Can You Ever Forgive Me?

JULIANNE MOORE’S NOSE WASN’T BIG ENOUGH FOR STARRING ROLE

Last week we were delighted by Julianne Moore’s honesty in admitting she was FIRED from the Oscar nominated Melissa McCarthy role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Few actors would have put egos aside and been that honest! This confession transpired in an interview with Andy Cohen. Andy did NOT, however, pursue the exact reason when Julianne admitted “creative differences”. The Hollywood Reporter DID dig around and learned that the biggest creative difference was the fact that Julianne wanted to wear a prosthetic NOSE to more closely resemble the real-life character! The director felt a fake nose would be too distracting, and we agree.

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MELISSA MCCARTHY AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN HER

Melissa McCarthy is a whole new person in her upcoming movie Can You Ever Forgive Me? and it might be the best role she’s ever had. She plays a real person in this true story – a curmudgeonly failed New York writer named Lee Israel who became a literary forger out of financial necessity. (Her cat needed expensive surgery.) She’s also an alcoholic with a dour personality and no interest in fashion. But she’s clever, and starts forging amusing letters, supposedly written by Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, and other notables – they sell to collectors for a high price. Her adventures and eccentric friend played by Richard E Grant make for a smart and amusing comedy/drama.

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