Saturday, March 20, 2004

Following up on yesterday's emphatic post against the very notion of casting Cameron Diaz in a London stage production of The Philadelphia Story, here's a short, off-the-cuff list of much better choices culled from popular film and television.

When looking at my list, I ask you to remember two things.

1) On stage, a talented forty year old is often a better choice to play someone who's twenty-five than an actual twenty-five year old. Stage acting is all about talent and range, not looks or age.

2) Red wigs and/or henna are readily available.

Here, in no order at all, are my suggestions:

• Cate Blanchett
• Keira Knightley
• Natalie Portman
• Diane Lane
• Alyson Hannigan
• Nicole Kidman
• Allison Janney
• Julianne Moore

If you've got other nominations, let me know what they are. I may forward them to Kevin Spacey. Y'know, just to give him a little nudge. Plant a seed. Potentially save him from a soul-wrenching travesty.

And special thanks to my pal Gina for seconding my emotion on this one.

Posted @ 2:58 PM

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