In a parallel universe, 1984's big screen Supergirl is very different. It stars Melanie Griffith in the title role, John Travolta as the main love interest, a cameo from Christopher Reeve's Superman and - bizarrely - Dolly Parton as the villain.
Sadly, in our universe, none of those possibilities came to fruition - our favourite reason for someone not taking part is that Dolly stated no amount of money would convince her to play a witch - meaning our earth's Supergirl is almost entirely populated with unknowns. That's with the exception of a handful of famous supporting faces - Faye Dunaway was almost certainly a better pick than Dolly.
Which isn't to say that the unknowns do an apocalyptically bad job, but we can't help wondering if those more established actors' experience might have carried the weight of what's actually a pretty strange movie, with slightly less strain.
As it stands,...
Sadly, in our universe, none of those possibilities came to fruition - our favourite reason for someone not taking part is that Dolly stated no amount of money would convince her to play a witch - meaning our earth's Supergirl is almost entirely populated with unknowns. That's with the exception of a handful of famous supporting faces - Faye Dunaway was almost certainly a better pick than Dolly.
Which isn't to say that the unknowns do an apocalyptically bad job, but we can't help wondering if those more established actors' experience might have carried the weight of what's actually a pretty strange movie, with slightly less strain.
As it stands,...
- 7/5/2015
- Digital Spy
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