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Reese And The Dumb Comedy

reese witherspoon EW[Blind Gossip] The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly contains an article about several Hollywood actresses, including Reese Witherspoon.

Reese tells a story about a particular film role that she turned down.

About four years ago I got sent an awful, terrible script. And this male star was starring in it, and there was a girlfriend part. And I thought, “You’ve got to be kidding me. No, I’m not interested.”

They said, “Well this actress is chasing it, that actress is chasing it: three Oscar winners and two huge box office leading ladies.” And I thought, “Oh, that’s where we’re at? You’re fighting to be the girlfriend in a dumb comedy? For what?”

And by the way, two Oscar winners did it.

Film:

Actresses chasing the role:

Who starred in the film:

[Optional] Do you think that the media does women a disservice by constantly referencing their level of attractiveness?

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  1. tiger13 says

    I feel like this would be an Adam Sandler movie, by the description

    that’s my boy? there are two love interests for andy samberg’s character in it which kind of fits. susan sarandon was in it, idk about a 2nd oscar winner

  2. QueenVee says

    I don’t know the movie Reese is talking about, but it must have been really awful cuz she’s been in some really really bad movies.
    Hot Pursuit, This Means War, Just like Heaven, some movie with Vince Vaughn, the list of flops Reese has been in is endless.
    Reese’s best movie imo is Election.

  3. chicagogirl says

    This has to be Movie 43. Kate Winslet and Halle Berry were both in it. It was such an awful movie.

  4. good2know says

    Film: A Million Ways to Die in the West

    Actresses: Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Gwenyth Paltrow, Hillary Swank

    Who Starred in it: Seth Macfarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson

  5. redstilettos says

    Don’t know of the movie, but film is a visual medium. People can’t get mad if someone comments on looks. Actors get cast because they can both look and act the part. A 300 lbs James Bond is not going to fly. Men’s looks get commented on too. Is Seth Rogan going to get cast as a romantic lead? Not unless it is something like “Knocked Up” or he hits the gym and lays off the munchies.

  6. weeblywoombly says

    Did she forget that she did ‘This Means War’?

    And yes, I agree 100% with your thoughts on the ‘Beyond Beautiful’ caption.

  7. bostonbratt says

    I am so happy you posted this! I have no clue but this just shows how pretentious she is. So she turns down stupid rom coms but does worthless buddy pictures with Sofia Vergarra?. She is an idiot.
    I am guessing the movie was one of those Gary Marshall movies.NYE or Valentines Day? Maybe , He’s just not that into you?

  10. beccablue says

    Film: No Strings Attached, starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher

    Film: Friends With Benefits, Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake.

    Another dumb film: Ted, with Mila Kunis? She played the useless girlfriend in it.

  11. Vampira says

    Maybe America’s Sweethearts…it was a HORRIBLE movie, and it had two Oscar winners, Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts.

  13. mgilsonglass says

    American Hustle

    No idea who else was up for it..

    Amy Adams
    Jennifer Lawrence

    I think we will never get away from discussing hotness. Although, I really like watching films from the UK and Canada (and most of Europe) because they don’t spend so much time on beauty and more about real people/real characters. I’d appreciate that.

  14. annabelle77 says

    This has GOT to be Mordecai. And Gwyneth Paltrow chased (and got) the crappy girlfriend role. And this is clearly Reese paying Gwyneth back for Gwynnie’s snarky comment that Reese did crappy romance roles ” for money and status”. I find this hilarious. Right back atcha, sweetie!

  16. missmarian says

    Movie: Don Jon (2013)

    Star: Joseph Gordon – Levitt, Julianne Moore, And Scarlet Johansen.

    Actually, It had decent reviews as I recall…

  19. vgz1106 says

    Sorry and correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t she Vince Vaughn’s gf in that Christmas comedy!?

  20. Red Velvet says

    Why do I feel like this is Silver Linings Playbook? There’s probably some other answer that will be obvious when a million people say it, but it had DeNiro, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence. She won an Oscar for it and DeNiro is a winner, so that makes two Oscar winners. Don’t know who else was chasing it. I know it got a lot of good reviews, but the people who disliked it really hated it, and I could see Reese being one of those people.

  21. jennywankenobi says

    Film: Thanks For Sharing

    Who starred in it: Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins (those two were the Oscar winners) and Marc Ruffalo

  23. mpizzle says

    Hmmm could be No Strings Attached?

    Kevin Kline and Natalie Portman are both Oscar winners, although I think it was filmed just before Natalie won hers…?

  24. BeauSo says

    Film: The Big Wedding

    Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon (and Robert DeNiro) all starred in that mess. Katherine Heigl and Amanda Seyfried also were in it. Incomprehensible and unfunny.

    No idea who was chasing it and didn’t get it.

  26. rosiemh says

    Film: New Year’s Eve

    Actresses chasing the role: No ideia who would actualy chase this kind of role.

    Who starred in the film: Halle Berry and Hilary Swank are the two Oscar winners

    Do you think that the media does women a disservice by constantly referencing their level of attractiveness? The disservice is that the media make it seems like the level of attractiveness is all that matters in life. That’s ridiculous.

