Evan Rachel Wood had harsh words for Bono and The Edge when she met them – she told the U2 stars to make their music less depressing.
The Wrestler actress is set to take on the role of Mary Jane Watson in the new musical SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway, which will debut in February.
U2 frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge are writing new music for the musical – and Wood found herself giving them tips at a recent meet-up.
She tells Britain’s The Times, “I was like, ‘Bono, I know you want to save the world and everything, but in this song you’re talking about poverty and world hunger and it’s Broadway. Can we lighten this up a bit, can I just not sing this?’
“He was like, ‘You’re right, I know, we have to try, we have to try’.”
Last night, Evan attended the grand opening of the Swarovski Crystallized Concept Store in New York. So far nearly 50 HQ pictures have been added to the gallery, bringing us to over 7,000 HQ pictures in total. More will be added as they appear – enjoy.
I have finally managed to get a brand new Media Archive up here at Evan Rachel Online! I have added videos of Evan from various appearances, including TV shows, promotional interviews, movie trailers, and even several of her music video appearances. More will be added asap, but go and check it out!
Evan, who is cast to play the role of Queen Sophie-Anne LeClerq, Vampire Queen of Louisiana, in season 2 of Alan Ball’s successful HBO TV series True Blood is scheduled to make a guest appearance on two talks shows.
Evan will be appearing on:
The View – Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11AM/ET on the ABC Network
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:37AM/ET on the NBC Network.
Alan Ball describing Evan’s character: “She is going to be playing the vampire queen of Louisiana. Each state has a king or queen and the buck stops there in terms of the [vampire] politics. Evan’s really beautiful and very, very pale. And she looks like a vampire to me!“
I’ve added a bunch of new HQ images for the “Whatever Works” Paris Premiere, as well as a couple of gorgeous shots of Evan & Jim Sturgess from the “Across the Universe” press conference. In other exciting news, I have just ‘persuaded’ the lovely Amanda to join me here at Evan Rachel Online, so expect some updates from her soon! ;]
The 21-year-old star of Woody Allen’s new film on dating Marilyn Manson, her role in the Broadway musical of Spider-Man, and what she learned from Warren Beatty.
If you are a child actress growing up in America in the 2000s, there are really only two ways to go: the Miley Cyrus/Hillary Duff route, all bubble gum and Disney musicals and spangles, or the more substantial Dakota Fanning/Abigail Breslin path, one of serious acting cred and Oscar nods—a girl who demands to be taken seriously despite, and sometimes because of, her age. Evan Rachel Wood emerged as a solid member of the latter group; even at age 12, she was on television in a plum role—in the 1999 ABC drama Once and Again—she played the anorexic lesbian Jessie Sammler, smudging plenty of eyeliner and delivering dozens of tearful monologues over her 55-episode arc. For three years, Wood matured in front of American audiences, growing from a stick-thin, sinewy blonde into a fierce teenager with defiant eyes.
“I don’t like perfect. It doesn’t exist. I like taking that old Hollywood idea and putting rock and roll on top of it and messing it up and smudging it.”
When Once and Again went off the air in 2002, Wood had to make the young actress’ Sophie’s choice—to move into more typical teenage froth and risk mass-market sameness, or to continue taking edgy roles and pigeonhole oneself that way. Wood decided to take a bigger risk than most actresses ever do: For her next big role, in Catherine Hardwicke’s Thirteen, Wood played a teen who smoked, did drugs, fellated older men, had sex, shoplifted, and bared her midriff in the seediest parts of downtown Los Angeles.
Evan Rachel Wood has awed audiences with her interesting choice in roles (‘Thirteen,’‘Across the Universe’) and made tabloid headlines for her unconventional taste in men (much older shock rocker Marilyn Manson and now — reportedly — Shane West, who played her big brother on ‘Once and Again’).
Those two tendencies converge in Woody Allen’s new movie ‘Whatever Works’ (in theaters June 19), in which she plays Melody, a sweet, innocent, not-too-smart Southern belle who absconds to New York and falls in love with Boris, a crotchety, brilliant, reclusive and, yes, much older man, played by Larry David.
Wood opens up about what put her in shock on the ‘Whatever’ set, which high-profile movie she bailed on to star in ‘Spider-Man: The Musical’ and how she’s prepared to sink her teeth into the role of vampire queen on HBO’s ‘True Blood.’ — By Tom DiChiara
This is your first true comedy. Was that intimidating for you? And what attracted you to this movie?
Yeah, absolutely — especially a Woody Allen comedy. Everything appealed to me about it really. The character was so different from anything I’d ever done. She was Southern, and I’m from North Carolina. When I first read it, I didn’t know who else could do the part except Woody Allen, but then when I met Larry, I was like: “Perfect!” I mean, how many chances would I get to play Larry David’s wife? Come on [laughs].
“I don’t know what I would have done if I didn’t make that movie.”
If there’s anyone who can get behind the ethos, “whatever works,” it’s Evan Rachel Wood. From playing a good girl-turned-bad in Thirteen to dating the much-older Marilyn Manson to professing an interest in a singing career, she has a knack for doing just what she pleases—even if it means having her name splashed in the tabloids. Her latest onscreen role is as Melodie St. Ann Celestine, the dumb blonde runaway with a heart of gold in Woody Allen’s newest film, Whatever Works. Turns out, she’s got more in common with Melodie than meets the eye, as she shared with NYLON.
Whatever Works is your first film with Woody Allen, a living legend. Were you surprised by anything when you worked with him?
I can’t really say I was surprised by anything, because I don’t really like to have any preconceived notions. I like to just experience it on my own. But I was just amazed—I have a whole new respect for comedians in general. I knew it would be difficult, that it would be a challenge, but it was just a whole new territory for me, and I’m glad he had the faith in me to offer me the part without even seeing an audition.
I was gone for 5 days on a mini-break, and come back to see Evan at two new events! The first was the Cinema Society Screening of “Whatever Works”, followed by the “Whatever Works” press conference. Pictures have been uploaded to the gallery, with more on the way – enjoy!
