Olsen is Beastly

By Daniel Barna

Posted 17 years ago

I remember the exact moment I learned that Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT. I felt excited, I felt unsure, I felt alive and invigorated by the cinematic possibilities. I have not yet felt that way since, until now. Mary-Kate Olsen is set to star alongside Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens in BEASTLY, a film based on Alex Flinn’s retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” set in modern-day New York. Daniel Barnz (no relation) is directing from his own script, in which Olsen’s character curses a young cocky stud, transforming him into everything he despises. I always knew Mary-Kate would win a posthumus Oscar, and with her casting in BEASTLY, I have once again been vindicated. Now where’s my chocolate?

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Daniel Barna

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Favorite Movies: Seven, American Beauty, Breathless, Edward Scissorhands, La Doce Vita, Forrest Gump, read more Shawshank Redemption, Batman, Requiem For a Dream, Psycho, On The Waterfront, Jules et Jim, Little Children, A Clockwork Orange, The Dark Knight, Taxi Driver, Eyes Wide Shut, Minnie and Moskowitz, Five Easy Pieces, Ed Wood, The Truman Show, There`s Something About Mary, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, A Woman Under The Influence, Annie Hall, Chinatown, Unforgiven, Fargo, Saving Private Ryan, Dog Day Afternoon, Groundhog Day, Dumb and Dumber, T2, The Conversation, Bonnie and Clyde

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