I'm starting to think she's avoiding bigger movies. Maybe it's just me being a fan, but I've seen a number of movies lately that I thought she would've done a much better job than the girl they put in the role. Off the top of my head, it would've been a good inside joke if she'd played Pepper Potts, and Tony Stark had replied to the "12 for 12" comment with "just 11". Not saying Gwenny did a bad job, just that Lacey could've done it better. A little makeup and she'd look whatever age they wanted her to.
I tend to think that her frequent "I like my privacy" comments means she's just not interested in being the next Spider-girl or Betty Ross (could they have made a worse choice than Liv Tyler?) or whatever other action star you can think of, because that would mean people would recognize her a lot more often. Heck, she probably wants to get 10 fanmails a day and that's it.
She wants to do drama - she is talented enough to BRING drama to a Blockbuster role.
But she just wants to act now and then, be able to take time off whenever she wants, and be able to walk down Anystreet USA and not get mobbed, and we're just gonna have to learn to live with that. It makes her pretty normal; heck, it's what I like about her, and it drives me nuts because it looks like nothing's going on from this side of the fence!
Lost in Space was a fluke - she was young, willing to try things, wanting to start breaking out of her Claudia image, and its poor script and poor reviews kept it (and its planned sequels) from being her entry into what most of us consider mainstream Hollywood.
Mean Girls was another fluke - who would've thought it would do so well? It came out of nowhere, garnered her more fame than she thought it would. Close one, girl! Another couple films like that and your fanbase might break 1000!
So I think she's perfectly happy with what she has; it's still fun to act and have a few fans, not a chore, and she can spend as much time as she wants with family and friends. |