By Matt Thompson
Who would have thunk it? "Charlie's Angels" is back in full throttle! According to Variety, the concept that originated in 1976 is set to be picked up by ABC. The same guy who adapted the now-defunct Fox series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," Josh Friedman, is set to write and exec produce.
The original show was a hit for five years starring the late, great Farrah Fawcett. That TV show later was adapted into two films starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. Let’s think here. What if Farrah Fawcett had never starred in "Charlie’s Angels", what if Diane Keaton took her spot instead? Or Mia Farrow, maybe? All we know is that if Hollywood Crush were around at the time, we would have had something to say about it!
So, with that being said, we thought it would be rather fascinating to create our own casting suggestions for your personal amusement. After the jump, get ready to hit up the HC Casting Couch once again!
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The first rule of Fight Club is...never forget your tutu? It is if writer/director Darren Aronofsky has anything to say about it.
Reuters is reporting that "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" star Mila Kunis is in talks to star in Darren's thriller "Black Swan" alongside Natalie Portman, but from the sound of the plot, perhaps he should rename it "Fight Club: When Ballerinas Bitch Back."
See if this rings any bells: "The movie centers on a talented ballerina (Natalie) in the New York City Ballet who is tormented by a rival who might or might not be a figment of the dancer's imagination." (Mila would play rival Lilly.) Maybe it's just us, but this sounds a lot like the 1999 Edward Norton/Brad Pitt anarchy thriller, right?
Whatever the case, we can't wait to see these two rumble (imaginary or not). Natalie proved she's not afraid of a little anarchy in "V for Vendetta" while Mila showed off her shooting skills alongside Mark Wahlberg in "Max Payne." How could we ask for a more equally paired fight?
Are you excited about Mila possibly starring alongside Natalie in "Black Swan"? Does it sound like a female version of "Fight Club" to you?
Believe it or not, Comic-Con is land filled with hot women. This year alone we saw Megan Fox, Olivia Wild, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anna Paquin, Kristen Stewart and Mila Kunis all stopping by the convention. So, Jason Bateman decided to take the task thrust upon him to pick the hottest of the ladies. And, for him the choice was easy: his "Extract" co-star, Mila, was crowned crème of the crop.
"You will not ask a better question all day," he told MTV News at Comic-Con. "Well it would not be a fun thing because there really isn't much of a competition is there. We're sitting with the gold winner [Mila Kunis]." Read more...
FROM MOVIES BLOG: The man who gave us “Office Space,” Mike Judge, will be sitting down with MTV’s Josh Horowitz at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25. Judge’s next project “Extract” will be the topic of the day, and he will be joined by stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis and Kristen Wiig. Judge will be screening exclusive footage from the upcoming film as part of the panel.
Those of you who won’t be making the trip to San Diego can take heart, as MTV.com will premiere exclusive “Extract” footage to coincide with the Comic-Con panel. Expect plenty of laughs at the panel though. Judge, in a recent interview with MTV, expects “a lot of smart ass answers from the actors. [The 'Extract' cast and crew is] a happy bunch. We all really had fun making this. It came together nicely.”
Continue reading more about "Extract" at Comic-Con at MoviesBlog.MTV.com.
