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Katherine Heigl to Take On Carolyn Jessop's Polygamy Story

Wed, 06/11/2008 - 10:31am by BuzzSugar
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Carolyn Jessop's memoir Escape will be adapted for the big screen, with Katherine Heigl attached to star and produce, Variety reports. Jessop, whose testimony helped convict polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, "was born into the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints sect. At 18 she married a man 32 years her senior; at 35, she fled with her eight children."

Another memoir focusing on this same Warren Jeffs case was also recently acquired by a movie studio, Elissa Wall's Stolen Innocence. Apparently this particular case is becoming a favorite headline for filmmakers to rip.

Do you think Heigl will do well with this weighty drama?

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  • SaRaH 22's picture
    SaRaH 22
    2

    I think she will do a great job and good for her for doing something different and also bringing attention to a subject that not many people know about!

    23 weeks 20 hours ago Report Comment
  • stephley's picture
    stephley
    3

    I just don't like Heigl at all and I don't think she can act.

    23 weeks 19 hours ago Report Comment
  • emalove's picture
    emalove
    4

    I personally think she's a great actress and I'm glad she's taking on a different kind of role. I'll definitely see it, I love Katherine.

    23 weeks 19 hours ago Report Comment
  • piper23's picture
    piper23
    5

    If only she could act as well as she smokes. Love her husband's music though!

    23 weeks 19 hours ago Report Comment
  • MindayH's picture
    MindayH
    6

    After seeing Carolyn interviewed, I would not have cast KH - interesting.

    23 weeks 18 hours ago Report Comment
  • susanec's picture
    susanec
    7

    Although I know they're totally, totally different (I'm from Idaho), KH was raised Mormon in Utah so she won't be unfamiliar with the subject. She'll be fine.

    23 weeks 18 hours ago Report Comment
  • megnmac's picture
    megnmac
    8

    I hope that the ongoing criminal cases aren't going to face the same problems AlphaDog created... publicity can create claims that there is no way to have a fair trial... then again, more people learning about this culture may make them better able (ha, only if the movies are accurate)...

    23 weeks 16 hours ago Report Comment
  • stone_soup's picture
    stone_soup
    9

    No way.. She's too lightweight an actress. I don't think she could carry off the emotional trauma and turmoil.

    23 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • erinflower's picture
    erinflower
    10

    I don't think she can pull it off, she is not a very good actress imo.

    23 weeks 12 hours ago Report Comment
  • tdamji's picture
    tdamji
    11

    I think she'll do well. this sounds like an interesting movie.

    23 weeks 11 hours ago Report Comment
  • Jazz Z's picture
    Jazz Z
    12

    I think she will do great in this role. Her acting was excellent in 'Love Comes Softly' which was about a very young pioneer who suddenly becomes widowed, and the challenges and decisions she had to make in order to survive the winter.

    23 weeks 10 hours ago Report Comment
  • caroland8's picture
    caroland8
    13

    IMO she doesn't have the acting ability for this. Still can't believe she got an emmy last year, especially edging out SO & CW who are both far better actors.

    22 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • SweetGeorgia's picture
    SweetGeorgia
    14

    i loved her as the desperate frontierwoman in loves enduring promise that series really showed her acting range.

    19 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment

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