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Hope she doesn't go the rom com route


I really hope that she doesn't carve a career out by acting in rom com movies and end up having a career like Jennifer Aniston or Katherine Heigl. I think she's a pretty good actress who hasn't found her mark yet but given the right material I'm sure she will do pretty well. With the exception of the untitled Warren Beaty project I'm not looking forward to her other projects like "How to be single" [Another rom com movie. Sigh!] and the sequel to The Mortal Instruments. I just hope she selects some pretty interesting projects like how Mia Wasikowska, Holliday Grainger , Alicia vikander [ All actresses who are close to her age.] are doing right now. But I really hope that she doesn't get stereotyped as another rom com actress.

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She does have something. I saw Mirror Mirror, awful movie, but she was the only good thing about it. Maybe as she gets different roles, she will eventually find her niche'.

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I don't think she will be a Rom Coms star, she is way too beautiful for that niche. Usually rom Coms quuens are pretty but not real stunners and are more of a girl next door type.

On the Other hand Lily looks more like a girl who be in period pieces or serious dramas and even some erotic thrillers but rom Coms will be very few in her resume.

Her acting style is similar to Natalie Portman or Michelle Pfieffer.

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Tara-lansing- I agree there is something really attractive about her. I also agree about mirror mirror not being such a great movie[ excessive slapstick comedy] but Lily looked extremely pretty.

Sarizonana- You read my mind. I was just watching a clip of Love Rosie which had Lily and Suki Waterhouse in it and well no offense to Suki but Lily really outshines her in terms of looks [ hard to imagine that she is actually a waitress in the movie] and acting.
I really hope she does the genres which you have listed especially periodic dramas. She is one of the few faces which I would love to see in that sort of genre.

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I really hope she does the genres which you have listed especially periodic dramas. She is one of the few faces which I would love to see in that sort of genre.

Yes she looks a lot like a period pieces actress, most of the good roles I could think for her are in period pieces

In Wuthering Heights I'd love to see her as cathy Linton( Catherine's daughter) or Isabella Linton. Other period pieces I see her in are The Borgias ( Lucretzia Borgia), The tudors Mary Boleyn or young Bloody Mary.

Now in something more contemporary I think she would be great in a Lolita Remake with Ralph Fiennes playing the role previously portrayed by Jeremy Irnos.


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These are extremely interesting roles,sarizonana,I hope she does them in the future. All the characters you have mentioned are extremely complex and fascinating . I too would love to see her in the roles of Lucrezia , Bloody Mary and Cathy .
It would also be nice to see her in a Horror Gothic Victorian story such as Dracula or something like that. Recently I read this novel called The Night Circus and I thought that she would be amazing as the main lead Celia .

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I think she would be great in those parts.
Maybe playing one of those characters could finally make her a star.

I think Lucretzia Is the one that suits her best but I think she could surprise as a young Bloody Mary

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That's right,sarizonana. Fingers crossed that the next film she signs is a period piece.

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