Gillian Anderson ("Fight The Future"). Of course I'll be rooting for
> >Gillian for sure.
>
WelshWitch
like a zillion years, and she was not that great of an actress. I
want Gillian to get the role.
ScullyRox
Ellie Presner
> Yeah this would be a great role for Gillian but it's way too similar to
> Scully's character. Gillian is really trying to stay away from roles that
> would typecast her in to that serious, sci-fi part. I have to agree with
> her too. Gillian has versitality and she wants to show that. Personally,
> I think she should do more comedic roles since she has this great sense of
> humor. Or a villianess role would be great too. When X-Files end I don't
> want to see another version of Scully when GA acts in the big screen. Go
> check out The Mighty and Hellcab to see what I mean when she can do other
> types of roles.
She was also great in "Playing By Heart." IMHO a very fine movie, btw.
Ellie
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NJP
from material in "Variety" which, in turn, rested on "internet fan
speculation." You say it in here and it comes out there....
Were I an advisor to Ms. Anderson, I would tell her that the *last* role she
needs these days is that of a blue-suited, stern-faced, maniac-chasing FBI
agent. Even an Adam Sandler comedy would do more for her career, at this
point, than "Hannibal."
NJP
(Of course, if they offer you a couple of bazillion bucks, Gilly Baby, take
it...)
Hattie54
>> Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
>>
>for Suzanne Sommers when she left.
>
>--Donna <-
She must be old now LOL ! She was in her early 30's during the silly sitcom
years .
Harriet
NJP
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> Valkyrie <valk...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> :
> : Finally, she is starring for the first time in "House of Mirth" and I
> : can't wait to see her carry a movie and I'm waiting anxiously to see
> : this whenever it hits the local big screen. Fingers crossed for it's
> : screening at Cannes.
>
Last I heard, they did not have a theatrical distribution contract in the US
and the movie was headed straight to Showtime.
NJP
CGB Spender
Babyrunt wrote in message <19991228234309...@ng-cq1.aol.com>...
>Yeah this would be a great role for Gillian but it's way too similar to
>Scully's character. Gillian is really trying to stay away from roles that
>would typecast her in to that serious, sci-fi part. I have to agree with
her
>too.
Naw she needs to do this flick. She really does. Nothing sci-fi about
Clarise. Although, now that you mention it, she and Jodie Foster do seen
kind of alike.
Theresa L. Griffin
and bankability), I think it's just Hollywood typecasting. I haven't yet
seen a reaction from her, but I doubt she'll actually be approached. Would
anyone want a different Clarice?
Theresa
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:
: Finally, she is starring for the first time in "House of Mirth" and I
: can't wait to see her carry a movie and I'm waiting anxiously to see
: this whenever it hits the local big screen. Fingers crossed for it's
: screening at Cannes.
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Craig Franck
>
>Babyrunt wrote in message <19991228234309...@ng-cq1.aol.com>...
>>Yeah this would be a great role for Gillian but it's way too similar to
>>Scully's character. Gillian is really trying to stay away from roles that
>>would typecast her in to that serious, sci-fi part. I have to agree with
>her
>>too.
>
>Naw she needs to do this flick. She really does. Nothing sci-fi about
>Clarise.
The profiling unit is about the only thing in the X-Files that
corresponds to normal FBI business.
>Although, now that you mention it, she and Jodie Foster do seen
>kind of alike.
Maybe they could team 'em up: Two buttoned down career-obsessed
lipstick lesbians are always better than one, especially if they're
partners.
Sarah Chesal
: news:84eb42$j4f$2...@news1.bu.edu...
:> Valkyrie <valk...@earthlink.net> wrote:
:> :
:> : Finally, she is starring for the first time in "House of Mirth" and I
:> : can't wait to see her carry a movie and I'm waiting anxiously to see
:> : this whenever it hits the local big screen. Fingers crossed for it's
:> : screening at Cannes.
: Last I heard, they did not have a theatrical distribution contract in the US
: and the movie was headed straight to Showtime.
Precicely why we are keeping our fingers crossed -- if it does well at Cannes,
it may be picked up by a distributor for the big screen.
--
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DonChep
> While I would love to see GA in "Hannibal" (as it would expand her acting
> and bankability), I think it's just Hollywood typecasting. I haven't yet
> seen a reaction from her, but I doubt she'll actually be approached. Would
> anyone want a different Clarice?
I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby if
she takes this role? She'll be compared to Foster and maybe even
criticized as being a lesser version. That couldn't be good for
her or her career. It seems extremely risky, and if the movie sucks it
could hurt her prospects for quite some time.
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> The profiling unit is about the only thing in the X-Files that
> corresponds to normal FBI business.
And like most TV and movie dramas they give the
profiling unit much more credit than it deserves. Criminal
profiling sends the police in the wrong direction as
often as it sends them in the right direction. They just
make sure not to publicize the failures.
