Casting Couch
Fergalicious Definition Joins the Cast of Nine
Posted by Ashley Demma (ashley@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 22, 2008
Ms. Stacy Ferguson, better known as Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas fame, has joined the cast of Rob Marshall’s Nine. Fergie had a small role in the zombie flick, Planet Terror, but has otherwise had no chance to showcase any acting talent she may possess. Nine is a screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical for the Weinstein Company. Marshall was also the director of the 2003 smash musical hit, Chicago.
Nine focuses on the life of famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) who struggles to balance his personal and professional life, including his relationships with different women. These include his marriage to his wife Luisa (Marion Cotillard) amongst his extramarital affairs. Other big name actresses in the film include: Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, Dame Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren amongst others. With a bevy of beauties at his side, the multi-talented Day-Lewis should have no problems in making the film a success.
The past decade saw a string of rather surprising musical hits: Moulin Rouge!, Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, Sweeney Todd, and the recent Mamma Mia! With the numerous Oscars Marshall’s Chicago won, including Best Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Best Costume Design (Colleen Atwood), Nine is sure to be no different.
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4 Comments
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Nine will be a good film adaptation of the musical. Fergie is everything wrong with the music industry right now, but I can’t deny that she can hit a high note with the best of them…when she isn’t making laughable rhymes about how she’s working on her fitness.
Just a quick correction, Planet Terror wasn’t Fergie’s only other on-screen role. She also was in the disaster film Poseidon, which was a disaster in itself. But she won’t screw this one up. Daniel Day-Lewis will make sure of that.
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Sorry, Adam. You’re so right. I totally blocked the horror that was Poseidon from my brain. ::shudders::
I loves me some DD-L, though. For a guy who plays pretty rough characters, he has the highest voice of any man I know…aside from David Beckham.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 am
Haha, nice Beckham jab. And I agree, we should all try to block Poseidon out of our minds as much as we can. Kurt Russell is still going to therapy sessions for it.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 am
Who cares, unless she’ll get a role in which she will have to be nude.