Gretchen Mol to Portray Bettie Page

[Dave2112]

Clipped this out of an article I stumbled across today....

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Flaxen-haired Gretchen Mol is about to go brunette.
The 31-year-old actress will star in the title role of "The Ballad of Bettie Page," which is currently in pre-production with Killer Films.

"Bettie Page" centers on the life of the most successful pin-up model of the 1950s, whose legendary bondage photographs made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and turned her into one of the first American sex icons. Her trademark jet-black hair and bangs and her unique mix of naughty and nice qualities won a following that continues today.

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What interests me about this, besides the fact that we will finally get to see some of the story of Bettie's unusual life and the sub-genre industry she would help launch, is that many of the celebs that were part of the pop-culture world of the '50's and '60's (most notably Buck Henry in a Playboy interview a long time ago) said that there was a LOT of tickling going on behind the scenes of these ground-breaking shoots.

Of course, the chances of any of this being explored or touched upon in this upcoming film are fairly slim...but it IS something to keep an eye on. Just the thought of the gorgeous Gretchen in a mainstream tickling scene...

One can only hope.

 

[TklDuo-Ann]

Hmmmm....something to watch for. Drew is a huge fan. We do have a documentary about her...a couple actually. If you're interested, we can get you a copy of them. He has other collectables too, including....

 

[The Sean Man]

I remember this past year reading about a small, independent film about Bettie. Anybody else hear about it?


The Sean Man

 

[The Sean Man]

Okay, found it. It's called "Bettie Page- Dark Angel" starring Paige Richards. Found the info on thebettiepage.com.


The Sean Man

 

[featherfingers]

Looks like a good choice...

Gretchen Mol

 

[milagros317]

I am looking forward to this movie. 😀

 

[Oddjob0226]

Finally! I remember reading that Kim Cattrall was supposed to be Betty (ie) in a movie that was ultimately never produced.

If you ever go to any comic or sci-fi conventions, often Dave Stevens, the guy who does the "Rocketteer" comic is there - and he has the enviable position of being a perosnal friedn of Bettie's!

 

[featherfingers]

I am looking forward to this movie. 😀

So am I, Milagros, so am I!

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

I remember this past year reading about a small, independent film about Bettie. Anybody else hear about it?


The Sean Man

I found a copy of "Bettie Page-Dark Angel" on dvd in Philly this past May. It's.......mmmmm......o.k., the actress does look like Bettie, but the acting is horrible. The whole project looks like a cheapo re-enactment of Bettie's S&M career. Very similar to those lousy "E Channel True Hollywood Story" re-enactments.
But being a huge Bettie fan, I look foward to someone giving her lifestory another go-around. Wonder what the fella who made "Ray" could do telling "The Bettie Page story?"

Drew

 

[Aragon]

I have begun to figure that Hollywood will not delve into any sort of fetishism without them treating it as a joke, or the man is abusive, so I doubt this will be good. I would love to see it be so though.

Aragon