Here are some photos of Jennifer Aniston in Atlanta, working on Garry Marshall’s Mother’s Day on Thursday. All I needed to do was glance through these photos and I already understand where Jennifer Aniston’s character will go in this film. She is playing, according to reports, “the ex-wife, Sandy” to Henry, a character played by Timothy Olyphant. Henry has remarried, and his new wife Tina is A) younger and B) a better “mom” than Aniston’s character. The new wife will be played by Shay Mitchell.
What do you predict for Sandy from these photos? My guess: she’s a harried but cute mom, neurotic, flawed, maybe a little clumsy and in need of a girls’ night full of wine, dancing and perhaps a blowout. She will eventually make her peace with Henry and with Tina, but only after Tina screws up somehow, admits defeat in the area of mothering and Sandy realizes she needs to stop judging his ex’s new wife. Will this realization come alongside Sandy getting some action from a new guy? Perhaps.
The film also stars Britt Robertson, Aasif Mandvi, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis and Jack Whitehall (a cute British comedian). The film will be out next year, just in time for Mother’s Day. Are you feeling this? Eh.
I still think we should pitch a British-themed British-holiday ensemble rom-com, St. George’s Day to Richard Curtis. Dreamcasting would involve Idris Elba, Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emma Thompson, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy and… I don’t know, I guess Curtis will have to give a part to Rowan Atkinson, like always.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
It has Timothy Olyphant in it? Fine, since I love him so much, I’ll watch it, but only when it comes to premium cable.
Not even then.
I’ll wait until DVD and fast forward to all his scenes.
Gary Marshall already directed Mrs. Theroux in something. Right?
Me too- I have no desire to watch these random holiday movies, but I will always watch any scene with Olyphant!
She played a fake ex-wife in the movie “Just Go With It” with Adam Sandler. I’m embarrassed to say it but I really enjoyed it. Adam Sandler films are my guilty pleasure.
wtf is Garry Marshall going to make a bad ensemble movie for every damn holiday?
Light it up-Brother of Laverne: I want a superstar laden version about canada’s boxing day- where Jamie Foxx, Will Ferrell and Julia Roberts have to fight the masses to return shit to stores- maybe its a sequel to Garry Marshall’s Black Friday, where they had to buy all the shit in the first place.
yes, I want to see an all superstar movie based on Black Friday- everyone scrambling to camp out a week in advance, fighting muggers and moms at walmart- with one guy phoning it in and doing all his shopping at amazon.
I think I just wrote the treatment.
Meh.
She should go back to TV. That’s where the only decent parts for over-45 women exist, unless you are Meryl Streep. Exhibit A, this movie.
But she probably won’t, because she perceives herself as a movie star.
She’s waited too late. I think TV would have welcomed her back quite a few years ago, now, they have REAL stars doing TV, and Aniston is not, nor has ever been, anything remotely close to a REAL star.
She’ll limp along doing embarrassing projects such as this Garry Marshall film, where she’ll get 10 minutes, maybe 15, if she’s lucky, airtime, while frantically searching for the next product to shill.
Can you imagine the big production she’ll put on as the “pitiful ex-wife of Brad Pitt”. It’ll be pathetic. Unfortunately, she’s no longer anyone’s ex anything, she’s jorty’s wife, that is, IF she remembers.
…..and she will continue making millions for her 10 – 15 minutes where, some actresses try to CARRY a movie and fail miserably.
@Judd..
what movie has she ever CARRIED on her own.
I love Jennifer Aniston, there, I said it :ducks:
She plays similar characters, but so does half of Hollywood. And she plays them well.
Shay Mitchell, on the other hand, is such a horrible actress. She’s pretty, not very interesting looking, but pretty. But she always has the same facial expresion half worried half constipated.
I don’t like your British casting, I’d add more interesting actors. Some of them could stay, though.
@Franca, who wrote: “I love Jennifer Aniston, there, I said it :ducks:”
(Blinks) Why in the world would you–or anyone else posting here–have to ‘duck’ for saying that you love Jennifer Aniston? No one here will ‘throw anything’ at you for saying that you love Jennifer Aniston. They may, however, express their opinion on her ‘acting’ abilities just as you’ve expressed your opinion about Shay Mitchell’s acting ability.
People might also question how anyone could possibly see Aniston as “pretty”. She’s done the best with what God, and many, many, plastic surgeons have given her, but in no world, would she be seen, as “pretty”. Average, yes.
@lola.. I am not an Aniston fan.. I think she is attractive.. not beautiful.. but everyone doesn’t have to be.
But I also think she is average and the media tries to make her Stunning/beautiful when it is not the case. She is pretty.. and why that is not enough is what I find amazingly silly.
We discussed plot lines for St. George’s Day on the last Aniston thread and how it must update us on the characters from Love Actually, which was a Christmas story.
Whose storyline would involve Idris? Suggestions?
Maybe a love triangle with Laura Linney and Rodrigo Santoro? And in the end, after he realized they’re meant for each other he meets this girl named theotherCleo and they have sex everywhere in her apartment.
