Celebrity Rumors | Creation and Destruction With Jennifer Connelly

Creation and Destruction With Jennifer Connelly

In the coming months we are presented with two very different films featuring Jennifer Connelly. The first is Creation based upon the lives of Charles Darwin and his wife/cousin. Charles will be played by Jenn’s real life husband Paul Bettany. I am unsure how the film will play in America at the moment with the political season’s return to blind evangelism and false piety, but I am sure it will be well acted by this pair.
Connelly And Bettany Are Origin Of The Species

Before they were married, Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly starred together in a movie about a man engaged in his work that had the potential to change his field, while simultaneously straining his relationship with his caring wife. And since they weren’t playing husband and wife in A Beautiful Mind– Russell Crowe got in the way– they’ll give it another go in Creation, a biopic about Charles Darwin.

For the record I am always amazed why Chuck’s Theory of Evolution always plays so poorly in Appalachia, he is obviously a good ol’ boy married to his cousin who enjoys the outdoors so couldn’t be that bad in their eyes…

In a second offering from Jennifer Connelly out late in the year, she will attempt to recapture the magic roll of Helen Benson in The Day The Earth Stood Still. From IMDB:

The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, Jaden Smith as Jacob, and Kathy Bates. Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using SFX.

The remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still will supposedly remain true to the original movie. However, there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. In either case, the alien weaponry seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact.

I am a fan of the original movie, but deeply in love with Jenn Connelly, so I am going to hold my opinions until I actually see the film. I will say I like the choice of Keanu Reeves as Klaatu. No matter how the new movie stands up the original film or the short story, the one thing we can be assured by watching the trailer is the special effects are going to be great.

Related posts:

1. Oh Dear God Why? [ad]Okay, I understand that here are only so many stories...
2. Missed It By That Much for those not enthusiastic about spending their hard earned money...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.