Lindsay: The next Stevie Nicks?

[Standback383]

Oh barf....

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by greatdarkwing

Am I the only one who thinks this might be a good thing for Stevie? No, I am not too happy to see Lindsay playing the part, but still. This could be a HUGE surge for Stevie's last 3-4-5 years in the public spotlight. Plus, this could be a push for an autobiography, and a possible RRHF induction as a solo artist...I think this movie has alot more positives than negatives.

Hey yeah, I think this would be great! It could keep the FM/Stevie magic going for a few more years to come! Think about how many young LL fans out there who know nothing about FM, but they sure would if a movie was made. Yes, LL can sing, I've only heard the song from "confessions of a teenage drama queen" and it's good! Why is everyone up in arms about this esp her singing?

[BombaySapphire3]

Does anyone remember the Janis Joplin biopic that was supposed to have been made ?It has been discussed for years now and by major studios..still hasn't even gone into production ..so don't worry Hohan is just ranting as usual..nothing will come of it but I guess it does make entertaining speculation .

[amber]

Originally Posted by Nixxxed

As much as I'd love to see a Stevie movie, I fail to see how one can be made if they limit it to the "height of Fleetwood Mac's fame." That's 1978, and nothing especially tragic had happened to any of them at that point. Yeah, there was a lot of partying amidst some affairs and breakups - boo-freakin-hoo.

On the other hand, if they started in the studio while Bella Donna was being recorded, and ended with Stevie coming out of rehab, clear-headed at her piano writing DTBTIC, I could see it. All the Mac stuff could be handled in hyperreal drug-fueled flashbacks - that way you couldn't tell what was real and what was exaggerated, thus sparing everyone else's precious reputations.

Much more interesting will be the Landslide of lawsuits that bring down Ms. Lohan is Stevie doesn't like what's going on.

This post is spot on. They would have to center on the party, attractive years, like these things always do. The affairs would be overdramatized, the songs would be only hits - I would hope for a big blowout scene with Joe Walsh featuring the song "Long Way to Go", but that's probably a bit of a fantasy. Or it would be depicted in the fantasy hyperreal drug fueled flashback mode that you spoke of.
I don't care if she does it or not - we already know that it will be crappy, anyone's rendition of Stevie probably would be subpar to us. But, if it makes more people examine Stevie's work, then, hurrah.

I would wish that we could find an Angela Basset (Tina Turner) or a Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) to do justice to STevie, but I think that is a huge challenge. Which I think will make the movie more about the dramatic entanglements rather than the music.
So.
I know already that the thing that will piss me off most is the same thing that is evident in Stevie's setlist - all the same songs, all the time. I don't think we'll be getting any renditions of how awesome live Stevie really is, and always has been, and all those strange and beautiful moments that her voice really had, which is about 45% of the true breadth of her talent. We ain't getting no Tusk doc Angel dance, if you know what I mean. And I think it would be almost impossible to find any actress to recreate that even somewhat successfully, to be honest.

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

over my dead body....

i hear ya, this is one chick that i loathe!!!~

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by MacMan

She even has a leading man in mind to play Stevie’s longtime love and Fleetwood Mac band mate, Lindsey Buckingham — dreamy Jared Leto!

“She keeps saying what a great team they are on-screen and that she has always wondered why he didn’t have a bigger career,” says the insider.

I do think Jared Leto (or Jake Gyllenhaal) would be interesting Lindsey choices. However, they MUST cast an actor named "Steven" or "Stephen." The gimmick of Lindsay playing Stevie and Steven playing Lindsey is just tooooo tempting to resist!

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by amber

This post is spot on.

ITA. my pick is and has always been Olivia D'Abo circa her Conan days. watching that movie sometimes I picture Stevie instead...I think she has the fragility, the frame, the strength, the face, the hair...well, you get the picture...

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I do think Jared Leto (or Jake Gyllenhaal) would be interesting Lindsey choices.

hell yes!

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by GODDESS6

i hear ya, this is one chick that i loathe!!!~

I will have her taken out before she gets anywhere near those brown suede platform boots!!!

[danax6]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Think of it this way... it'd give us Chiffonheads bragging rights that Stevie's the only Macster to warrant her own major motion picture biopic.

Well, she wants Jared Leto to play the leading role of Stevie's long time love Lindsey Buckingham, so it's safe to say that the other Mac members will definitely be present. It's interesting that Lohan brought up that part specifically, because though as much as I loved Walk the Line, I always thought it focused on Johnny and June's relationship a little too much as opposed to his actual career. I know that was done deliberately, but I wonder where Lohan plans to take the movie if that's the case. I agree with whoever said that a movie based solely on the days when Fleetwood Mac was most popular seems a bit strange. There's not enough there to fill up an entire movie. A ****load of drama occured before and after the height of their careers. Either you focus on the entire band and start from when the band was born up until a glorious moment (because in Hollywood everything has to end happily) or focus on one bandmember, and it doesn't really say what's going to be the case with this movie. Besides, they're really going to need some inside information to pull this off. I seriously hope they are not going to base this one the spectacularly lame 'biographies' that are out there, or worse, on Mick's tell-all book.

