Brendan Fraser Has William Tell In His Sights
Well, you learn something new everyday. Everyone knows about William Tell shooting an apple off his son's head, but unbeknownst to many Americans (read: me) is that he was also something of a continental Braveheart, fomenting a revolution against the Austrian empire and leading to the creation of Switzerland. And now Brendan Fraser is going to play him! Way to go, William! You're not a real historical figure until there's a big budget American movie about you. Anna Paquin is in talks to co-star in the family action film that will be (of course) released in 3D. However, whenever I think of William Tell, I immediately flash to this Far Side cartoon. [Coming Soon]
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Anna Paquin may be in need of a quality control career intervention; Why all the schlocky roles of late? We know she's got chops (Oscar-winning role for the Piano, solid supporting roles in the 00 decade, and Kenneth Lonergan's maybe never-released Margaret - in which she plays the title role) - is this a money grab of an available film shooting during the True Blood break?
Maybe I'll be eating my words in a year and William Tell will be a classy family hit that will qualify it as Swiss Family Robinson for a new generation, but with the exception of Rachel Weisz it doesn't seem that being Brendan Fraser's female co-star is a step-up on the road to future big-budget or prestige projects.