Casting Couch: Cameron Diaz And Kristin Chenoweth?
Typically, my Casting Couch features (and pretty much all of the ones that appear on the site) have been for the fellas, but since Knight and Day dropped today I figured I’d do something different. This Casting Couch is going to be for the ladies. I’m probably going to get e-kicked in the junk for this by the trolls, but I really don’t give a damn. Cameron Diaz and Kristin Chenoweth need to play sisters in an over-the-top romantic comedy, something that lands somewhere in between Apatowland and Farrellyville.
Chenoweth and Diaz might not look exactly alike in pictures, but on-screen their looks, mannerisms and personalities really match up. Plus, chicks adore them and most guys would jump out of a moving vehicle for a chance at a date with either. Pair up the Diaz of There’s Something About Mary and the Chenoweth of Pushing Daisies and that’s a lot of blonde spunk. Have them be deranged sisters fighting over the same guy. Would it be Citizen Kane? No, probably not. But the two would be a perfect match to play a pair of hothead, hottie sisters who are aging and desperate to get married, damn near killing each other over one straight-out-of-a-fairy-tale bachelor. Actually, it’s pretty much There’s Something About Harry, but I think it would work for sure.
I really think these two would have great on-screen chemistry and make for one of the funniest female buddy pairings we’ve seen in a long time. Rom-coms are so damn bad nowadays that all you really need is some good chemistry and a good new twist on a proven idea, and — BAM! — you have a hit. Like what you currently see happening in the urban market, women are starving for films targeted at them. That’s why even sh**ball rom-coms tend to do well from time to time.
Cameron would do it — she just did a action-comedy with a slumping Tom Cruise for Christ’s sakes. Kristin would do it — it would be the biggest role of her career. Let’s trade in sappy and stupid for smart-ass and spunky and let the girls have an R-rated comedy romp of their own for once. I’m pretty sure the chicks could drag that highly coveted 18-35 guy demographic to this one, too. Diaz-Chenoweth would make money, and that’s what it’s always been about in Hollywood.
Oh, and if you don’t see the resemblance, check out this pic of Chenoweth…
What more can I say?
