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Expect Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa on a show! Casting EVP Grace Wu says NBC "felt he was a piece of talent worth developing… He's an attractive guy who's just as funny and charming." To which we reply: Duh. [CNN] More »
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Didn't she say "no more drama"? The script for the project is being penned by Cynthia Mort, who's wrote The Brave One and has been a writer-producer for Rosanne and Will & Grace. [The Hollywood Reporter] More »
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Another day, another round of casting announcements chock full of stereotypes. While older actresses like Susan Sarandon have their pick of saucy-yet-loving-powerful-woman roles, the younger actresses who have yet to convince everyone they're talented sometimes pick up a few victim roles along their march to Serious Actress territory. Maybe it's because they are still pretty "fresh faces", but these talented actresses still succumb to playing victimized lovers, even in supposedly intellectual and interesting films. In this edition of Hookers, Victims, and Doormats, Ellen Page pretends she is "plain" in Jane Eyre and Eva Mendes continues to mimic Angelina Jolie's action film career. All that and more after the jump! More »
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Ever notice how many female characters are "suffering" in Hollywood films? "She was suffering through a break-up," "the character was suffering from an abusive past," "she will play a woman who is suffering through cancer," et cetera. It seems like whenever writers want to throw some "depth" into their scripts they will construct a "suffering" character (usually female) and is forced to learn a lesson the hard way and/or die. Sure, it can be done well (Sophie's Choice) but the suffering victim has become so overused that it is now just a cliche that talent agents foist on their starlet clients to move them into Serious Actress territory. In the latest casting announcements, we hear about more suffering women: Halle Berry plays a woman "suffering" from a personality disorder in a mix between Gothika and Queen; Rudy from The Cosby Show plays a hooker (!), and that girl who isn't Vanessa Hudgens stars in a (hopefully) campy re-make of Teen Witch. All that and more after the jump! More »
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Sure, there are enough hooker, victim, and doormat roles around Hollywood to keep Lindsay Lohan in Louboutins, but those aren't the only stereotypical female characters swimming in the brains of underpaid screenwriters. There's another cliché almost every actress over 30 has played: The Shrew. So, in honor of the revival of Kristen Johnston's career (and the popularity of shrews in the newest announcements of castings) we are declaring "Shrew" a new category to our Hookers, Doormats, & Victims feature! After the jump: Allison Janney and Kristen Johnston square-off to see who's baddest bitch in new comedies; Sigourney Weaver teams up with James Cameron again; and a remake of Friday the 13th promises to hack all of the popular girls to pieces. More »
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Sometimes it isn't just the starlets who get stuck with the stereotypical parts in films. Serious Actresses can get stuck with stupid shit too, especially since most aren't getting lead roles anytime soon! In the latest round-up of new castings in Hollywood, Natalie Portman sets her sights on an adaptation of Wuthering Heights and Marcia Gay Harden is set to star in a sure-to-be-cancelled new drama series on CBS about journalists who help save the world. Also in the mix, two well-known Spanish actresses lower themselves to supporting roles in American films, but the good news is they are probably getting paid more than they did in any starring role in their Spanish films. More on the latest hookers, victims and doormats in Hollywood, after the jump. More »
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Guess who got another job! Everyone's fave child star turned cautionary tale, Lindsay Lohan, has inked a movie deal. What is BAngieB's pretty pretty girl going to be doing? Why, playing a loyal follower of Charles Manson in a flick called Manson Girls. Sweet! [E!] More »
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Meryl Streep and The 40 Year Old Virgin's Jane Lynch are set to star in a new film called Julie & Julia, about the legendary TV chef Julia Child. Streep plays Julia; Lynch plays Julia's sister. The film is based on a book based on a blog written by Julie Powell, who tried to make all 524 recipes in Julia Child's classic cookbook in the span of one year from her tiny apartment kitchen in Queens. Verdict: Tasty! [ONTD] More »
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