Or maybe something with Rachel Weisz? I think they would make a great couple.
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
Yes, to the triangle with Laura and Rodrigo. Her character needs some fun
This means that I’m in it, and there’s a story line where Liam Neeson, the no longer grieving widower, falls in love with someone named Virgilia Coriolanus, but is scared because he doesn’t know that she’s loved him for forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and EVER…….so he sends her Lindt chocolate and books anonymously for a long time until she figures out it’s him, and sends him a I LOVE YOU letter. When she goes over to his house to thank him for the chocolate and books, he greets her naked (or wearing a kilt….which one do you think is better?)….
And then we travel to Ireland and go skinny dipping…..and he keeps me warm, because it seems like it be cold as F—- in the water there.
Mine 🙂
Timothy Olyphant.
Oh yes.
Yes i would.
I’ll watch this movie for Timothy.
The movie sounds “meh”, but I will watch Timothy Olyphant do almost anything for 2 hours.
I’ll watch it. I have liked all the other ensemble cast movies Marshall has put out – Valentine’s Day and New Years Eve. They aren’t great but they are entertaining and feel good. And, yes, Timothy Olyphant definitely helps!
I feel like this type of movie has been done a million times, and I’m sick of movies where women are in competition (if indeed that’s the direction this movie goes). I think creating a bunch of neurotic women has been done to death and is not entertaining. Maybe Garry Marshall has something better in mind?
It suits Aniston though since she always makes a competition of it in her personal life.
I have to give her this, out of all the Friends cast mates she has consistently gotten work,she must be more loaded…anyone know her networth?
According to Forbes, $150 mil. The bulk of that came from residuals from “Friends” and from shilling commercial products.
Timothy Olyphant?! I know there were other words, but that’s all I can process.
How is It That she is always dressed in her movies the way she is in réal life? I mean these pics could have been of her going to the spa.
St. George’s day sounds pretty great!
She’s starting to look her age… Which is in no way a criticism, just an observation.
I think so too, she’s definitely looking her age (nothing wrong with that). Although I do think she looks extraordinary average looking here (in fact I’d go so far as to say she’s very plain looking, mind you I’ve never seen her as some great ‘beauty’).
I think she looks like what she is-an attractive woman in her 40’s. Saying that she’s “very plain” seems really off-base. I’ve never understood why so many people on this site think that she’s unattractive or plain. Maybe compared to a 20 year old supermodel but if you want to use that as a basis for comparison the vast majority of us would be considered plain.
WillowS take an honest good hard look at Aniston. Cast aside all the ‘beautiful Jennifer Aniston’/’American sweetheart’ promo hype mass marketing bs from your mind at take an honest look at her. Imagine her as a woman working at Walmart or McDonalds. You wouldn’t even look twice at her. She is plain at best. Lets be honest, there are better looking women working at McDonalds or Walmart. I’ve never understood how people bought the hype about ‘the beautiful’ Jennifer Aniston.
I don’t “buy” anything Jennifer A. is in because she’s not a great actress. But she IS a lucky actress. Right place, right time and she lands Friends.
Her Oscar campaign was desperate and obvious to the point of hilarity.
Great comment, spot on. I agree with you 100%.
+1 She is the Britney Spears of acting – all hype and sell, nothing in the box when you open it. No substance. She is famous for who she once was married to. That is all. Famous for being famous.
I LOVE Aasif Mandvi and Jack Whitehall! I’ll see this just for them two.
Those highlights are SO unfortunate and obvious. I hope that’s for her character or whatever. So are those glasses–she wore them in “She’s Funny That Way”, and they weren’t cute then.
Oh my god- I came here to say, “Girrrrl…lose those glasses”. Yikes.
They look like they serve only ONE purpose–to make her look old and frumpy compared to the new (young) wife. So obvious.
Kaiser, don’t forget Hugh Laurie in your version of St George.
That recap of her character’s story was prob 100% spot on. Hilarious!
I’m still holding out for Guy Fawkes Day.
I’m always pretty indifferent toward her, although I find the ageism commenters on this site display toward her just disgusting (you know you’re gointo be her age one day, right?) that said, I will never buy her as a mom, I don’t really think she ever wanted to be a mom IRL which makes it hard for her to believable as one. Quit casting JA as a mom!
Lol you must not read this site often. People seem to think she looks younger than she is, which is side-stitching funny to me.
Such an overrated pothead
+1
Whatever happened to Gary Marshall?
ETA: was he ever any good or is that my imagination?
Pretty Woman? Although I have issues with the film and how it just…..whitewashes prostitution……it was cute when you get past that part. And I liked Princess Diaries, lol. Both of them.
Oh, I’m sure all we’re going to see is Rachel, the ex-wife.
Kaiser, you forgot Hiddles in your Dreamcasting.
Fortunately for you, the Dragonflys were confused by the softly lit, ambient advertising and have almost all been lured to the Dragonfly Festival in Roswell, NM. Yes, dragonfly festival in the US home of Alien Invasion kitsch!