I thought I’d post this, not only because I’m sure that some of you care about this casting decision, but also because I find it a bit odd that the goofy, Jheri-curled yokel pictured above is going to play the head of a clan of Italian vampires in all the remaining Twilight movies.
I guess Dustin Diamond wasn’t available, so they had to book his lookalike.
Maybe it’ll be okay. He has a daughter with Kate Beckinsale, whom he met while working on the set of Underworld— which means he must be capable of at least some of the suaveness required to convincingly play the leader of an Italian vampire clan.
Maybe he’ll grow a beard? You’d be surprised by how much whiskey dick-ness can be overcome by growing some dark, manly facial hair.
He also played David Frost in Frost/Nixon.
I just finished reading the twilight saga yesterday morning and I am so excited for the movies to follow. they couldn’t make them fast enough! This guy seems like he’s got some major talent and that’s a pretty impressive resume`. The casting from now on is very important because these are characters that we’re going to see for the continued length of time- that is if they decide to keep making the books into movies… which you know they will :) eeeeee! so stoked!
Mostly I love that I hired a writer who knows how to spell “Jheri curl.”
You have a serious ego problem
i second that. but i still love you beet.
Oh, Kelly!! Don’t you know he played Lucian in the Underworld movies (and so very well I might add). Also, this is a terrible pic. He is actually very hot!!
What a teribbly mean article.
I thought so, too. Gossip is gossip, but more and more lately this site just goes out of its way to be snakebite mean to someone utterly undeserving of the vitriol. This is a really great actor who has looked great on his screen roles (Lucien, Tony Blair in The Queen, etc). This is an unflattering picture but…still. I used to like this site a lot but now when I read it I usually find at least one post that leaves me feeling like someone just had to be hateful today. Kinda sad.
yeah, I’ve been reading this blog for a while and I have noticed some shit being slung. I miss Soleil, she was funny in a way people didn’t get. I am not liking Kelly. Sorry, Chick, you are trying to get more humor mileage from being bitchy than from being observant. Beet, Wendie is cool, but don’t spread yourself too thin, or it won’t be the Evil Beet site I’ve come to love and enjoy.
okay for one, twilight = lame.
for two, he was hot in underworld.
three, he was adorable in frost nixon.
four, what. the .fuck. happened to him.
Okay I’m confused. I thought that Kate Beckinsale met and married the director of Underworld and had his child … not this guy.
here’s the skinny – Kate and Michael were living together and had a daughter Lily, then they both starred in Underworld, and Kate left Michael for the director Len Wiseman. Michael has done well for himself, in The Queen, Frost/Nixon and headlining the third Underworld installment. He is an elegant and precise actor, (and clearly will have complete hair and make up along the lines of the Elves in The Lord of the Rings) – this is perfect casting for this role and will be suitably charming, scary and creepy.
YEAH, I DON’T MICHAEL SHEEN HAD A BABY WITH KATE BECKINSALE, YOU’RE CONFUSING HIM WITH THE DIRECTOR OF UNDERWORLD. TRUST ME, I’M FANATIC.
AND YEAH, LIKE JOAN SAID, HE WAS VERY HOT IN UNDERWORLD. WHATCHA THINK ABOUT THE BIG SEX SCENE IN RISE OF THE LYCANS? HAHA.
BASICALLY I THINK HE’S GREAT. I PREFER THE LONG EXTENSIONS THOUGH.
WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY?!?
because that’s the only good reason for typing entirely in capitals…
hey i wasn’t angry. i dunno what i was doing but i was rushing to write down what i thought at the moment.
That’s messed up. I just checked and she is married to Len Wiseman who directed both Underworld movies, but Michael Sheen is the father of her daughter. That must have been an awkward set to work on. lol
aw fuck it’s true. damn, i guess that’s why they wanted lucian dead in the first underworld… and then brought him back for the prequel without kate having to be filmed…
I’ve never seen anything he’s in, but by the way Aro is described in the books, he looks PERFECT for the role.
I loved him in Underworld!! I think he’ll be fantastic as Aro.
I agree with some of the above posts – this article is a bit overly-bitchy. Not necessary.
I think Michael Sheen is perfect for the role of Aro. I’m so happy with some of the recent casting! Hopefully ‘New Moon’ will be a lot better than Twilight…and seeing as Catherine Hardwicke is out of the way, I think it will be.
I’ll be seeing only the ones with Dakota Fanning in them.
BTW, http://puntabulous.com/wp-content/MichaelSheen3.jpg
BTW, he still looks like a douchebag in that pic. And how the FUCK did he get with Kate Beskinsale?!?! She’s one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood today. That dude must be hung like a fucking mule to get with her ’cause he obviously isn’t getting by on his looks
Fun fact for ya. He didnt meet Kate Beckinsale on the set of underworld, she met her now husband. Her and Michael Sheen were together but broke up during underworld so she could date the directer.
You should focus more on the actual facts than being a bitch to a guy who 1. has more money than you ever will and 2. Makes said money from a little thing called talent. When you’re in oscar nominated movies then maybe you can post something without much truth but alot of bitchy.
kt- michael sheen and kate beckingsale did have a daughter together, lily. but kate is now with the director of the underworld. i thought otherwise too, but you are way too bitchy for no reason.
“Maybe he’ll grow a beard? You’d be surprised by how much whiskey dick-ness can be overcome by growing some dark, manly facial hair.”
One can only hope. It worked for him in Underworld. I’m not sure what the role of Aro calls for, though. I’ll have to look it up. Not a Twilight fan, and I doubt I ever will be, unless I… well, I don’t want to be mean. What am I saying? I already implied I wanted to be mean, which is just as bad. Oops.
You must be so ashamed right now, he definitely nailed Aro’s character. This man doesn’t deserve your bitchiness you are nothin’ compared to him.
HE IS SO HOT. Man, I am so attracted to this guy! DAMN, like man.
SO FINE. I wish I could bare his child?!….or get in his bed… Lucky woman.
Ok, I am getting a grip now.
Ok?
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