Whether or not Vantage Point
turns out to be a good movie, it’s already a winner in my book. Not just because I like thrillers, which I do, but because of the promotional interviews from its beautiful star. As scribegrrrl told us a few weeks ago, Sigourney Weaver plays a TV producer named Rex Brooks. Weaver told Good Morning America that the part originally was written for a man and she thought keeping the name “Rex” was cool. She was right. That picture has nothing to do with Vantage Point and isn’t from a recent interview. Do you care?
Weaver doesn’t have a lot of screen time in Vantage Point, but her interviews have revealed a bit more about her upcoming role in James Cameron‘s film, Avatar, in which she plays the female lead, Grace. The film marks her first action film in 10 years. I think we all remember the last one.
Cameron wrote and directed Aliens, the second movie in the series, so Avatar
has been something of a reunion for him and Weaver. Although she can’t reveal details of the story or characters, she told Premiere that it’s unlike anything we’ve seen.
“It’s gonna blow the mind of this industry, I think. It’s gonna be an experience for people. I don’t think they’re going to want to come out of the theater. I think kids will want to stay in the theater with their sleeping bags so they don’t have to go out into the real world.”Well, the thought of seeing Sigourney in action again does bring thoughts of a sleepover. But I digress. Avatar does, in fact, feature aliens – a humanoid race called the Na’vi, native to the planet Pandora, the setting of the film. An image purported to be concept art of the Na’vi appeared on the Web in the fall. Cameron called the image “spurious,” but Fox promptly issued cease-and-desist letters to many of the sites that initially posted it. Something definitely sounds spurious to me. I think Weaver agrees (unless she’s doing her Joyce Wischnia impression). Another image leaked this week – possibly a promotional shot for Avatar. Cameron’s denial of the picture’s authenticity is not too convincing, but if you want to read it, here’s the link.
What I’d really like to see is a picture of Weaver’s character. Weaver describes Grace as having “beautiful, bright red hair and big eyelashes. No makeup. She’s a scientist and she’s an attractive woman who has given up normal life to devote herself to this planet and fight this fight.” (Were AfterEllen.com a political site, I would now segue into an opinion about another attractive woman who has given up normal life to devote herself to this planet and fight this fight. Instead, I’ll just post another picture of Sigourney.) Cameron has promised that March will bring character pictures, a new poster and possibly some footage. May I suggest that it include all of the wonderful women of Avatar?
