Damn you and your dimples!

[apple_pathways]

So, I'm in a quandary about whether or not to go all prissypants about Jennifer Garner playing Miss Marple.

PROS

• Agatha Christie on the screen for me to enjoy.
  
• Jennifer Garner is adorable.

CONS

• THE WHOLE POINT OF THE MISS MARPLE CHARACTER IS THAT SHE'S A GOSSIPY OLD SPINSTER!
  
• Disney. Blech.

Also potentially influencing my opinion: several British newspapers have already gone and decided to go Full Prissypants and condemn the decision. In the end, will they irritate me more than whomever is eventually cast to play the sassy young Marple's love interest?

Anyone want to influence me one way or the other?

ETA: In the interests of full disclosure, and as a shocking illustration of my own biases, I would like to state for the record that I FULLY APPROVE of hiring some Hot Young Thing to play an updated version of Poirot. But who should it be? Hmm...

Comments

[jinxed-wood.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I have a funny feeing someone went - oh, look at that BBC Sherlock Holmes reimagining, didn't that do well? I wonder what other iconic British sleuth we could do this to?

The funny thing is, I think they'd get away with Poirot, but an integral part of Marple's character was that she had a lifetime's experience studying human nature and that was her deductive strength.

Also, we so rarely see strong female leading characters over the age of fifty on our screens, while we have plenty of is young female leads - well, relatively.

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Yes! I was rather facetious in my post, but I agree wholeheartedly with both your points. Miss Marple's age is such an integral part of her character, I just wonder: what is she without it? She has no training but life experience, as you said. I also agree on the point of there being a shortage of meaty roles for women over 50. I can think of plenty of actresses who would be perfect in the role.

I think my biggest fear is that I will like her in the role, and that will mean betraying the ideals that make me want to object her casting in the first place.