Halo Jones on the live action bandwagon

[Kev Levell]

Natalie Portman as Halo please

[Hoagy]

Naomi Watts

[radiator]

Is this actually happening, or are you just daydreaming?

In any case, Portman is too conventionally pretty - Halo is supposed to be an ordinary girl. Someone a bit more 'girl next door' would be better.

[House of Usher]

It's already been done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRKYULAabE

(I didn't say it was any good though, did I?) 

[Hoagy]

[Roger Godpleton]

I'd funny her games any time.

[Kev Levell]

Is this actually happening, or are you just daydreaming?

Daydreaming. Hmmm, Natalie Portman. 

In any case, Portman is too conventionally pretty - Halo is supposed to be an ordinary girl. Someone a bit more 'girl next door' would be better.

Sorry, got to disagree there, I think Halo should be pretty, who said ordinary can't be pretty? That's just labelling isn't it? If Halo wasn't supposed to be pretty, then Ian Gibson did an awful job of illustrating her... and I don't think anyone would argue that Ian did some of his best work on Halo.

I also think it's to do with character not just looks and I think Natalie Portman has the ability to convey both Halo's vulnerability and her strength... part of what is essential to carry off a convincing portrayal IMO.

[Roger Godpleton]

I'd garden her state any time.

[JamesC]

It'd work better as a TV series.
As Halo I'd cast that girl who played Ronnie's long lost daughter (Natlalie?) in Eastenders - the one who got run over by Janine.

[Large48]

Or use the one from the stage version that they did............

[Roger Godpleton]

I'd wait for her Godot any time.

[zombemybabynow]

Natalie Portman

you've got to be joking?

the worst actress in the world?

her woodeness in V completely killed the film for me and i loved the comic sooo much

[JOE SOAP]

Natalie Portman

you've got to be joking?

the worst actress in the world?

her woodeness in V completely killed the film for me and i loved the comic sooo much

I think the script killed the film before she had a chance.

[Mardroid]

Natalie Portman

you've got to be joking?

the worst actress in the world?

I haven't seen enough of her acting to judge (I wouldn't count the Star Wars prequels as their are other actors who are just as bad. Actors who are good elsewhere). I've only seen the end of the film of V for Vendetta.

I remember her being excellent as a child actor in Leon though. And I'm not keen on child actors as a role. (All the kids in Stand by Me were good though. Although one of them went on to play the annoying Wesley Crusher. That was more a character issue than the chap's actual acting though.)

I wouldn't cast Portman in the role of Halo though. I understand that it's not all about appearance (and I agree that Halo is very pretty) but I think actors should resemble their characters if only a little. Portman doesn't look much like her at all! I can't think of an alternative off-hand though.

[Adrian Bamforth]