Rachel McAdams Wants to Be The Black Orchid
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See, world! Perfectly normal, lovely girls read comic books. Rachel McAdams spoke to MTV recently, and revealed that she's quite fond of comics and graphic novels. More than that, she wants to be the Black Orchid. "It's a really interesting character," the actress said. "She's a superhero that's a flower. I don't know if that would work or the audiences would be interested in that, but she was kind of cool."
She knows her stuff, too. She wants Neil Gaiman's 1988 run to be adapted.
Reportedly, McAdams has auditioned and lost roles in Iron Man, Fantastic Four, and Batman Begins. That's simply not fair. An actress who can name drop Neil Gaiman (I bet Gwyenth Paltrow can't) deserves a really cool superheroine. Hopefully, someone will take up her Black Orchid suggestion and cast her in the lead.
Mostly, I just want a girl to be rewarded for her geekery. Then we can all have hope! McAdams, you must be a pioneer for us all.
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3-07-2008 @ 11:01AM
Thai Nguyen said...
according to wikipedia she declined those roles. "McAdams was also in-talks to star in Iron Man and The Dark Knight, but she declined both roles. She stated in an interview sometime in May 2006 that she didn't want to star in a big-budget action film because she wanted to pursue other projects."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_mcadams)
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3-07-2008 @ 12:48PM
mike said...
Damn, she would have been great in The Dark Knight I bet - not sure how I feel about Maggie in there...
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3-07-2008 @ 4:04PM
Michael C. said...
Oh My God... that is amazing. I first enjoyed Rachel McAdams on the first season of the top-notch Canadian television show "Slings & Arrows," and the Black Orchid is one of my all-time favorite comic book characters. I absolutely loved Gaiman's run, and was one of the few people who faithfully followed the subsequent, short-lived series. Bravo, Rachel!
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3-10-2008 @ 10:37PM
Walter said...
Zzzzzzzz.....that about sums up McAdams. Average acting and lately she looks awful....her forehead is huge.
She would still be wrong for Bruce Wayne..too short and ITA Maggie Gyllenhaal...worst leading lady. Holmes was better..less distracting and serves the continuity better.
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3-17-2008 @ 11:41AM
T Guy said...
McAdams does not know her stuff judging from this report, as she seems completely oblivious to the existence of Shelly Mayer, the character's creator.
The point of the Black Orchid is not that she or it is a plant - it's that the public in the stories and the public reading them doesn't know what she is: an alien? a robot? a highly-trained human with a jetpack?
And, yes, I'd imagine that this is difficult to pull off in a film. A TV series might manage it.
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