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Sexy Lady
Eva Longoria Parker talks about her new movie and her future
By Dan Hudak
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Eva Longoria Parker poses during a press junket in London to
promote her new movie Over Her Dead Body. Photo by
Anthony Harvey/Reuters |
If
you’ve ever wondered whether there’s anything bad about being
named Maxim’s “hottest woman in the world,” Eva Longoria
Parker is here to make you feel silly for asking.
“I’m going to go with sexy as long as it takes me,” Longoria
Parker proudly said. “It’s better than being on the other
lists.”
Okay, it was a dumb question. But even on this day of interviews
at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in downtown
Miami for her upcoming comedy Over Her Dead Body,
Longoria Parker’s beauty is striking. Her hair is
shoulder-length and just wavy enough to accentuate her heavily
made-up face, while a black skirt and black and white top gives
her an elegant and professional look.
Longoria Parker (she added the Parker after marrying basketball
player Tony Parker in July 2007) clearly enjoys being looked at
and adored, and a lack of eye contact creates an aloof sense
about her that keeps outsiders at bay. She talks in carefully
modulated “studio speak” (i.e., saying the standard flattering
things about the movie and her fellow cast mates) and blunt
honesty, particularly about her future.
“I would love to play any comic book character — I find those
fun and entertaining,” she said with an energetic smile. “I’m a
tomboy, and I was an athlete growing up, so for me, it’s like, I
want to show everyone that I’m not just this glamorous girl, you
know?”
She’s ventured into this territory two times in recent years,
alongside Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in The
Sentinel and Christian Bale in Harsh Times, and she
says she’s looking for more action and drama.
So why did she star in Over Her Dead Body?
“I did this movie two years ago, and at that time I really
wanted to do a romantic comedy,” Longoria Parker said. (Note: As
a general rule it’s usually a bad sign when a movie sits on the
shelf for two years, let alone when a starlet openly reveals
that information during a brief interview.)
Longoria Parker plays Kate, a hyper-controlling shrew who’s
killed by an ice sculpture the morning of her wedding. One year
later she reappears as a ghost who haunts the new love interest
of her fiancé (Paul Rudd), a struggling psychic and caterer
named Ashley (Lake
Bell).
In many ways, Kate could be the evil twin of Gabrielle Solis,
Longoria Parker’s character on Desperate Housewives. And
similar to Gabrielle, Kate has to be bitchy, yet likable enough
to sympathize with so we can enjoy the comedy.
“It’s a little tricky, but I really felt Kate was very justified
in her bitchiness and controlling ways,” Longoria Parker said.
“She loses the man she loves and dies on her wedding day, and
isn’t ready to move on. I’d be a little angry too. It was a fine
line between her retaliating against those who are trying to
take away her man and allowing herself to realize what is really
best for him.”
It sounds melancholic, but believe it or not it was the comedy
that drew her to the role. “I thought the ghost in the script
was the funniest thing in the movie, and she had all the fun
stuff to do,” Longoria Parker said. “It’s always fun playing the
antagonist who causes all the drama and conflict.”
If Longoria Parker has things her way — and right now she has
the power to control what comes next — it looks like there will
be a lot more drama and conflict in her future.
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