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theres like a laundry list of interesting movie and tv news today. interesting, but kinda bleh. ill start with the lukewarm and move down to the disagreeable. first is a follow-up to last weeks post about fantastic four castings, with sue storm still being a toss-up between jessica alba and elisha cuthbert. news surfaced today however that jessica alba has in fact landed the role of sue storm/invisible girl. wrong call dudes, elisha cuthbert fits the bill better. i mean, i have nothing against alba…shes quite the cutie. but who are these casting directors? do they sniff glue? i hope alba knows how to pull off blonde, b/c im not feeling this casting.
MAGIC HANDS
next up is kind of laughable and semi-disposable…but still interesting. jessica “chicken of the sea” simpson had supposedly sent in an audition tape to the producers of x-men 3 with the hopes that they might be able to create a role for her, specifically as the dazzler. yea thats right, the dazzler…the viciously over-powered 80s progeny with the amazing ability to transform sound into light. thats uncanny! and its reported that simpson did actually land a role in x3…a cameo as “a lounge-singer to introduce the character of dazzler.” thats…super. the dazzler…super. i suppose i should concede that she is pretty much the spitting image of dazzler, so i cant complain that she doesnt look the part. break out the disco balls and roller skates.
LOIS LANE CAST
and the big news for today (for smallville fans anyway) is that the coveted role of lois lane has reportedly been cast. and the winner of the “id better be hotter than kristin kreuk“-contest is…erica durance! eh? right then…erica durance, a relatively unknown canadian actress whos had roles on andromeda and tru calling. of course the first thing i had to do was to track down a picture of her. and i did. and im kind of sad now. because while shes by no means ugly, shes not exactly how id pictured lois lane to look. admittedly tho, i think they really overstepped their means when they cast someone as beautiful as kristin kreuk for the inevitably rejected lana lang. lois lane, as the person clark kent eventually chooses over lana lang (ie: kristin kreuk), wouldve been a hard cast. ill give them the benefit of the doubt here and see how her role evolves. im hoping to be thoroughly surprised by this actress.
> jessica alba is sue storm/invisible girl (via cinescape)
> jessica simpson wants to be the dazzler (via cinescape)
> erica durance is lois lane (via cinescape)
I’m all for jessica alba’s cuteness, but haven’t you seen her act? I think she pulls of blonde pretty well. Er, it’s the only thing she pulls off.
“break out the disco balls and roller skates.” lol…powerdancer?.