Katie Holmes To Star In Horror Flick...Irony, Your Table's Waiting! - Page 2
The project is "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," a title that's as counter intuitive as it is overused. But Guillermo gets a free pass on that one since the film is adapted from an ABC TV movie from 1973.
It's unclear how true to the original this new version will skew, but in that film, a young girl moves into a new house with her father and his girlfriend. Once there, the trio discover they are sharing the house with devilish creatures who want to make the wife one of their own!
Kudos to Katie for not shying away from a script that many could see as a thinly veiled comment on her personal life. I mean, a movie about a woman who an alien race wants to brainwash? Yeah, that's soooo not about Scientology!
I would have to agree. The movie premise does reflect some of her Scientology beliefs, the brainwashing that Scientology uses on its members and she does have an awful strange living situation. So maybe this movie part will fit her like a glove, as far as it being ironic that is. But as far as it being a big hit? Ehh.. maybe not so much.
For one, I don't for see this movie being supported by any Scientology critics, which seems to be growing in numbers with fervor daily. And as ironic as the part is in its story line, I tend to think she has been type cast as first the sweet girl next door, and then as a nutty wife of a cultie. This may hurt the box office in the long run. I wonder if Guillermo or Miramax Films had taken all that into account, when he signed Katie on? It's doubtful. Maybe he owes Tommyboy a favor? Or Tommboy will owe him a favor down the line?
I for one will not be standing in any movie line soon for this one (nor will I go to see her latest movie either) I refuse to contribute any money towards the Cult of Scientology via Katie's paycheck. As much as I like Guillermo's style, I will have to pass.