If, ofcourse, there is going to be a movie, which I seriously doubt. The fact that Lohan's name is once again linked to a possible project is very much vomit inducing. Though I have to admit that Jared Leto as Lindsey is actually not that bad of a thought.

http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/alexander/41.jpg

^Put some curlers in that long hair and you're done!

[paleshadow]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I think LL is a good actress and she could paly the role. Could she sing it - probably not - but then who could actually sing like that?

I agree with you. I also think that having Lindsay Lohan attached to a Stevie related project could only bring more exposure to Stevie herself, especially from a much younger demographic.

[Nixxxed]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

Was she even clear headed long enough to write this gem of a song.?.let's not forget she continued her downward spiral with an even more lethal addiction AFTER she got out of rehab the first time.I think the film should deal with that addiction and recovery too.

If they tried to pack everything in one movie, it would be one big mess. I was just trying to arbitrate some bookends to make what I think might be an interesting and exciting movie. Including the Klonopin years would mean Lohan would have to gain 80 pounds for the role, or spend 2 months in a latex suit. Acting skills or none, I just can't imagine her doing that, nor can I imagine her effectively portraying a 45 year-old woman dealing with the loss of her sex-symbol status. Right now she's only talking about the Mac's heyday which would require the least effort from her possible.

And if the movie includes all those other hardships, what about the leaky silicone breast implants, what about the period where Stevie was claiming to have Epstein-Barr, what about the Inauguration and 6 months of jokes about her afterwards, what about...? It's too much.

I see what you're saying, though. A full history would be great. Keep praying for the autobiography.

Maybe they can split it into 3 parts and we'll be talking about Stevie movies for the next 10 years. Then, after that we can look forward to the digitally-enhanced re-releases that fix all the stuff they couldn't get right the first time around. Then the prequels start and we get a Fritz movie with her meeting Lindsey, watching Janis Joplin on stage, and Jimi Hendrix remarking about her yellow panties. Then a Buckingham-Nicks movie where we get to see the real origin of Landslide and Rhiannon and deal with the nudie album cover photo shoot........

[DavidMn]

I swear, these people just cant stay under the rock they crawl out from very long can they?

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Nixxxed

If they tried to pack everything in one movie, it would be one big mess. I was just trying to arbitrate some bookends to make what I think might be an interesting and exciting movie. Including the Klonopin years would mean Lohan would have to gain 80 pounds for the role, or spend 2 months in a latex suit. Acting skills or none, I just can't imagine her doing that, nor can I imagine her effectively portraying a 45 year-old woman dealing with the loss of her sex-symbol status. Right now she's only talking about the Mac's heyday which would require the least effort from her possible.

I think the movie should start in high school, when Stevie sings "California Dreamin'" with Lindsey, and end during "The Chain" performance at the first "The Dance" taping. Yes, there is a lot of ground to cover... but it could totally be done with the right script and editing. May be a 2.5-hour movie, which would focus on:

1. Stevie meeting Lindsey, falls in love, records album. Focus on BN cover photoshoot.
2. S&L joining FM. Focus on sexual tension with Mick.
3. Sex, drugs, rock n' roll between 75-80, breaking up with Lindsey, shacking up with Mick. Focus on guitar-slinging incident in NZ, Christine slapping Lindsey.
4. Solo career takes off, jealousy erupts within the band, drug use escalates. Focus on Stevie falling off stage during RAL tour.
5. Stevie goes to rehab and Lindsey backs out of TITN tour. Focus on Lindsey chasing Stevie and smacking her around.
6. Klonopin daze, obesity, depression, cold war with Lindsey and Mick. Focus on the second rehab from Klonopin, which was worse than rehab from coke.
7. Triumphant reunion in 1997.

I personally think La Lohan could pull this off. Although she may be a total space case in real person, she has the voice, the youthful energy and the acting chops to do Stevie justice. I just can't imagine any of the typical blonde girlie-girl actresses doing Stevie. Lindsay has a certain darkly feminine edge about her that suits her for this role.

So who would play Christine? I can't think of any actresses who are, well, masculine enough . You's gotta have balls to play some Christine!

[strandinthewind]

Once again, I think Maggie Smith should play Mick - she could, of course, do CM justice as well if she were younger.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by danax6

Well, she wants Jared Leto to play the leading role of Stevie's long time love Lindsey Buckingham, so it's safe to say that the other Mac members will definitely be present.

Oh, I'm sure they'll be represented. Absolutely.
My comment was really just tongue-in-cheek... although I should point out that it sounds like the inclusion of other Macsters in the movie's plotline would only be incidental to the fact that the film is about Stevie's life and career.