--
Alan Hurshman
FEB, CCC, GABAL, #27
Order of the Holy Pup
Ray Nicolet
Have any of you people read the novel. It's a complete hack-job, the ending is an
embarassment which wastes three good characters. Who gives a shit who plays the
part, Ridley Scott or not if this thing is faithful to Harris' ridiculous story it
will damage the original film.
matsm...@my-deja.com
"Anderson Farmer" <angry...@yahoo.com> wrote:
snipola
> Anyways, if they don't get a "name" actress (Judd), then it's likely
> inevitable that the role of Starling will be reduced to a secondary
> one.
If those Calista Flockart(sp?) rumors are true, then that'd be a wise
decision.
Mats
Mission
news:Pine.GSO.4.10.99123...@staff1.cso.uiuc.edu...
> On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Theresa L. Griffin wrote:
> I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby if
> she takes this role?
Hey, there's an idea. Maybe she could get a job as a Bond girl in the next
movie! It worked for Terry Hatcher.....
NJP
Alan Hurshman
> > I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> > career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby
if
> > she takes this role?
>
> Hey, there's an idea. Maybe she could get a job as a Bond girl in the next
> movie! It worked for Terry Hatcher.....
Or she could try for a Playboy spread. Always a good way
to establish yourself as a serious actress.
Mission
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> "Mission" <mis...@epix.net> wrote in message ...
> > "DonChep" <jber...@staff.uiuc.edu> wrote in message
> > > On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Theresa L. Griffin wrote:
> > > I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> > > career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George
Lazenby
> if
> > > she takes this role?
> >
> > Hey, there's an idea. Maybe she could get a job as a Bond girl in the
next
> > movie! It worked for Terry Hatcher.....
>
> Or she could try for a Playboy spread. Always a good way
> to establish yourself as a serious actress.
And,if she hired a couple of the more "creative" types around here with
their Photoshop expertise, she wouldn't even have to pose.
NJP
Alan Hurshman
next
> > > movie! It worked for Terry Hatcher.....
> > Or she could try for a Playboy spread. Always a good way
> > to establish yourself as a serious actress.
>
> And,if she hired a couple of the more "creative" types around here with
> their Photoshop expertise, she wouldn't even have to pose.
And there is even a newgroup
(alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.Gillian-Andersons-head-on-other-womens-bodies
)
in place to fully support their efforts.
Fawlty
news:19991228234309...@ng-cq1.aol.com...
> too. Gillian has versitality and she wants to show that. Personally, I
think
> she should do more comedic roles since she has this great sense of humor.
How do you know that?
/Mike
Konrad Douglas Frye
>I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
>career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby if
>she takes this role? She'll be compared to Foster and maybe even
>criticized as being a lesser version. That couldn't be good for
>her or her career. It seems extremely risky, and if the movie sucks it
>could hurt her prospects for quite some time.
Gillian has spoken out on numerous occaisions about her desire to stay
away from characters that remind her of Scully. If that's the case then I
don't see why she'd be interested in taking on the role of Clarice.
Not only are the roles similar, but in this case she doesn't even
have the opportunity to really breathe life into the character. The
audience as a whole is expecting Jodie Foster and a lot of people are
going to be upset when she's not there. No matter how good a job Gillian
does she's going to have to contend with a lot of negative criticism. I'm
not sure if that's the sort of attention she wants at this stage in her
career.
Sequels are always risky and in this case the sequel has a *lot* to live
up to. The chances that the script to 'Hannibal' is stronger than the
script to 'Silence' seems remote. Gillian should definitely be worried
about being dragged down by a bad movie.
As an X-Files fan, I'd like to see another X-Files film as quickly as
possible. I don't see that happening if Gillian takes on a role as
Scully-like as Clarice.
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Adora
> "DonChep" <jber...@staff.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> > I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> > career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby
if
> > she takes this role?
>
> movie! It worked for Terry Hatcher.....
Oh yeah, it worked out *great* for Teri. The last thing she did was...
what?? :-P
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>
> "Mission" <mis...@epix.net> wrote:
> > "DonChep" <jber...@staff.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> > > career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby
> if
> > > she takes this role?
> >
> > Hey, there's an idea. Maybe she could get a job as a Bond girl in the next
> > movie! It worked for Terry Hatcher.....
>
> Oh yeah, it worked out *great* for Teri. The last thing she did was...
> what?? :-P
Some play. I forget the name of it but she was starring in it for
awhile.
--
Dennis Miller on the Millennium: "Whorin' and warrin' but never borin'."
Jen (is not a potato)
"David B." <both...@hotmail.com> opined pensively:
>Adora wrote:
>> Oh yeah, it worked out *great* for Teri. The last thing she did was...
>> what?? :-P
>
>Some play. I forget the name of it but she was starring in it for
>awhile.
Cabaret.
Jen
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Meg, the pasty paste eating diva
-0800, "Jen (is not a potato)" <jenn...@earthlink.net> went forth
and said:
>On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:31:59 -0800, in alt.tv.x-files the esteemed
>"David B." <both...@hotmail.com> opined pensively:
>
>>Adora wrote:
>
>>> Oh yeah, it worked out *great* for Teri. The last thing she did was...
