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Why Natascha McElhone? Not her daughters?

posted 19 years ago by doncoyotejr
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I love Natascha McElhone, (she was great in Solaris) and she did a wonderful job
as the young Clarissa, but wouldn't it have been sublime if one of Ms. Redgrave's real life daughters Joely or Natasha Richardson played her in youth.
I guess they were both either busy, preggers or didn't want to work with Mummy?
If I did,I'm sure the producers and casting people thought about, maybe they were both too expensive but I doubt that?

[–] 19 years ago

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[–] itsatrap 18 years ago

I'd say a more likely reason is that both of them are about 10 years too old to fit with the actress they cast as Young Sally.

[–] rob-949 16 years ago

My goodness, it's called acting, not Theatre de Nepotisme.

[–] jjsjjs 16 years ago

That was hilarious.

[–] dustypistol 8 years ago

Theatre de Nepotisme. Ha! Zing...

Seriously, what a weird question on the OP's part.

[–] lulupalooza 8 years ago

Hahaaa! Theatre de Nepotisme...still funny eight years later.

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