Ormond joins Che cast
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Remember Julia Ormond? Many moons ago, she was the hottest actress on Hollywood,
starring in big studio productions like Legends of the
Fall, First Knight, and Sabrina (my secret totally-wrong-remake pleasure). For some reason
- possibly the cruel critical description of her acting style as "deer in the headlights" - she fell way off
the industry's radar after Smilla's Sense of Snow (in which
she was good - really), and has been doing mostly TV stuff in recent years. Now, though, Steven Soderbergh has hired her to appear in Che,
a move that will probably give her instant credibility - he's got a pretty convincing track record of not casting women
just because they happen to have a pretty face.Details on Ormond's role are sketchy, but she'll be playing a reporter, possibly a character created to help give the film a solid narrative structure.
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1-30-2006 @ 6:38PM
Morgan said...
I just can't wait to see all the geniuses out wearing their Che t-shirts to it. Poor little rich kid, and champion of tyranny, he's a tragically misunderstood hero of the "common man". Hopefully Soderbergh gets on his knees and pays homage to his memory as required.
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