Hayden Panettiere to play Wendy O. Williams

[Tektonik]

:( :( :(

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/680413/Hayden_Panettiere_Goes_Punk.html

They really couldn't find anyone better for the role???

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Weeeeeird.

[Orrex]

2. Well, at least she'll regenerate after the gunshot

Is Ms. Panettiere going to play the 48-year-old Williams, too?

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Can she play the chain saw?

:headbang:

[flvegan]

4. Interesting fact about Hayden Panettiere:

She recently protested the dolphin/whale slaughter in Taiji with an international group of surfers by putting herself between the kill boats and the captured pilot whales. That's some kick-ass shit right there.



"Taiji-area fishermen, who kill dolphins and whales for their meat, netted off the bay and constructed green tarps to shield the slaughter from prying eyes and front-line cetacean activists bent on shutting down the dolphin trade forever. When the surfers learned of the imminent slaughter, they did not hesitate to return, despite the distinct possibility of violent resistance and police arrest.

Rastovich and his core team of surfers, trailed by camera crews, arrived at the infamous Taiji cove to paddle out to the captured pilot whales. After entering the water, they quickly arrived alongside the whales, who swam back and forth along the edge of the seaward net.

The six paddlers, including Rastovich, his wife and mermaid model Hannah Fraser, Heroes TV star Hayden Panettiere, Australian actress Isabel Lucas, author Peter Heller, and professional surfer Karina Petroni, formed a traditional surfers' memorial circle situated between the whales and the blood-ridden shallows.

Local fishermen converged almost immediately, harassing the paddlers with threats and advancing on them with whirling propeller blades. The irate fishermen yelled "Why are you here? Go Home!" and then used a long wooden pole to attack and intimidate the surfers.

"Even though the fishermen used force to try and break us up, we held our peaceful stance. The feeling in the circle was of incredible strength," said Fraser."

Story (photos, nothing graphic at direct link)

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071029_1.html

[Tektonik]

6. it's not that I have any contempt for Hayden

But she's been in so many children/teen shows and is now on Heroes. She just seems to be a weird choice to be Wendy.

If she pulls it off, kudos to her though.

[underpants]

5. Why?

as in Why are they making a movie about Wendy O. Williams?

[mitchum]

7. For a double bill with that Darby Crash biopic?

[underpants]

10. Okay a Darby Crash movie I could see

I still have cigarette burn scars to prove who freakin' cool I was back then....man

[Bucky]

9. sex + death + rock'n'roll...

plus all her original fans are now boring grandparents who watch a lot of TV

[redqueen]

8. Wow... did a search on the google... she's got girl-next-door looks...

this ought to be interesting.

[madrchsod]

11. only one person can play wendy o williams

and that is







PINK

[dropkickpa]

12. Now SHE could pull off Wendy

Not so sure about the cheerleader.

[PassingFair]

15. Wow! That was MY first thought, too! n/t

[soleft]

13. Wendy O. Williams used to work out at my gym

She seemed very nice.

[HughBeaumont]

14. It's pretty frightening to think . . .

. . . that a girl exactly 20 years younger than me, who wouldn't have been SEEN within miles of a real Plasmatics show, is going to be in a scene wearing nothing but a whipped cream tube top.

:scared: