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trinityvixenThey're making anotherremake of Invasion of the Body-Snatchers and this is to star Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig?
While I support Nicole Kidman playing to type as an alien, I cannot support this. First off, the original was fine. Second, the remake wasn't bad either (what little I remember of it). Third off, there have already been two remakes (apparently, Andrew McCarthy was in one; glad I missed that).
I could get behind this is Craig were playing the part Kevin McCarthy played in the original. The part calls basically guy with devilish, undeniable charm (check), calm self-assuredness without tipping into arrogance (check!), and who can then convey haggard but determined survivor as the world (sweeeeeet). It looks like the alien is going to be the main character, alas. Worse, it looks like the answer to The Invasion is to borrow a page from the book of Earth 2. What good's that without Clancy Motherfucking Brown? Weakest part of that show, you ask me...
The good news is that I was not deceived. I saw Craig and Kidman on a magazine together and I'd assumed it was for the His Dark Materials trilogy of movies. For a second, I got worried that it was actually for this one. Not so, they are both going to be in that (see, she does well to play creepy-ass characters, and Mrs. Coulter's a great one!). Also, my theory of "there are only 100 British actors ever" holds true as it seems that familiar faces abound in both movies according to the IMDB. I do like the casting for Serafina Pekkala, though; Eva Green has got a good face for a witch (I mean that in the best way, really!).
Looking at pictures for The Golden Compass also gives me a raging case of beardwhorishness (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
deepredbelle, that is the most wonderful term ever) because Daniel Craig is wearing it so well. That, and, erm, well, okay he's in a vest, too, see...
While I support Nicole Kidman playing to type as an alien, I cannot support this. First off, the original was fine. Second, the remake wasn't bad either (what little I remember of it). Third off, there have already been two remakes (apparently, Andrew McCarthy was in one; glad I missed that).
I could get behind this is Craig were playing the part Kevin McCarthy played in the original. The part calls basically guy with devilish, undeniable charm (check), calm self-assuredness without tipping into arrogance (check!), and who can then convey haggard but determined survivor as the world (sweeeeeet). It looks like the alien is going to be the main character, alas. Worse, it looks like the answer to The Invasion is to borrow a page from the book of Earth 2. What good's that without Clancy Motherfucking Brown? Weakest part of that show, you ask me...
The good news is that I was not deceived. I saw Craig and Kidman on a magazine together and I'd assumed it was for the His Dark Materials trilogy of movies. For a second, I got worried that it was actually for this one. Not so, they are both going to be in that (see, she does well to play creepy-ass characters, and Mrs. Coulter's a great one!). Also, my theory of "there are only 100 British actors ever" holds true as it seems that familiar faces abound in both movies according to the IMDB. I do like the casting for Serafina Pekkala, though; Eva Green has got a good face for a witch (I mean that in the best way, really!).
Looking at pictures for The Golden Compass also gives me a raging case of beardwhorishness (
deepredbelle, that is the most wonderful term ever) because Daniel Craig is wearing it so well. That, and, erm, well, okay he's in a vest, too, see...
