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Oh, my lord. *dies laughing*
Casting Call for Fruits Basket.
*is completely dead from the laughing*
That is so, so wrong. Wouldn't even work. They've gone downhill with these things, Wizard used to do them so much better. But, oh my god. XD
Since I can't find a link to the article online, I'll repost the text because it makes my BRAIN HURT.
(Direct Text)
They'll probably never make a live-action Hollywood film based on the beloved shojo series Fruits Basket. The concept of an entire family cursed by Chinese zodiac animals that transform when a girl they take in hugs them is a little too weird. That didn't stop us from coming up with a dream cast, though!
Katie Holmes as Tohru Honda -- Who better to play the unflappably optimistic and eternally naive Tohru than Dawson's Creek and First Daughter star Holmes, who has the whole straight-brown-hair look down flat and has played the "good girl" role throughout most of her filmography? ... I don't actually have quarrel with that pick, although I don't like Katie Holmes.
Elijah Wood as Hatori Sohma -- Everyone's favorite emotional hobbit from The Lord of the Rings wouldmake a perfect Hatori Sohma, the doctor with a pleasant smile that hides his terrible duty of erasing the memories of people who find out the Sohma secret. Elijah has some experience doing things you'd rather not! Um, NO?! Have they even SEEN this show?!? >.> Gih. Now that's a bad thought that's going to fester.
James Franco as Kyo Sohma -- He's pretty enough when he cleans up to play the hot-tempered Kyo, but Franco (as Harry Osborne in Spider-man really knows how to lay on the angst! Kyo is locked in a struggle with Yuki that makes his life miserable, and if there's anything Franco knows it's how to be a drama queen! ...wow, this is a bigger what the fuck moment than Elijah up there. And, on top of there there was a major layout bloop that made my brain explode by mention Kenshin. WHAT THE FUCK!?
Johnathan Rhys-Meyers as Yuki Sohma -- Fruit's Basket's soft-spoken, cool-headed, rat-possessed Yuki* is the darling of the girls at school. He shares that last trait with Bend it Like Beckham's Rhys-Meyers, who has played his share of heavies buy mixes it up with tender roles every now and then to make the ladies swoon. I so did not know that he was playing Schmendrick in the live-action production of Last Unicorn! *totally random* But... dude, no. Not Yuki, not ever. *Yet another typo in that they put "Kyo" instead of Yuki.
Dakota Fanning as Momiji Sohma: As the peppy, decidely feminine boy who dresses like a girl, we thought we'd save everyone the trouble and cast a girl. Up-and-coming Uptown Girls star Dakota Fanning -- known for her cherubic face and big talent -- would be perfect for this hyperactive zodiac rabbit. Admit it, you didn't know Momiji was a boy until they told you. Actually, I have more quarrel with the age thing than the gender thing... Momiji's only a year younger than Tohru. >.>
So, yeah. This entire magazine makes my head HURT. I remember why I stopped buying it. Misinformation, bad information, rampant typos and just plain crack. I must contiunally remind myself. 'Just because Ed is on the cover does not mean I need to buy it.' >.
Casting Call for Fruits Basket.
*is completely dead from the laughing*
That is so, so wrong. Wouldn't even work. They've gone downhill with these things, Wizard used to do them so much better. But, oh my god. XD
Since I can't find a link to the article online, I'll repost the text because it makes my BRAIN HURT.
(Direct Text)
They'll probably never make a live-action Hollywood film based on the beloved shojo series Fruits Basket. The concept of an entire family cursed by Chinese zodiac animals that transform when a girl they take in hugs them is a little too weird. That didn't stop us from coming up with a dream cast, though!
Katie Holmes as Tohru Honda -- Who better to play the unflappably optimistic and eternally naive Tohru than Dawson's Creek and First Daughter star Holmes, who has the whole straight-brown-hair look down flat and has played the "good girl" role throughout most of her filmography? ... I don't actually have quarrel with that pick, although I don't like Katie Holmes.
Elijah Wood as Hatori Sohma -- Everyone's favorite emotional hobbit from The Lord of the Rings wouldmake a perfect Hatori Sohma, the doctor with a pleasant smile that hides his terrible duty of erasing the memories of people who find out the Sohma secret. Elijah has some experience doing things you'd rather not! Um, NO?! Have they even SEEN this show?!? >.> Gih. Now that's a bad thought that's going to fester.
James Franco as Kyo Sohma -- He's pretty enough when he cleans up to play the hot-tempered Kyo, but Franco (as Harry Osborne in Spider-man really knows how to lay on the angst! Kyo is locked in a struggle with Yuki that makes his life miserable, and if there's anything Franco knows it's how to be a drama queen! ...wow, this is a bigger what the fuck moment than Elijah up there. And, on top of there there was a major layout bloop that made my brain explode by mention Kenshin. WHAT THE FUCK!?
Johnathan Rhys-Meyers as Yuki Sohma -- Fruit's Basket's soft-spoken, cool-headed, rat-possessed Yuki* is the darling of the girls at school. He shares that last trait with Bend it Like Beckham's Rhys-Meyers, who has played his share of heavies buy mixes it up with tender roles every now and then to make the ladies swoon. I so did not know that he was playing Schmendrick in the live-action production of Last Unicorn! *totally random* But... dude, no. Not Yuki, not ever. *Yet another typo in that they put "Kyo" instead of Yuki.
Dakota Fanning as Momiji Sohma: As the peppy, decidely feminine boy who dresses like a girl, we thought we'd save everyone the trouble and cast a girl. Up-and-coming Uptown Girls star Dakota Fanning -- known for her cherubic face and big talent -- would be perfect for this hyperactive zodiac rabbit. Admit it, you didn't know Momiji was a boy until they told you. Actually, I have more quarrel with the age thing than the gender thing... Momiji's only a year younger than Tohru. >.>
So, yeah. This entire magazine makes my head HURT. I remember why I stopped buying it. Misinformation, bad information, rampant typos and just plain crack. I must contiunally remind myself. 'Just because Ed is on the cover does not mean I need to buy it.' >.