so no one told me about this?

[rm]

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia/

And I only found the ad on the NYT because it was placed on an article about India Day and the airport clusterfuck with Shahrukh Kahn, presumably because Mira Nair is the director.

Considering how Amelia's story ends, I really wonder how Nair is going to make this the big inspirational film this seems to want to be (and that she tends to make). I know what choices I'd make to pull it off, but I also feel like... no way, do real creative professionals make those choices?

Also, Hilary Swank -- always good, but she sorta irks me. I'm always aware of it being Hilary Swank Being A Serious Actor.

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[rexluscus.livejournal.com]

I hope it's good, if for no other reason than that it would be nice if not ALL of Christopher Eccleston's movies sucked.

I never understood why Amelia Earhart's life was supposed to be inspirational. She was a mediocre pilot who was turned into a media star by PR people because she looked like Charles Lindbergh. She was always touted as one of those American female role models when I was a kid, but when I finally read about her, I was like, "Jesus, this is depressing."

[rm.livejournal.com]

Ecclesteon's in it? I didn't see him in the trailer.

[rexluscus.livejournal.com]

According to that link in your entry, yep, he is. Apparently he plays her navigator.

[rm.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

That's rich!

[heron61.livejournal.com]

That's very cool.

[therealycats.livejournal.com]

She was a mediocre pilot who was turned into a media star by PR people because she looked like Charles Lindbergh.

*is dead*