J-Who?
Posted on February 25, 2004 @ 10:18 am
The official web presence for Kevin Smith’s Jersey Girl (a movie I’ve written about before) is up and running, and notable by her virtual absence from the site is Jennifer Lopez. She doesn’t have an entry on the cast and crew page and only shows up in a brief mention at the end of the “About the Movie” section (”Jersey Girl also stars Jason Biggs, Jennifer Lopez, Stephen Root, and Mike Starr”).
I realize that J-Lo isn’t a huge player in the film, but it’s interesting nonetheless to observe Miramax’s ongoing efforts to disassociate Jersey Girl from Bennifer and, in turn, prevent it from being branded by the public as Gigli 2: Electric Boogaloo. Frankly, I think it’s a lost cause at this point. In fact, I can only predict a box-office failure and the further devaluation of Ben Affleck’s Hollywood stock as a viable leading man. And I liked him so much in Chasing Amy.
Oh, who am I kidding? He’ll probably end up with the lead in Kevin Smith’s upcoming film adaptation of the Green Hornet.
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After Daredevil I just haven’t been able to bring myself to see one of his movies.
You know, I didn’t think Daredevil was all that bad. I’m not a huge fan of the character, but I thought that they did a fairly decent job with him.
Did you see the news item that came across the AP wire this morning?
Affleck, Lopez Wedding Scene Cut From Film
(AP, 02/26/2004 7:58 AM)
A wedding scene with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez has been scrapped from director Kevin Smith ’s upcoming “Jersey Girl,” according to Us Weekly magazine.
“I didn’t know if (it was right) to leave it in,” Smith is quoted as saying in the March 8 issue. “People might forget they’re watching a picture, like, `Wait, didn’t these two NOT get married?’”
Affleck and Lopez were supposed to have married last September, but abruptly postponed their lavish plans “due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding.” They have since ended their engagement.
“Jersey Girl” is set for release March 26.
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On the Net:
http://www.viewaskew.com/
In all fairness, getting rid of that wedding scene will make it much easier for moviegoers who lack the ability to discern between reality and fiction to understand what’s going on.