augurey
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Post by augurey on Dec 8, 2008 17:15:20 GMT -4
My problem with Lautner is that he isn't Native American. Case in point
[/url] Shut up, SMeyer. Yeah, ds1, in the books the plot doesn't bother to show up until around the last 100 or so pages. New Moon is even worse.
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Post by Shanmac on Dec 8, 2008 17:31:57 GMT -4
My biggest problem with him is that he looked AGES to young for Kristen Stewart, which might make New Moon kind of icky. In the books, though, it's stressed -- especially early on in New Moon -- that Jacob is younger, and that's part of what makes Bella feel squicky (at least IMO) when it becomes clear Jacob has a thing for her. Later, they solve that with the whole Jacob-starts-growing/developing-really-fast due to the whole werewolf thing (probably don't need to spoiler that). But yeah, it's gross. And there's no way anyone would believe that guy could compete with RPattz (again, though, I don't think in the books the readers are supposed to believe for one minute that Jacob could entice Bella away from Edward -- he's more of an annoyance or a minor inconvenience).
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Post by bitca on Dec 8, 2008 20:40:16 GMT -4
I went to IMDB to look at the pictures and see what all the fuss was about, how Nikki Reed was playing a blond and how she was the only one in the cast to bleach her skin, blah blah. Oh, my God. I can't believe it's HER. I thought her blond hair looked more natural than the guys'. Maybe it's because it looked like a thorough bleach job and I'm used to seeing the blond hair/brown eyebrows thing on women.
Lautner looks so, so young. Dang.
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 8, 2008 21:20:36 GMT -4
Wow. I'm completely out of it because I assumed Nikki Reed was playing Alice because she was the brunette. I don't see the point in doing all that to Reed unless she was the best actress for the role and I refuse to believe that.
I think they can easily shorten the middle section of New Moon and ramp up the third act thereby giving Edward more screentime and not really compromising the storyline. If they stay with the same actor playing Jacob I'll be more than happy if he has less screentime.
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Post by tamaradixon on Dec 9, 2008 13:52:35 GMT -4
I was thinking they could even focus on what Edward is doing sans Bella during the first half of New Moon, instead of putting the whole thing onto Bella's angst.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2008 14:06:15 GMT -4
Jacob looks like David Archeluta (spelling?) from American Idol.
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Post by incognito on Dec 9, 2008 14:24:29 GMT -4
Jacob looks like David Archeluta (spelling?) from American Idol. No way, David looks so much more awkward than Taylor! I don't really have a problem with Taylor not actually being Native American -- as long as producers aren't doing stuff reminiscent of Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's, I'm okay with people playing outside their race. I do find it odd though that the casting sheet was specifically looking for an actual NA teenager. What, was talent so scarce in the Native American community that they just went with Taylor? The sheet said that the right look was more important than experience -- bullshit. I'd feel bad for Taylor if he were recast (even though it'd make sense), only because people have said he's really sweet. and polite. He went out of his way to attend a Breaking Dawn midnight opening and mingle with the fans -- maybe the kid's a masochist? And at Comic Con, he was apparently the only one aside from Rachelle Lefevre who seemed remotely excited about the movie. And people who have met him say how nice he is. But...he really does look too young, especially since Jacob is supposed to age a lot physically. Sorry, Taylor.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 10, 2008 15:02:34 GMT -4
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Post by scarlet on Dec 10, 2008 15:07:51 GMT -4
Chris Weitz directed/co-wrote one of my favorite movies ("About a Boy"), so he's a good choice as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by angelaudie on Dec 10, 2008 15:17:29 GMT -4
I agree Chris Weitz would be a good choice. He's an experienced director and has handled romance well in his other films. I wonder if he would have the guts to politely tell Stephanie Meyer to take a hike when she inevitably shows up on set and starts to trying to dictate how the film should be made.
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