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A Debate Among My Friends


My friends and I have been having this debate. We were trying to decide who we would cast as Helen if we were given the choice. My personal vote went to Petra Nemcova, that gorgeous SI model. She might not be able to act, but she's totally hot and could pass as Greek. Any other suggestions out there?

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Mena Suvari (who I think IS playing Helen in the Bard Pitt version - "Troy") and, either Charlize Thieron, or if she were younger, Kristin Scott-Thomas. That woman is absolutely ehteral.

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I was very disappointed with Guillory as Helen, but I'm holding out hope for Diane Kruger in Wolfgang Petersen's Troy . If I were given the opportunity to cast Helen, I would without a doubt choose Kate Winslet. She has fair skin and light hair, which is how I always pictured Helen, and I think she greatly resembles Botticelli's Aphrodite. After all, Helen was supposed to be the mortal woman who looked the most like Venus herself.

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Is that a scoop?

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Re Diane Kruger. Yes, that's the latest official word in www.upcomingmovies.com.

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Charlize Theron would be great!!!

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My brother wants to put a good word in for Shakira -- who cares if she can't act, Helen was supposed to be the hottest woman in the world (I'm paraphrasing here)....

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hahaha..shakira..

yep she'd do the job..except well..she's very shapely..i'd imagine helen as a more..gangly fit but not tooo...shakira-like..

plus i'd think she'd totally suck at acting..

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Cate Blanchett. She's beautiful and she can act!

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