WEIRDLAND: Gemma Arterton as Elizabeth Taylor

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Gemma Arterton as Elizabeth Taylor

"Gemma Arterton is everywhere at the moment! The young actress is inescapable whether heading to the cinemas – she currently stars in Richard Curtis’s new comedy The Boat That Rocked – or opting for some home entertainment snuggling up to James Bond (Daniel Craig) in Quantum of Solace new out on DVD. She recently picked up the Best Newcomer prize at the Empire film awards and has just wrapped shooting video game adaptation Prince of Persia with Jake Gyllenhaal. Whoa – I’m exhausted and need a little lie-down just thinking about it all. But Gemma has made time in her busy schedule to help launch the Virgin Media Shorts competition, an opportunity for aspiring filmmakers to get their work seen by important industry bods. And for the occasion, she has sought inspiration from one of her onscreen idols, emulating the immaculate Elizabeth Taylor in 1958 classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.In the MGM adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play, Taylor oozes irresistible sex appeal as Maggie ‘The Cat’ Pollitt, who draped on a brass bed and dressed in a white negligee tries to attract the attentions of her boozing hubby Brick (Paul Newman). And Gemma has faithfully recreated every detail of the scene, from the skimpy clothes to the alluring look".
Source: boxwish.com

2 comments :

rosadimaggio63 said...

Hi Kendra,
come vĂ  la tua allergia ?
Personalmente penso che nessuno potrĂ  euguagliare la LIZ T., neanche impersonando la sua vita.-
Xoxo

Elena said...

It's almost impossible to top the myths of old Hollywood: Bacall, Monroe, Taylor, etc. although it's funny to see replicas of current actresses as Lindsay Lohan or Gemma Arterton posing as these classic divas.

I'm takin echinacea for my allergia, thanks, Rosa!