Some actresses get all the luck. By starring in The Great Gatsby Carey gets to be play a classic character in American literature, act opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and wear 20s flapper dresses. Not fair.
Some actresses get all the luck. By starring in The Great Gatsby Carey gets to be play a classic character in American literature, act opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and wear 20s flapper dresses. Not fair.
2012's Les Miserables is based on the musical based on the Victor Hugo novel, but among the songs the story of the miserable people of 19th century France remains intact. Anne's miserable character sadly dies sick and hungry, and rumors are she's slimming down for the role with a super strict diet. Hopefully she keeps in mind that while she might have to look like she's wasting away, she still has to belt out a ballad with the energy of someone who had been well fed.
Keria Knightly can easily be crowned the queen of classic lit films. So far she's played the lead in movie versions of Pride and Prejudice, Doctor Zhivago, and Atonement. In Anna Karenina she'll get to play a Russian princess, meaning she gets to wear even more pretty dresses,
Christina Ricci plays one of Robert Pattinson's many lovers in this adaptation of the French novel. Expect gowns, gorgeous ballrooms, and if you see it in theaters, the deafening screams of Pattinson fan girls.
Amanda already has some experience with musical movies, but I hope someone's told her this film will have a lot less fun dance numbers than Mama Mia.
