Hairspray star Elijah Kelley was overwhelmed by co-star John Travolta’s ability to transform him into a super-sized woman. Kelley, who plays Seaweed J. Stubbs in the latest adaptation of the cult John Waters’ musical, admits he was star-struck on meeting Travolta for the first time - but even more impressed when he stepped into the character of Edna Turnblad. i used to love john Travolta, he was so down to earth and such a gentleman, but here of lately he is acting a little like tom cruise, and all that cult nonsense. And besides he makes a really ugly woman. What ever the makeup they apply to him, he has a big body and on top of that he is certainly a little plum as well and that in no way shall help him make a nice enough to appear on screen. If Kelley is so impressed then she is the one who needs to get her eyes checked – most probably it’s gone crocked.
A re-make of the classic Christmas story, A Christmas Carol is going to star Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge. This was just confirmed by the Walt Disney Co. Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis will direct the movie using his own script based on the classic Charles Dickens story. Jim Carrey is probably a great choice for this role based on his ability to become strange characters. He did very well playing the Grinch and made the movie wildly successful. Of course the script can’t be entirely serious or it just won’t work with Carrey. He has a way of making even the most serious character hard to take serious simply because it’s Jim Carrey. The man is known for his rubber face antics, strange voices and humor. He has tried his hand at more dramatic styles of acting but it just doesn’t seem to be his calling. If the character is designed to have humor a part of it then I see it working out just fine with Carrey. With the many lame and often totally cheesy Christmas movies that are produced each year, this one should give movie goers a sure choice.