  27. WhoDatGirl says

    I tried to figure this one out Ace, but I got nothing on this one. I think I don’t know who the Oscar winners are well enough to figure it out lol

  28. mermaidh2 says

    Silver Linings Playbook? Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence? Just a wild guess. That movie was a comedy, but it wasn’t dumb.

  30. pricey524 says

    I guess the irony is that in 2012 Reese starred in that horrific movie, “This Means War”

  31. lindsmagee says

    Film: 1,000,000 ways to die in the West

    Oscar winners who were in the film: Charlize Theron and Jamie Foxx

  32. Ralphie says

    I must have missed this one yesterday, so none of my guesses would be much different than the posted ones at this point, but gotta add my two cents at how much Reese “Don’t You Know Who I am” Witherspoon is coming off like an entitled hypocrite here. She’s made a career of being in romantic comedies, and not all of them have been good ones. Sweet Home Alabama? This Means War? And let’s not forget that god awful Hot Pursuit movie this year. Looks like Reese will go where the paycheck goes.

  34. flushingdrycement says

    This sounds about right! However, Depp is not an Oscar winner but I can understand Reese possibly pegging him as one – he’s been nominated quite a bit. Paltrow of course won an Oscar in the 90s.

  36. NativeAtlantaGirl says

    You kinda wonder why the heck they choose to do some projects – it isn’t like they are required to do them they are under contract with a studio anymore. Unless the money is insanely good, some of these cannot be blamed on post-production or bad directing, the entire storylines are stinkers

  38. Dogofblue says

    Jeez, come on Reese. I swear, the more these actresses get trendy and find kitty love, the sillier things get.

  41. lagally says

    i loved just like heaven ! thats with mark ruffalo
    and sweet home alabama –with the Dr. McDREAMY
    i dont think this is reese
    think sandra bullock in the movies with melisssa mccarthy –awful

  43. KatarinaJ says

    I don’t think so. This wasn’t just some “dumb comedy script” but based on a play/musical beloved by the country, whether a stupid feature idea or not, it was what it was and well, meant to be silly and embraced by the masses. Reese would have been way too young for the Meryl role and too old for Amanda’s role anyway.

  44. KatarinaJ says

    ah I don’t think so given Reese did the similarly stupid cop buddy movie with Sofia just lately AND Sandra won an Oscar but not MM. Who would be the silly gf in this movie about a same sexy couple? If so this meant that the silly gf ala friend was the McCarthy role and what Oscar winning actresses would have tried for that role?

  46. JennyJustice says

    All about Steve.

    Sandra Bullock – Oscar winner #check!#
    Bradley Cooper – Oscar winner #check!#

    Why either of them would want to do that movie at the height of their career is beyond me. And yes, it was a terrible movie. Bad script, stupid plot. Nothing new or imaginative. I guess a paycheck is a paycheck.

  47. WhoDatGirl says

    But MacFarlane never won an Oscar. He was nominated but didn’t win. Charlize was the only Oscar winner in that movie

  49. WhoDatGirl says

    I think your guess is the most likely. It says 2 Oscar winners were in it, not that the male and female leads were Oscar winners

  52. jeanmarieok says

    I agree with you – can’t be Mama Mia – she doesn’t suit either ‘girlfriend’ role. Either too old, or too young. Honestly, Meryl was too old for her role, by about 15 years imo, but that’s a whole other discussion.

  53. Lollies says

    Film: All About Steve

    Actresses chasing the role: No Idea

    Who starred in the film: Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper

    Do you think that the media does women a disservice by constantly referencing their level of attractiveness? Yes. It is a tiresome, predictable, and damaging. Unfortunately constantly perpetuated by woman and men toward women. Including here. Most of us have eyes. We know if someone is attractive to us or not. We all have different tastes too.

  55. tellmemore says

    I don’t think so. Jennifer Lawrence’s character was more than just some guy’s girlfriend. She was a complete character who was integral to the plot.

  56. ruthielouwho says

    In the worthless buddy comedy, she was one of two main characters while this talks about her being asked to take a small part of just the girlfriend. This doesn’t sound pretentious, it sounds like she has been in the business a long time, starred in a ton of movies, and knows her worth is more than a bit part.

  59. jonesing says

    You have just proved that there is something for everyone. I hate most “rom-coms” and loved Bullock’s movies with McCarthy.

  60. misstilley says

    Just go with it
    Adam Sandler
    Nicole Kidman
    Jennifer Aniston
    not sure if there’s another academy award winner besides Nicole Kidman

  61. mpizzle says

    I like your guess but I don’t know if it’s regarded as having a stupid script. It was nominated for a Best Adapated Screenplay Oscar…

  64. flower says

    I agree! Whenever I hear her name the first thing that comes to mind is her arrogant, belligerent rant, attitude and actions to the police when her husband was driving drunk. I’ll forever see her as a POS.

  65. mar1ey says

    This is it! It was all about relationships so that could be what she is referencing when she says she didn’t want to be a girlfriend.

    Anne Hathaway had not won hers yet, but the three ladies who had won oscars were Kathy Bates, Shirley Maclaine, and Julia Roberts. Leading ladies in the film were Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner. Jessica Alba was doing more films back then, but Queen Latifah was on top of her game as well. Let’s not forget Jamie Foxx who had won an Oscar for Dream Girls

  66. firefly nights says

    I agree with Ruthie. Because Reese doesn’t want to take a * part, that makes her pretentious? Get Real