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Neve Campbell Becomes Vivaldi's Courtesan
Filed under: Drama », Music & Musicals », Casting »
I have to give Neve Campbell props. In the late '90s, it looked like she'd be one of those teen stars forgotten -- one who might pop up in her 40s with a resurgence, but would always be known as that teen girl who cooked up spells, fought off a bunch of movie-buff killers, and got sexy with Denise Richards. Instead, she's been working out of the spotlight and picking some interesting roles along the way, the latest of which has her getting sexy once again -- but I think without the raunchy 3-way.Variety reports that the actress has signed on to the Vivaldi biopic starring Joseph Fiennes. The picture, which already has the likes of Malcolm McDowell, Gerard Depardieu, Elle Fanning, Carice van Houten, and Jacqueline Bisset, focuses the famous violinist when he, as a young priest, became a music teacher for the illegitimate daughters of Venice courtesans. Ms. Campbell will play one of the Venetian courtesans.
This could give Campbell enough cred for some more meaty mainstream roles, especially if she holds her own with this cast. There is no set date for release, but it is supposed to come out some time this year.
Carice van Houten Joins 'Vivaldi' Biopic
Filed under: Drama », Music & Musicals », Casting », Cinematical Indie »
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Any day now, Carice van Houten is going to become a major international movie star, and when that day comes I will have a million-times fewer chances with the Black Book beauty. Right now I think I only have to fight Ryan and actor Sebastian Koch for her. Soon, I will have to fight the world. She's worth it, though, as you'd know if you saw Black Book, or you will know once you see any number of films she's slated to star in, including Bryan Singer's Valkyrie, in which she plays wife to Tom Cruise. Other projects I look forward to seeing her in are Paula van der Oest's Smoke and Ochre and Bond 22, which both Ryan and I insist she be officially cast in (last we heard she was being considered). Of course, there's also older films of hers that I'm dying to see available in the States, such as Zwarte Zwanen and the TV movie Suzy Q.
Fortunately her latest casting is in a movie we'll definitely see released in America, Boris Damast's Vivaldi. Written by Jeffrey Freedman, the film will be a biopic of the 18th century Venetian composer, to be played by Joseph Fiennes, and is expected for U.S. distribution sometime in 2008. In addition to Fiennes, Van Houten joins Malcolm McDowell, Lena Headey, Gérard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset and little Elle Fanning. Van Houten is playing a character named Julietta, but I'm unaware of what relationship the character has to Vivaldi. In fact, none of the named actors' characters are listed anywhere in the composer's Wikipedia bio, so I guess I just need to do some deeper research. All I can find is that the character of Julietta was previously attached to actress Zuleikha Robinson. I'm not sure, though, if the change is because van Houten replaced her. The only thing I honestly know or care is that I love classical music and I love van Houten, and I will no doubt love this movie, good or bad.
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