Young Americans - Michelle Monaghan Appreciation - Page 18

wolkenfuehlen · 10-21-2013, 02:05 PM

Yes, the teasers look so pretty! and it's certainly gonna be a pretty intense project, judging from the teasers

Should be great!

s e r e n i t y · 10-23-2013, 01:52 AM

It kinda reminds me of the Australian (I think?) show that critics LOVED last season, Top of the Lake, I don't know why, it's certainly much prettier than that but it gives me that kind of feeling

Nikki K · 10-23-2013, 04:45 AM

"Top of the Lake" was set in Queenstown, New Zealand. Not really hard to to make something look pretty in that setting.

Oh and more news:

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Despite fluctuating box office returns, the romantic factory farm that is Nicholas Sparks novel adaptations shows no sign of shutting down any time soon. Gambit’s director Michael Hoffman was attached to The Best Of Me last year, and he’s now locked in a female lead in the shape of Michelle Monaghan.

She’ll star as one half of a couple of former high school sweethearts who reunite under less than perfect circumstances. They return to their small North Carolina town for the funeral of a mutual friend, and discover that their passions still run deep. But can their rekindled love survive the fact that the freshly buried corpse has come back to life and is chomping on townsf… Gah! That last bit is sadly just our idea to sprinkle in something different, and one we fear that writers Mills Goodloe and Will Fetters have entirely ignored despite our sending copious letters in our best green crayon.

Warner Bros. originally bought this one before Sparks had even finished it, but since then Safe Haven producers Relativity have swooped in to take it over.

As for Monaghan, She’s got several indie movies coming up including Fort Bliss, Better Living Through Chemistry and A Many Splintered Thing. She’ll also be seen opposite Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey in HBO’s new crime drama True Detective.

Source: empireonline.com

wolkenfuehlen · 10-29-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki K (View Post)

"Top of the Lake" was set in Queenstown, New Zealand. Not really hard to to make something look pretty in that setting.

Oh, really? Now that alone convinces me to watch it

Thanks for the news! I'm not too fond of Nicholas Sparks

but it's gonna be something different for her, so that's nice

Nikki K · 10-30-2013, 02:33 PM

Yeah, you'll find that you recognise a lot of places if you decide to watch.

And I know what you mean about Nicolas Sparks but hey... she has work... so yay!

wolkenfuehlen · 10-31-2013, 04:05 PM

I guess I probably will!

Gonna try to watch it soon!

Yay work indeed!

s e r e n i t y · 11-01-2013, 12:54 AM

I'm used to LotR's pretty New Zealand setting so Top of the Lake kinda just felt ... meh to me

Like, I've seen it be prettier

but yeah, let me know what you think when you watch

and ooh, Nicholas Sparks, ... yay?

Nikki K · 11-01-2013, 05:55 AM

Yeah, I disagree... I mean LotR was a fantasy movie series and therefore the landscape seemed so airbrushed and unreal. Wasn't my thing. Plus in TotL you also see parts of the town... reminding me of better times... anyway.

I think it's great that Michelle has so many opportunities and all of them so different bringing diversity to her work life.

s e r e n i t y · 11-21-2013, 03:47 AM

Yeah, I can agree with that

I think the issue for me was that I approached TotL after reading multiple articles in which it was called the best show of the year so I was expecting something truly mindblowing so there was no way I wouldn't be let down

wolkenfuehlen · 11-30-2013, 01:44 PM

I haven't heard anything about TotL before actually

I still haven't gotten around to checking it out, but I hope it'll be good?

s e r e n i t y · 12-03-2013, 09:33 AM

Really? It's on top of all the "best new shows" lists I saw a few months ago

I hope you enjoy it

wolkenfuehlen · 12-04-2013, 09:11 AM

Well, I don't need "best new shows" lists because I simply wait for you to recommend me stuff

Nikki K · 02-15-2014, 06:28 PM

"True Detective", Michelle's new show on HBO, is actually quite brilliant. Haven't seen such a well thought-through show in a while.

s e r e n i t y · 02-15-2014, 11:42 PM

What do you say Anja? Wanna watch the first episode together this week?

(also I suck cause I totally thought it was Kate B's new show

)

wolkenfuehlen · 02-17-2014, 02:10 PM

Oh yay, I'm happy that you're enjoying it so much! We should totally watch it together soon...although I am determined to finish Ray Donovan first


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