If Verhoeven had made this in America
Which American actress would have accomplished Huppert's performance? I'm thinking Michelle Pfeiffer could have pulled it off.
shareMichelle Pfeiffer or Jennifer Jason Leigh. As cool as it would be to see him work with Sharon Stone, I feel her presence would have detracted from the story.
shareAbsolutely. As much as I think Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct is one of the greatest star turns in movie history, a part of me thinks that it was the character of Catherine Trammel that was really the star, as opposed to Sharon and for her to get out from the shadow of that iconic role is something I don't think she could have accomplished. And reuniting with Verhoeven, this movie would have been seen as an unofficial sequel of sorts.
shareI would argue, for the most part, she did with "Casino" because Ginger was many things Catherine wasn't as a character.
sharea part of me thinks that it was the character of Catherine Trammel that was really the star, as opposed to Sharon
Interesting. I would say the opposite, it is Sharon, her piercing beauty and her animalistic sex-appeal in that role that ended up making the iconic character and the whole movie itself. Basic Instinct doesn't exist without Sharon, but it could have without Douglas, and don't get me wrong, he was great in the role.
And reuniting with Verhoeven, this movie would have been seen as an unofficial sequel of sorts.
You might be onto something here and maybe you are right, but i would argue that since Verhoeven is one of the only 2 who ever managed to highlight, channel and sublime Stone's talent (the other one being Scorsese, of course), it is possible it could have been not such a disaster and maybe even a movie as good as this one.
I'd say one problem with that idea is that Sharon looks probably 5 years older than Huppert even if she actually is 5 years younger. Huppert on the other hand, if you have seen La Pianiste 15 years ago, you must have noticed how almost unchanged she looks in this one - I had no problem buying she was the 49 yo she was portraying here. God bless her genes and her French lifestyle, i suppose.
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Michelle Pfeiffer, if she would dare to take on such a role.
She has the maturity, cool elegance and nuanced complexity for such a part.
Other contenders:
Natascha McElhone - another cool beauty with solid acting chops
Possibly, Jessica Chastain.
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Absolutely, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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