Image Credit: Henry S. Dziekan III/WireImage.comAfter all those years serving up family-friendly television on The Gilmore Girls, apparently what Alexis Bledel really wants to do is kill people. Bledel, who played Rory Gilmore on The Gilmore Girls and also starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants films, has signed on to play a teenage assassin in the indie drama Violet & Daisy. She’s replacing Carey Mulligan, who was originally cast in the role but dropped out over a scheduling conflict. The movie, which also stars Saoirse Ronan and James Gandolfini, has been described as a cross between Thelma & Louise, Superbad, and Pulp Fiction — which sounds both totally awesome and too good to be true. Then again, Violet & Daisy is the directorial debut of screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher, who won an Oscar earlier this year for his screenplay for Precious, so we’re hopeful that description isn’t just hype.
We know Bledel has a knack for delivering snappy dialogue, but can you imagine her also popping caps in people? Does Bledel seem too squeaky clean to play a violent assassin? Or is that exactly what makes the idea appealing?
Didn’t you see her in Sin City? She isn’t that squeaky clean.
Sure she was in Sin City – playing the prostitute version of Rory Gilmore Girls…thats all the girl can play. Everything she plays is Rory gilmore.
That’s such a tired argument.
Tired because a lot of people think that, but the fact that a lot of people think so doesn’t make it untrue.
I don’t get Saoire Ronan’s appeal at all. She strikes me as an actress who benifited from extreme luck to have gotten this far.
I don’t get Alexis Bledel’s appeal at all. She strikes me as an actress who benEFfited from extreme luck to have gotten this far.
Seriously? You can probably that for most of the people in the entertainment industry. The thing that separates Ronan is that she’s actually a talented actress that has serious acting chops.
I miss “Gilmore Girls”…
O-M-G!
Her eyes are insanely blue–I can’t get over it!
Good girl gone bad is the hottest kind of girl.
Do people know that Daisy & Violet are also the names of two siamese twins from the early 20s.
I thought so too! There’s a movie about them, I think. I haven’t watched it…
Wow it’s going to be a battle of the blue eyes with those two. I wonder which one will prevail,lol?
I don’t think she has that toughness in her. But since all she’s been in are squeaky clean roles, it’s hard to tell. If all we’re going off of is her Sin City performance, I’m doubtful she’ll be able to pull it off.
Unless she puts on a different accent and total far out look this will be fail!!!
It kinda makes the casting more interesting having only seen her in squeaky clean roles. But seriously, she better act her ass off cause Saoirse Ronan is an insanely gifted actress and could end up walking away with every scene…which wouldnt be a good thing for the movie.
Seriously, Carey Mulligan would be awesome in a role like this, Alexis Bledel, I’m not buying it. She not a good enough actress to play so far against type.
I agree with you Amanda, but maybe I’m just biased because they’re putting her against Saoirse who is such naturally amazing actress.She’s going to have to step up her game.
I hope she’s taken some acting classes. I thought she was carried by the cast of GG and was terrible in Sin City.
Agree
it will be nice to see her in something different.. assassins rule!
Anyone know the relationship between Violet & Daisy? Alexis is 13 years older than Saoirse and Carey Mulligan is 9, I think. Intentional older/younger character dynamic or are they supposed to be playing the same age?
I think Alexis is supposed to be 19 and Saoirse 18, not much of an age difference between the characters.
Anyone remember Sin City. She didn’t play a badass, but she wasn’t squeky clean either.