Wasting No Time
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A Hollywoodland production company has teamed up with major Colombian players to bring the "Colombian hostage rescue" to the big screen.
Vertigo Entertainment has struck a deal with a Colombian television network and production outfit RCN to tell the the story of last week's dramatic rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, 3 Americans and 11 other hostages from the hands of rebel group FARC, who kidnapped them.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, while many in LaLaLand were vying for the rights to the dramatic story, Vertigo had the inside track on securing the rights due to the company's relationship with RCN.
Vertigo worked with RCN to secure remake rights to the Colombian film Al Final del Espectro, and has set up the project at Universal with the working title At the End of the Spectra.
Sidenote: Vertigo is also behind one of the summer's scariest flicks, The Strangers.
We wonder who'll be cast as Ingrid.
What do y'all think?
[Image via Getty Images.]
so what.
FIRST
Penelope Cruz, without a doubt
I dunno, but she looks just like Lorena Bobbitt.
Or as a second Salma Hayek
Jessica Alba HAHA!!
They should leave this poor woman alone for a while - she needs time to recover.
Maggie Gyllenhall. Hi Ann!
Funny that you mentioned her a few times without saying she thanked Chavez.
hi
Juliette Binoche
3rd? 4th?
Penelope Cruz with a little makeup to make her look older.
Penelope Cruz
They make a movie out of EVERYTHING…boringgg
the part of Ingrid should be played by Jessica Alba.
I'm gonna say Salma Hayak
Jodie Foster
Bring it bitches!!!!
you know hollywood is gonna cast penelope since she has an accent and is "brown".
ANGIE is the best for that role!!!!
Ingrid will be played by Jennifer Maniston in a sure to be Oscar nominated role. Her diverse acting talent have thus far been ignored by the Academy. Lindsey Hohan will get the part of Ingrid's friend that got pregnant by a rebel soldier and gave birth in captivity. The baby will be played by the other Man in Hollywood, Samantha Ronson. Perez, I think there is a role for you as the Columbian President.
Damn. I Wanted To First. T_T
Lmao.
LoveLove
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Celine Dion is scrawny enough and French enough. She won't even have to diet to look emaciated. It's her natural state of being.
Elizabeth Peña
First! I think Ingrid casares shoud play her! or Annabelle sciorra
angelina jolie would be a great Betancourt. She is the only Hollywood actess that would be seemingly believable as a female hostage able to survive.
Re: sacto –
Doesn't make much sense since Betancourt is of French ancestry.
Seriously, Lena Olin would be great, unless she is too old. Mía Maestro from Alias would be great too.
Charlotte Gainsborough
Olivia Williams
Ruddy Rodriguez
cast celine deion she looks just like ingrid
SALMA !!!!
a brunette Chloe Sevigny
THIS ACTRESS "LEONOR VARELA" SHE WAS CLEOPRATRA AND SPEAKS SPANISH AND FRENCH JUST LIKE INGRIND………
WHAT A TOUCHING STORY OR SALMA HAYEK BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TO LOSE AT LEAST 40 POUNDS…….TO MAKE BELIAVABLE
Salma Hayek!
Catherine Zeta Jones.
Celine Dion
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Selma!!
Susan Sarandan
AS SOON AS I SAW HER ON TV I KNEW THEYD MAKE A MOVIE STARRING PENELOPE CRUZ!! IF NOT SALMA HAYEK WILL PROB CO PRODUCE AND STARR IN IT
HOW DARE YOU POST THIS and drag her into your gossip BS. You pile of shit! Rot in hell, Mario. You should be ashamed of yourself for even indirectly putting her name into your posts. GET A NEW JOB.
She kind of looks like Celine Dion
Nicole Richie and paris hilton as her pregnant friend
Well since i am Colombian i must choose a Colombian actress . . .
Catalina Sandino Moreno (From the film "Maria Full of Garce")
Salma Hayek!!!
jessica alba doesn't know how to act! hate herrrr
hehehehehehee
Eva Mendes. This can be her lets be normal looking oscar run role (:
Salma Hayek for sure
Since i am Colombian i must choose a colombian actress . . . so i choose
Catalina Sandino Moreno (from the film "Maria Full of Grace") with a little make-up she can look older
if its angelina jolie im going to fuckin vomit
hopefully not hilary swank!
How about shakira?
Re: jen – i agree!!! i think she will be perfect for it!
who gives a fuck bout this bitch….WHO THE FUCK GOES TO COLUMBIA IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHAT DID SHE EXPECT? THIS IS THE SAME COUNTRY THAT LET PAOBLO RUN HIS OWN PRISON….
WHO GIVES A FUCK?
They have to choose an actress who speaks Spanish and French…! Maybe Salma Hayek (she is married with Pinault, a French business man, so maybe she speaks French a little bit). They can also choose Eva Longoria who speak Spanish and a little bit French but she is too young.
Penelope Cruz also speaks a little bit French.
Juliette Binoche could be a great choice but I dont know if she speaks Spanish
HILARY SWANK !
SHAKIRA SHOULD PLAY HER! That would be a great debut for her. Agree?
shakira
Sandra Bullock!
maggie gylenhaal (sp?)
MERYL!!
I think Lorena Bobbit would be perfect for the casting!
SHAKIRA! in her break out role!
Or some other Colombian actress who can dominate the American movie market.
But, if all else fails, Penelope Cruz, all the way.
audrey tautou
movie done already — see the "trailer" on youtube
La Pequeña Ingrid Betancourt
come on people (I use the term loosely) who wants to see brangelina in yet one more role? by the time of shooting she'll have 3 more birth children (triplets) and 17 more adopted ones, whom she will be raising all by herself without the help of nannies or babysitters because she is a super-hero mom/actress/lover/environmentalist/goodiegoodie. so, I vote, hands down for penelope cruz. why? because she can actually ACT (though angie was good in that movie where she was crazy. no, not that one, the other one about the insane asylum). and if you haven't seen volver, you haven't seen penelope at her most brilliant. rent it today. xo, brandy
I think that Colombian, Catalina Sandino Moreno, looks like Ingrid and would be a perfect fit for that role. Catalina was an Oscar nominee for the movie, Maria Full of Grace… so there you have it!
Salma Hayek!!
It has to be Catalina Sandino Moreno - she would be amazing
It should be Jennifer Aniston.
Jennifer's dog face would be perfect except…Oh yea, she can't Act !
marion cotilliard, period. Done.
Natalie Portman!!
Salma Hiac, I think she looks alot like her.
jennifer aniston or marisa tomei should star!!
emma Thompson…looks exactly like her
next thing you know, the Entertainment groups will be following people on the story as it happens. Please, we know Jolie will want the script, just don't give it to 'them'. She doesn't do well with the drama stuff, people only like her in the impossible fantasy type script with her toting a gun. I know alot will not admit it, but she is limited on roles for believability
Re: T-bag – Wank off hit-whore
ADRIEN BRODY.
melina kanakaredes
Sharon Osbourne would be ideal if she went on diet for about 3 months.
Penelope Cruz
I think Sasha Alexander would make a great Ingrid
Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, or Cate Blanchett (I know she is not Latina, but she is definitely a chameleon when it comes to the roles she plays, an absolutely amazing actor, and I feel like with dark hair she may actually look like Betancourt)