File this with great skepticism under dubious, "we'll believe it when we see it" rumors.
Hollywood actress Hayden Panettiere is set to star in an upcoming 2009 biopic of punk rock singer Wendy O. Williams, the infamous frontwoman for the band Plasmatics. The film will follow the shock-rocker's life through her troubled upbringing and early New York punk rock scene, ending with her tragic death. Producers chose the 18 year-old Heroes star as the lead role to "shock" moviegoers - to live up to Williams name. Film producer Jason Weinberg says, "[Williams] was all about rebellion and shocking people. Why not the Williams legacy shock the world again with Hayden?" Filming is set to begin in early March 2008 with a late 2009 release date. Williams, dubbed the "Queen of Shock Rock", was considered the most controversial and radical woman singer of her time. She committed suicide in 1998 at the age of 49.God, what biopic won't they do these days? Stop the bleeding, please. Can you imagine Panettiere doing shit like this?
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Protesto! Tem q ser a Erica Durance!!
W.O.W has been gone 10 years now... It's time she was recognized for the pioneering work in music she performed. I saw her live at the rock club L'Amour in Brooklyn back in the mid 80's. It is still one of the most dynamic performances of a female singer I've ever seen. She could kick the sh*t outta of any of todays stars; Avril, Britney, Amy W.,etc. They are posers but Wendy was the real deal. An true artist and rebel. RIP WOW...
No! That vapid girl CAN NOT be allowed! Just because she tried to save dolphins doesn't mean she even comes close to understanding what Wendy and the Plasmatics stood for!
I saw the Plasmatics open for KISS way back in the very early 80s, and man, they kicked ass. I saw both the infamous Tom Snyder Tomorrow show where Wendy blew up a race car, and the episode of the Joan Rivers Show with W.O.W. as a guest.
The pseudo enlightened, vacuous, politically retarded Panettiere is nowhere near deserving of even pretending to step into Wendy's boots. Hell, she's not fit to carry Wendy's electrical tape. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emma Caulfield, Heather Locklear, Lita Ford, Ashley from WWE, or Bo Derek could pull off the part, and do her justice. But, let's face it, singing the way Wendy did is absolutely torture to the vocal cords, and not many women are that at home with mohawks or sporting a sheer white thong, or shaving cream, and e-tape in public for stage attire!
The world, Rock'N'Roll, and many of our hearts are darker places for Wendy's passing. R.I.P., Wendy.
I like heroes and I like this girl in Heroes but she is not wendy o. material. I'll have to see it to believe it. She's not old enough... she's not lean enough and although she may be a serious actress, she isn't mean enough. Wendy o. was a lightning rod of energy. I have never seen a live show but I know enough about the legend to know that her stamina was paralleled only by the strongest of her kind. I hope for "claire's" sake that she does well but I just won't believe it till I see it.
On a side note I want to add and hope that I don't get too flamed for this because it is nowhere near the same genre of music and is from a genre I don't care for that much but there is a showperson/singer that was in a group that put on somewhat tiring looking performances and as far as lean mature appearances are concerned...I think could pull of the part (look-wise) much much better.
*cringe*
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