Rachel Weisz as Hedy Lamarr? Sign Me Up!
Filed under: Drama, Casting, RumorMonger
A year ago, Charlize Theron was talking to Amy Redford about the possibility of starring as Hedy Lamarr in an upcoming biopic. That never came to fruition, but now a new name is circling the tent -- one that seems, no is, entirely perfect.
The Hollywood Reporter posts that Rachel Weisz is loosely attached to play the icon in Amy Redford's Face Value. But the value goes so very far beyond the face -- and that's what makes it so notable. The film will focus on her eccentric life, and rather than focusing on her beauty and acting, it'll shine a light on her second career as a scientist -- "helping to create a method of changing frequencies -- known as frequency-hopping -- that became a forerunner to modern wireless communications." Not beauty. Not romance. Not tumultuous tear-jerking. It sounds too good to be true.
Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld penned the script, which won a TFI Sloan Filmmaker grant last year. Now we can only hope that this comes to fruition soon, and that next year we're not offering yet another name for the role. Weisz is perfect. Agreed?
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5-12-2009 @ 10:14AM
Tom said...
Great actress and yes, she's perfect for the role.
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5-12-2009 @ 1:45PM
libb said...
How quick we forget the past!
Heddy Lamar was a dark-hair beauty with piercing eyes. The only one that could come close to playing her would be Megan Fox!
Megan is way more beautiful that Rachel, but I guess if you have connection in Hollywood then you will get the part.
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5-12-2009 @ 3:55PM
Nora said...
What are you smoking? Not only is Rachel Weisz ten times better looking than Megan Fox but Weisz has more acting talent in her farts than Fox has in her entire body.
Weisz looks like Hedy Lamarr and she would be perfect for the role.
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5-12-2009 @ 6:19PM
craig said...
That's Hedley, Hedley Lamarr!!
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6-25-2009 @ 2:26PM
nadine said...
nobody will ever replace such a god natural beauty as hedy lamarr but definately a remarkable likeness
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