not a very fair fight, if you ask me!
actress emma thompson has been tapped to write the screenplay for the remake of my fair lady and has quite the opinion about the original’s star, the iconic ms. audrey hepburn! she says:
“i was thrilled to be asked to do it because, having a look at it, i thought that there needs to be a new version. i’m not hugely fond of the film. i find audrey hepburn fantastically twee. twee is whimsy without wit. it’s mimsy-mumsy sweetness without any kind of bite. and that’s not for me.
she can’t sing [her singing was dubbed in the film] and she can’t really act, i’m afraid. i’m sure she was a delightful woman – and perhaps if i had known her i would have enjoyed her acting more, but i don’t and i didn’t, so that’s all there is to it, really.”
lay off, emma! i mean, seriously, hepburn is one of the most beloved actresses of all time. in addition to slamming the original’s star, emma also plans on giving the classic story a “feminist makeover.” she goes on to explain that main character eliza doolittle is “sold into sexual slavery” by her father. wait, i must’ve missed that part?!
based on these revelations, do YOU plan on seeing the remake? i think i’ll pass.
