Stephanie Plum needs ‘tude
by Oline H. Cogdill
February 14th, 2010Well, I certainly didn’t see this one coming, nor am I sure it is the right casting.
Katherine Heigl, left, has been signed to play Stephanie Plum, the bumbling bounty hunter, in the film version of Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money. That’s according to the New York Daily News.
Katherine Heigl?
Really?
Does she have the New Jersey ‘tude to make this work? She’s a fine actress and has done some nice comedies such as 27 Dresses and Knocked Up, but she hasn’t shown a lot of depth, at least not to me.
It’s been speculated for years who could be the best actress to play Stephanie and Evanovich has often had contests on her web site about this.
For a while, Reese Witherspoon was a fan favorite and that makes sense to me. But according to the New York Daily News, Witherspoon withdrew because “the movie reportedly had languished on the development back burner when that casting did not pan out. ”
Witherspoon is an Academy Award winning actress who has proven herself in myriad roles. The Stephanie Plum novels might be light hearted, but you need some acting chops to make her real, and Witherspoon would have made that happen.
But this guessing game has been going on for so long that the actresses many of us thought would be the front runners are too old. Hey, growing older is just fine!
But you can’t have a 45-year-old woman or older playing a 30-year-old.
They did that with Doris Day and there is just so much gauze and soft focus to go around.
Had the film studios got moving on this years ago when they should have, here are some of the actresses I thought would make good Stephanies.
Sandra Bullock – she can do just about anything. Great actress. Good to see her Oscar nomination.
Lori Petty – back in her Tank Girl days she could do anything. Also, she was one of the first readers on the audio version and she nailed the character.
Debi Mazar – she’s wonderful as Shauna the foul-mouthed publicist on Entourage and she also showed she understood the Plum novels when she did the audio versions. Plus, she’s from Queens, and that’s almost in Jersey.
Reese Witherspoon – still a better choice and the age is closer.
A new actress none of us have heard of – make it a fresh start!
If Heigl is going to be Stephanie, then I hope they pick the right Ranger and Morelli.
For me, Ranger should be The Rock – Dwayne Johnson.
For Morelli, pick an unknown hunk.
But that still leaves a lot more characters to be cast.
I like what Jean Verno recently posted on DorothyL:
Lula: Sherry Shepard, Mo’Nique or Queen Latifa.
Grandma: Debbie Reynolds; and for one of her suitors, Mel Brooks.
Morelli: James Franco
Joyce Barnhart: Deborah Mazer
Oh yeah! I could definitely see those actors in those roles.
If only the movie studios listened to us.
Do you have any ideas on who Stephanie Plum could be better cast?
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