Wednesday
12Nov
Brosnan Wants Charlize for 'Thomas Crown' Sequel
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 12:19AM
Props to
Cinema Blend, who tracked down this juicy
little quote in a Malaysian English-language newspaper. It's from
Pierce
Brosnan, who, prior to
Mamma Mia!, had been doing really interesting
things since he left the Bond franchise.
The Matador is great and I liked
Seraphim Falls
(admittedly, most people didn't love it). I never saw the limited release
The Married Life, but some critics I respect
seemed to enjoy it.
There were a couple of things keeping her out of the production, including both baby weight and lack of weight (if you believe the gossip), but she was always the top contender for the role. Until now.
Brosnan is leaning another direction, and as the producer and star, he has that right. "Charlize Theron is someone who I've always admired. I think she's someone who has acquitted herself grandly," effuses Brosnan. "Nothing against Angelina Jolie. I think she's a magnificent actress. But Charlize has a poise about her and has an inner strength and femininity which I really like to watch."
Plus, and this is a big key here, I think she's still willing to get naked. That made the first movie much better.
I don't think Theron's a bad choice at all. I described her once as this generation's Hitchcock blonde - beautiful, a little chilly, not a fantastic actress but good enough, and desirable as hell. Of course, that was up through her performance in The Italian Job, and I'd say that description was pretty accurate to that point. And then came Monster. And North Country. And In the Valley of Elah. Suddenly she wanted to be taken "seriously." Turns out, she can be a phenomenal actress when she chooses to be. But frankly, it's time Charlize brought sexy back. And that's the perfect role to make it happen. There's no official release date for The Thomas Crown Affair 2, but earlier this year it was believed that Brosnan was targetting 2010.
Reader Comments (2)
I hope he does use someone else - someone with the same spark that he had with Rene Russo. I frankly am sick of Angelina Jolie. She's MORE than had her 15 minutes of fame. Let her do a remake of We Are The World, hold hands and sing Kum-ba-ya. Pierce is sexy enough, Jolie is sexy in a trampy sort of way - no comparison!!!
Not Jolie. Angelina is no longer right for popcorn movies like "Topkapi" sequel with Brosnan. She seems attracted to heavier pieces...and acquits herself OK...but she no longer projects that hungry energy that fits with heroines of popcorn flicks.