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22Oct2008

Naomi Watts' Name is 'Jody Williams'

DateWednesday, October 22, 2008 at 7:18PM
I think Naomi Watts is incredibly versatile. Just look at her work in The Ring, Mulholland Drive, and 21 Grams. Lately, for whatever reason, audiences haven't taken notice of her performances in Eastern Promises, The Painted Veil, and Funny Games. I get the Funny Games thing - it was way too strange for most moviegoers - but for the others, I think she did good work that was just overlooked.

She'll try to change that with My Name is Jody Williams, about a real-life teacher turned activist who spearheaded the campaign to eliminate land mines back in the 1990s. Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 and at one point called Bill Clinton "a weenie" for not signing the land mine ban she and others were pushing so aggressively.

The Hollywood Reporter indicates that Audrey Wells will write and direct the film, which represents a major thematic shift for her. Watts a big 2009 planned, co-starring in The International with Clive Owen and leading the cast in the remake of Hitchcock's The Birds.

I know what you're thinking, and I'll save you the Googling: No, Jody Williams isn't as attractive as Naomi Watts. On the flip side, Naomi Watts never won the Nobel Prize, so I think this is at best a draw.

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