>>> what?? :-P
>>
>>Some play. I forget the name of it but she was starring in it for
>>awhile.
>
>Cabaret.
With Norbert Leo Butz.
I just like typing that name.
And what about those Radio Shack commercials with Howie Long? C'mon.
Meg
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NJP
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> "Mission" <mis...@epix.net> wrote:
> > "DonChep" <jber...@staff.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> >
>
> Oh yeah, it worked out *great* for Teri. The last thing she did was...
> what?? :-P
Make 50 times her series earnings doing a couple of commercials with a
certain ex- LA Raider.(They're already being called the Jim Garner and
Mariette Hartley of the '90's)
NJP
And those wrinkles? They're *real* and they're *spectacular.*
Teddi Litman
Harlock wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 16:24:22 GMT, "Mission" <mis...@epix.net> wrote:
>
> >"DonChep" <jber...@staff.uiuc.edu> wrote in message
> >news:Pine.GSO.4.10.99123...@staff1.cso.uiuc.edu...
> >> On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Theresa L. Griffin wrote:
> >> I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> >> career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George Lazenby if
> >> she takes this role?
>
> George's career may have suffered, but he was a hell of a Bond.
> Now a more accurate comparison:
>
> Roger Moore. Moore had been playing "secret agent" Simon Templar for a
> while. Then Connery backed out of being Bond again and Moore jumped
> in. Do you think Moore made the role any less his than Gillian would
> make Clarice hers? I think she should do it. I don't know if Hopkins
> would work with her, but Gillian is to me a better choice than Foster.
> It's like, no one was afraid that Harrison Ford was going to suck as
> Jack Ryan just because that other guy had played the role in the first
> movie.
>
>
Well, there are many differences here. Primarily, Clarice Starling is
not a generally unchanging action hero like Bond or Jack Ryan.
As Thomas Harris has written her (and that's a major part of
the problem) there won't be a whole series of Clarice Starling
books where she saves the day at the end. The general
public is likely not going to be happy with the new Clarice;
and they might very likely blame the new actor who plays her.
Even if the Bond comparison fit perfectly, the fact remains that
Lazenby did bear the brunt of not-being-Connery kinda clearing
the way for Moore.
There are way too many reasons why this would be, at best, an extremely
risky move for GA to take this role.
Teddi
Adora
> adh...@aol.coma (Adhokk7) wrote:
> > Donna <dave...@home.com> wrote:
> > > WelshWitch wrote:
>
> > > > Who the heck is Priscilla Barnes?
> > >The only place I remember her from is "Three's Company". She
> > > took over for Suzanne Sommers when she left.
> >
>
> No, that was Prunella Scales.
Not according to the IMDb.
Adora
>
> > > I really, really want GA to get her hands on a role that will make her
> > > career, but isn't there a danger that she'll become like George
Lazenby if
> > > she takes this role?
> George's career may have suffered, but he was a hell of a Bond.
> Now a more accurate comparison:
>
> Roger Moore. Moore had been playing "secret agent" Simon Templar for a
> while. Then Connery backed out of being Bond again and Moore jumped
> in. Do you think Moore made the role any less his than Gillian would
> make Clarice hers? I think she should do it. I don't know if Hopkins
> would work with her, but Gillian is to me a better choice than Foster.
Um, except that I *never* bought Roger Moore as James Bond. The
movies were awful (imo, of course) and he never did get a handle
on the character. Sean Connery played a professional spy who liked
the ladies. Roger Moore played a professional playboy who dabbled
in the spy business. That's not who James Bond was.
> It's like, no one was afraid that Harrison Ford was going to suck as
> Jack Ryan just because that other guy had played the role in the first
> movie.
Once again, I don't like Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Don't get
me wrong, I *love* Harrison Ford, but he's too old to be the Jack
Ryan of the books.
Boondoggler
> "Harlock" <so...@dreamcast.vmu> wrote:
> > It's like, no one was afraid that Harrison Ford was going to suck as
> > Jack Ryan just because that other guy had played the role in the first
> > movie.
>
> Once again, I don't like Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Don't get
> me wrong, I *love* Harrison Ford, but he's too old to be the Jack
> Ryan of the books.
>
I agree completely. I was really pissed off that they replaced Alec
Baldwin. I enjoyed Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, but I
don't love them the way I love The Hunt for Red October. (And even
Alec's not my first choice for Jack Ryan, but he was closer to my
vision.)
First I didn't like the casting of Harrison Ford. Then they totally
messed with the timeline and plot of the book. Granted Patriot Games
was published after THFRO, but the story line takes place before those
events. That required big reworkings of the plot and character issues.
The two of them combined made the movie an odd sort of relative to the
book.
I can forgive plot differences between books and movies. They are two
different mediums which have inherent constraints on them. Most times
they don't bother me. This time it just didn't work for me. Maybe it
was because I read the books first and saw the movie second. I don't
know. I still think PG and CaPD make fine action movies, just not
movies that capture the mood of the books.
--
Boondoggler
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