Kate Beckinsale Has a New Found Respect for Journalists

Posted by David Hartman (david@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 30, 2008

Kate Beckinsale

In a recent interview with MTV, Kate Beckinsale stated that she has a new found respect for journalists due to her upcoming role in Nothing But The Truth, where she portrays a journalist who is sentenced for not revealing her source after exposing a CIA operative.

According to Beckinsale, she is not playing Judith Miller, (who exposed Valerie Plame as a CIA operative in 2003, and was subsequently imprisoned for refusing to reveal her source) but her character is bit like Judith Miller. So, basically, she’s playing Judith Miller.

The upcoming political drama is written and directed by Rod Lurie. He is a former journalist who is known for his political-centric stories. Nothing But the Truth, due out next year, will have Alan Alda, David Schwimmer, and Edie Falco alongside the British leading lady.

Of course, there is something a bit frustrating about this film. If the purpose of the story is to portray Judith Miller (and lets be honest, this is about Judith Miller) as the victim, I will be very disappointed and just downright infuriated. She should in no way be commended for her actions. Miller did nothing more than irresponsibly expose Valerie Plame as a CIA operative in a petty retaliation against Plame’s husband’s report that the Bush Administration possibly misled the country into going to war with Iraq.

But, maybe I’m just getting irritated over this for no reason. Rod Lurie might portray the story in a completely opposite way. Although, when was the last time a biopic about a journalist featured the main character in a bad light?


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  • Q: When was the last time a biopic about a journalist featured the main character in a bad light?

    A: In 2003's Shattered Glass, in which Hayden Christensen (a.k.a. box office poison) portrayed real-life reporter Stephen Glass, who either partially or completely fabricated 27 or his 41 stories published in The New Republic.

    Basically, he plays an intelligent although overly self-conscious, emotionally anemic, whinny douchebag, which of course is a complete departure from any of his other roles (ahem, Star Wars Episode II, Jumper, and on and on...)

    P.S. - Be sure to pick up plenty of Peter Sarsgaard SARS Gaurds. Bonus points to anyone who picks up on that reference.
  • Q: When was the last time a biopic about a journalist featured the main character in a bad light?

    A: Shattered Glass in 2003, in which Hayden Christensen (a.k.a. box office poison) portrayed real-life reporter Stephen Glass, who either partially or completely fabricated 27 or his 41 stories published in The New Republic.

    Basically, he plays an intelligent although overly self-conscious, emotionally anemic, whinny d*uchebag, which of course is a complete departure from any of his other roles ( ahem, Star Wars Episode II, Jumper, and on and on...)

    P.S. - Be sure to pick up plenty of Peter Sarsgaard SARS Gaurds. Bonus points to anyone who picks up on that reference.
  • Q: When was the last time a biopic about a journalist featured the main character in a bad light?

    A: Shattered Glass in 2003, in which Hayden Christensen (a.k.a. box office poison) portrayed real-life reporter Stephen Glass, who either partially or completely fabricated 27 or his 41 stories published in The New Republic.

    Basically, he plays an intelligent although overly self-conscious, emotionally anemic, whinny tool, which of course is a complete departure from any of his other roles ( ahem, Star Wars Episode II, Jumper, and on and on...)

    P.S. - Be sure to pick up plenty of Peter Sarsgaard SARS Gaurds. Bonus points to anyone who picks up on that reference.
  • Third time's a charm.
  • @ Cole

    Yeah, apparently. With me being a long-time reader, but first time poster, I was oblivious the amount of turnaround time for comment to appear below the story. Blame modern conveniences (fast food, TiVo, internet pornography, etc.) on my proclivity for instant gratification.

    Plus, I thought the website might have been content filtering, seeing that the original two contained the "douchebag," which could be considered hate speech (unless in reference to three glaring exceptions: Hayden Christensen, Uwe Boll and David Caruso). All that being said, I'd like to take my one technological mulligan.

    P.S. - In regards to one of your stories, I will also lament the conclusion of the brilliantly coordinated and seamlessly executed Dark Knight viral marketing campaign. I
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