Marla Singer, is that you?
If someone had told me they were planning on casting Helena Bonham Carter in a TV movie about Elizabeth Taylor, I would’ve thought that someone was out of their freakin’ mind!
But today I stumbled upon this picture.
No one’s going to confuse Dominic West with Richard Burton anytime soon, but I just can’t get over how great Helena Bonham Carter looks as Liz Taylor!
What do you think? Who would’ve been another great choice for the role? Lookswise, at least. I’m thinkin’ Rachel Weisz! And if you said Lindsay Lohan, please leave.
The magic that happens when you make something without your husband…. Who would have thought?
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I know, right? She looks stunning.
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I’m a big fan of HBC and she looks fantastic there! I can see Weisz as well though, good call. Rachel McAdams is another choice maybe?
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I don’t know. Can’t picture her. But hey, if they asked me if I could picture HBC in the role I would’ve said “hell no!”
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Because Helena Bonham Carter does so many whacko roles and isn’t afraid to look bizarre I think it’s easy to forget how stunningly beautiful she is, when she has all her teeth and her hair is less than 3 ft tall.
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Haha, excatly. She cleans up well 😉
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Lindsay Lohan.
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Security!
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Hold up! She would’ve been great for the role, Fernando! Lol.
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She actually got the role (in another production, though). That’s why I mentioned her. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2375255/
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Oh yeah I’d forgotten about Liz & Dick. She looks almost nothing like Elizabeth Taylor! And a 3.7/10? Well, typical for a Lifetime movie, I guess…
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I don’t even want to know how awful it is.
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Yeah I’m glad I didn’t watch it 🙂
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THAT is HBC!?!? Wow!
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Crazy, right?
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That was my response when I heard the casting news. I went, “Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor? Pfft, like that’s going to work.” Then that picture surfaced and now I can totally see it working.
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I didn’t know about the movie before yesterday but yeah, I can totally see her working in the role.
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Here’s hoping it’ll be better than that mess Lifetime made. (Hell, it’s the BBC. They’re practically the embodiment of good TV.)
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I hope so too.
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Crazy,,,
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Right?! I still can’t believe that’s Bellatrix Lestrange.
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I was quite surprised how good Helena Bonham Carter looked as Liz Taylor!! I think she’s beautiful but not really resembling Taylor, but WOW, amazing what makeup can do! I don’t think Dominic looks at all like Burton though, I always thought Gerry Butler resembles him more.
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Very convincing makeup, indeed! You’re right abiut Butler. He does look a bit more like Burton than West.
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Huh. She cleans up well. She’s been hiding behind gothic characters and prosthetic makeup for so long it’s easy to forget.
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Haha, exactly.
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Can’t say I’m a big fan of Carter but she does look the part in that pic. West looks like a good Burton too. Nice one Fernando, I hadn’t even heard of this.
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Neither did I until a couple days ago. And yeah, she certainly looks the part. Hopefully she’ll give a good performance.
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She looks great. She’s quite the actress, but really has fallen into her own schtick.
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Yeah, I agree. Hopefully this role will take her out of there.
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There’s NO WAY that’s the same woman who was in Fight Club. In fact she looks like she has not a single insane molecule in her.
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Right? Great work! She looks fantastic!
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Great photo, I didn’t realise it was her when I first saw the picture.
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I know! A complete transformation!
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