It’s awful news for a friend of mine, yesterday’s announcement that 11-year-old Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin will be named the Showest “Female Star of Tomorrow” at the closing night ceremony of the Las Vegas industry professional event, held March 10-13.
“Since making her big screen debut at the tender age of five, Abigail Breslin has impressed critics and movie fans across the world with her versatile, enchanting and charismatic performances,” said Mitch Neuhauser, co-managing director of the event. “From her breakout role in Signs to her astounding performance in Little Miss Sunshine, Abigail has shown Hollywood that she is a force to be reckoned with, for many years to come.”
The commercial breakthrough of those two, above-mentioned films notwithstanding, it seems an unusual choice in some regards, as Breslin, who next appears in Nim’s Island, hasn’t been a recognized top-liner for very long. I wonder what older brother Spencer thinks of this? Well… both he and Dakota Fanning, actually. She may be sticking needles in an Abigail voodoo doll tonight.
That no talent hack! You know Fanning and Breslin, veterans of the Cat In The Hat, are IMing each other at this moment. Spencer is a comedy genius and anyone who has taken the time to study his vastly different line readings of “I grow up to be a loser” for the trailer and the feature film of DISNEY’S THE KID will appreciate his dramatic chops too. ShoWest, you’ve completely sullied your reputation as enlightened prognosticators of future stars.
And another thing. If OFFICE SPACE were remade today (and the way things are going it wouldn’t surprise me if a remake was in the works), Michael Bolton’s character would be called “Abigail Breslin” and when “Abigail” has to meet with the “Bobs” she’ll be asked what her favorite Abigail Breslin movie is. The moral dilemma of sucking up to the Bobs or telling the truth will be the same as it was for Michael Bolton in 1999. Mark my words.