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Very Simple: There's a Ghost in the House? Get the F**k Out

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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Naomi Watts. I feel like I should love her — she was of course smoking hot and impressive as hell in Mulholland Drive. I enjoyed The Ring. But for some reason, she’s never really ascended beyond the B- list. Not sure why. She’s sort of a poor man’s pre-Botoxed-to-hell-and-back Nicole Kidman, I guess.

Anyway, she’s signed on to Dream House, which will be directed by Jim Sheridan for Morgan Creek Universal. It’s a staggeringly original premise:

The story follows a family that relocates into what appears to be the ideal residence in small town Connecticut. They soon discover that their beautiful new home was the site of another family’s slaughter, believed to be at the hands of the husband who survived.

Um…

So…

Look, I’m not saying it’s ripping off another movie… or another dozen or so movies… but it sounds a heck of a lot like another movie that rhymes with Shmamityville Shmorror. That’s all I’m sayin’.

Daniel Craig is set to star. There will likely be spooky kids involved. Jim Sheridan? Listen, I’m super thankful for In The Name of the Father and The Boxer and My Left Foot. But looking at your resume, which also consists of Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, I can’t help but think maybe you should just stay home and have a sandwich unless Daniel Day Lewis is involved, you feel me?

Also, the title blows.









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Comments

I'm a girl but I must say, that photo is hot as hell. I'm trying to mentally assemble the outfit in my head right now so I can greet my boyfriend lying across our couch like this when he gets home from work.

Come on traffic, be light this evening.

I'm sure I'll see this movie because I see every scary movie that looks half-ways decent.

Posted by: becks at January 25, 2010 11:14 AM

She was really great in The Painted Veil. She is impossibly beautiful, but she can act too, she just needs a good script and a good co-star (Edward Norton in this case) so she can really shine. This movie obviously doesn't fall into that category.

Posted by: Irina at January 25, 2010 11:23 AM

Whoa Nelly, too many "she" for 3 lines. Sorry.

Posted by: Irina at January 25, 2010 11:26 AM

I loved the Painted Veil as well Irina. I can always sympathize with her characters. She's a sweet woman and TK's right, she probably should have more name recognition by now. I wonder what's holding her back?

Posted by: becks at January 25, 2010 12:00 PM

I love Naomi Watts - I don't know exactly why, but I do. However, I can totally see her making this movie. Daniel Craig, on the other hand....W. T. F.??? He can't seriously need the work, and he has a reputation of coolness to keep unsullied.

Shmamityville Shmorror, indeed.

Posted by: MM at January 25, 2010 12:16 PM

Naomi Watts is a great actress, and she makes interesting choices - which is more than I can say for Nicole lately. I hope she keeps going in her own direction. And whatever this film is, I'm saying it'll be elevated by her presence.

Posted by: Cindy at January 25, 2010 12:28 PM

Also, Daniel Craig riding Ryan Reynold's coattails? (Sloppy seconds? Not sure what the correct phrase would be here) = NOT RIGHT.

Posted by: MM at January 25, 2010 12:28 PM

Maybe Daniel Craig just always wanted to have a sex scene with Naomi Watts. Look at the picture. Is the idea really that far-fetched?

Posted by: becks at January 25, 2010 12:32 PM

Someone slaughters a family in a house and you buy it? You deserve what you get, moron. I have no sympathy.

I personally know two episcopalian priests who will supply me with holy water in case of an exorcism or a vampire outbreak. It's called being prepared.

Posted by: TWoP Fan at January 25, 2010 12:34 PM

She's a good actress and pretty likable, but the real reason she's not an A-lister like her bff Nicole Kidman is pretty simple: she wasn't married to Tom Cruise.

That, and she's kinda boring.

Posted by: figgy at January 25, 2010 1:41 PM

I'll take Naomi Watts over Nicole Kidman any day.

She was good in Eastern Promises.

Posted by: sailboat at January 25, 2010 2:06 PM

No love for her in 21 grams? I thought she was fantastic. Loved her scenes best and I'm a big Benicio fan.

Posted by: wildflower at January 25, 2010 2:31 PM

she was of course smoking hot and impressive as hell in "21 Grams."
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There, me and Naomi's 3-inch-long nipples fixed that for you.

Posted by: , at January 25, 2010 3:23 PM

See? See? wildflower is right there with me.

Posted by: , at January 25, 2010 3:24 PM

And In America right?

Posted by: fionna at January 25, 2010 5:02 PM

In The Amityville Horror, the previous tenants were slaughtered by the eldest son, not the father. See, totally different movie.

Posted by: Craig at January 25, 2010 11:25 PM

Nice body.

Posted by: agelove at January 26, 2010 3:24 AM