Amidst Hollywood’s ongoing obsession with revivals, remakes, and requels actress Lindsay Lohan is ensuring one traditional movie isn’t touched: “All About Eve.” Lohan advised Letterboxd that the 1950 Oscar-winning characteristic might by no means be reimagined as a result of the unique was simply too “excellent.”
“All About Eve,” which turns 75 this yr, stars Bette Davis as an getting old famed stage actress who turns into the item of obsession by her titular fan-turned-protege assistant (Anne Baxter). Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed the characteristic.
“Bette Davis, in that film, you simply can’t take your eyes off her,” Lohan mentioned. “It’s a type of motion pictures you’ll be able to by no means remake as a result of it’s so excellent. However that may be the dream position to play. Simply the dialogue in it…”
And the “Freakier Friday” star isn’t the one trendy actress who counts “All About Eve” as certainly one of her favourite movies. “Weapons” and “Incredible 4” actress Julia Garner beforehand mentioned throughout a go to to the Criterion Closet that “All About Eve” is a “excellent movie” and required viewing for any cinephile.
“The primary movie that I’m going to choose is my favourite movie, ‘All About Eve.’ Bette Davis is unbelievable. Anne Baxter, who performs Eve Harrington, is unbelievable,” Garner mentioned. “I watch this film at the very least yearly, typically a number of occasions a yr. I simply suppose this can be a excellent movie, and I believe everyone ought to watch this.”
As for Lohan’s different “4 favorites,” she cited Sharon Stone’s efficiency in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 drama “On line casino.” “‘On line casino,’ I really like. I imply, Sharon Stone in ‘On line casino’! And the wardrobe… The best way she’s dressed and the best way she simply instructions the room when she is available in on the display in that film,” Lohan mentioned, including of Stone’s co-star, “I really like Robert De Niro.”
Lohan may be getting her personal shot at portraying one other Hollywood starlet: Lohan has been vying to get an Ann-Margret biopic off the bottom for years. And Ann-Margret lately advised IndieWire that she approves Lohan to play her. “I do know that she needs to do this,” “Carnal Information” and “Bye Bye Birdie” star Ann-Margret mentioned. “It simply will depend on what the dialogue is like. What can I say? I am keen on her. I believe she’s stuffed with expertise, and I simply want to see what they’ll provide you with.”
