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. … continue reading

A few weeks ago, I saw the trailer for Vantage Point, which hits theaters Feb. 22. The thriller presents eight perspectives (à la Rashomon) on an assassination attempt on the U.S. president. It stars Sigourney Weaver and some other people.

Fine, the other people are Matthew Fox, Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker and William Hurt, but all I really need is Sigourney. She plays a TV news producer named Rex Brooks. Rex! That's hot.

And Zoe Saldana plays a reporter in the film. I guess we can assume she'll be working under Sigourney. Ahem. I couldn't find any stills of her in Vantage Point, but here's a picture of her in uniform in The Terminal:

Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (Munich) plays a paramedic who provides one of the viewpoints. … continue reading