As a footnote to a list of Top 10: Young Actresses last year I added two names as possible breakout stars, one working in TV and the other a German actress. The German actress Jenifer Ulrich doesn’t appear to be moving to Hollywood any time soonso is unlikely to be the next Franka Potente but Olivia Wilde is looking increasingly like a good call. As well as Tron coming out later this year she is also in two drama/thrillers that are already in post production. In NorthWood set for release later this year and The Next Three Days due out next year. The Next Three Days is directed by Oscar winner Paul Haggis. Haggis previously worked with Wilde on the TV show “The Black Donnellys” having directed some episodes. She also counties to appear in the multi award winning House whose sixth season is currently airing in America.
Possibly the biggest project on her horizon is the comic book/graphic novel adaptation Cowboys & Aliens. Created by Mitchell Rosenberg it is the story of a group of cowboys and native Apache’s who battle against an extraterrestrial invasion of nineteenth century Arizona. The movie is set to be directed by Jon Favreau and will star Daniel Craig as a mysterious gunslinger. The script is provided by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (whose many credits include last years Star Trek reboot and the TV show Alias) and Damon Lindelof (who has spent the last six years working on a little TV show called Lost). The movie isn’t set for release for more than a year and appears to be Jon Favreau’s only post Iron Man II project, this and DreamWorks name suggest it could be big.
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Edited to include some information of the image of Olivia Wilde used above. Something didn’t look right about it so I did a bit of searching on the internet. I found photograph that made me think the one above may be the result of a Tron fan with photoshop! What do you think?
The one below is genuine though, as far as I am aware!
Now Tron: Legacy is out and reviewed here. I thought I would update this post with a few real images from the movie:
I’m pumped for Cowboys & Aliens but very disappointed that Robert Downey Jr pulled out of the movie 😦 As for Olivia Wilde, I have seen very little of her, except for a couple episodes of House M.D
I know little of the comic so don’t know what the character is like but I find it hard to see Daniel Craig and Robert Downey Jr. playing similar characters so it will really change the dynamic of the movie. As for Olivia Wilde IMDB now says (voice) next to her character, maybe she is playing one of the aliens that I guess will be animated.
She is good on House. I’m a big fan of the show and she shows ability to act beyond her striking looks, which are no doubt a bonus in my mind. I like seeing her get a chance to go beyond television and I hope she becomes a success.
I have just been catching up on season five, she has had a bigger part in a couple of the episodes and is really good in it.
Her character’s relevance comes and goes, but she’s had a few episodes now where she’s shown her ability to act and there is definitely something there.
I love HOUSE, one of my favorite shows on the tele.
Whoa, she’s gonna be in Tron! Even more reason why I CANNOT fucking wait for that movie. Not a big fan of House, but Olivia’s moving up the ladder at the moment.
I met Olivia in New York a couple of years ago when she was doing an Off-Broadway play. She was very friendly and was terrific in the play. She’s really a very good actress.
I first saw her (Olivia) in The Black Donnellys. great show – why was it killed? anyway, yeah, looks like the tron picture is photo shopped, unless she can get her hair to do that every time (the few strands that bow out on the right side of the picture, left side of her head). chain angle and lighting are the same too.
/I hate bath robes. 😦