Friday, December 14, 2007

Supergirl moving to The OC?

I’m a big internet news junkie, browsing maybe a dozen or so websites every day. Being from Phoenix, I visit AZCentral.com (the website for the Arizona Republic) several times a day. During one visit this afternoon, I noticed the headline, “Mischa wants to get naked.” Now, I freely admit to being a The OC fan, and most of the time naked anything is worth a look. Yet, Mischa Barton annoys me to no end, and I don’t find her attractive at all, so I’m not really sure why I clicked on the article. However, if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have read the following:

The actress is rumoured to have been offered the starring role in the new 'Supergirl' movie, and admits she would love to play the sexy heroine. She said: "It would be pretty awesome. But everybody in Hollywood goes up for those films. I haven't been offered anything."

Mischa Barton being cast as my beloved Kara Zor-El shouldn’t even be joked about. First, she doesn’t look the part. Her build is far too skinny – and for all you critics that claim the current Supergirl looks anorexic, well I’ve got a column in the works to dispute that and all your other hate. Second, based on her limited time on television, I seriously doubt she can pull off a strong, heroic character. She’s just a crappy actor. Anyway you look at it, Mischa Barton is a completely inappropriate choice.

Look, I didn’t even know a Supergirl movie was being planned, and I have my doubts that it’s anything more than just the word “Supergirl” on some producers list of ideas. But obviously, I would love to see Kara on the big screen, just not if Barton, or a similar actor, portrays her.

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