
Five Ways Megan Fox Can Stop Being Everyone's Favorite Whipping Girl

"I think there might be something to women audiences running a little cold on Megan Fox," says S.T. VanAirsdale of Movieline.com, "but that opening gross suggested a more equal-opportunity catastrophe. She'd cultivated a brash, sexy public persona that people either did or didn't respond to, which was too bad, because it had nothing to really do with the movie. And she's terrific in the film."
It's clear: Fox desperately needs an image overhaul (and possibly, a new publicist). If she wants to get ahead in Hollywood, she might have to change a few things. For one thing, she's gonna have to rip some pages out of off the new Angelina Jolie playbook, not the old one.
1. Get a humanitarian cause. Megan's similarities to Angelina Jolie have already been noted, but Fox resembles the mega-star in more than just sultry looks and big luxurious lips. In her early fame days, Jolie was also a bad girl with a potty mouth, doing and saying trashy things in interviews and on the red carpet. She wasn't always the elegantly dressed child-adopting international diplomat that we know now. (Readers with longer memories will recall blood vials, Billy Bob Thornton, questionable kissing of her brother, etc). So we advise dropping the bad-girl act pronto. Angie's already got the U.N. thing covered, and her and Madonna are busy snapping up every last third-world country child, so you don't have to worry about kids just yet. We suggest something with abused animals, since there will be unlimited photo ops of you with puppies and kitties, which will soften your image. And who doesn't like puppies and kitties? Terrorists, that's who.
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2. Get a new look. No more slicked-back hair. Stop posing in photographs with a thousand-yard stare as if you are trying to bore a laser through our brain. And we know you are hot, but we don't need to see your entire leg in a thigh-revealing dress. Less is more. While we're at it, soften the makeup. Go easy on the eyeliner and the heavy, wet lip gloss. This look is hard and uninviting. You look three-steps away from a porn star, which might have been helpful to get everyone talking about you and get that spread in GQ, but it now manages to keep you from the ranks of the truly A-list‚ like Nicole Kidman or Julianne Moore.
3. Date George Clooney. Your current boyfriend Brian Austin Green is O.K., but even in his prime, he was kind of the third-fiddle on a a cheesy TV show. Clooney would be a major upgrade. And bonus points: you're his type -- a brunette.
4. Limit your projects -- and thus your exposure. Says Movieline's S.T. Van Airsdale: "Fox definitely isn't dumb. The only mistake she made was having faith in her reps and the studio not to overexpose her. She'd just come off of 'Transformers 2,' for crying out loud. It was too much, too soon for a young star who needs years -- not months -- to break out of the Michael Bay Hot Chick mold. And I only mean that in a public-relations context. It's awfully unfair considering the performance she delivers in 'Jennifer's Body,' which would strike Bay dead with nuance and humor on the spot."
5. Go after different kinds of movies. VanAirsdale wishes that Fox had ripped off one play from Jolie's book: "Their career paths are almost inverse. Jolie had her indies and meaty parts early. Fox did the blockbusters first, and you can see now how much she wishes she'd tried a different route. Of course, had she not made two 'Transformers' films, she wouldn't have the opportunity for 'Jennifer's Body' in the first place. There's no point in regretting it; you've just got to make smart decisions going forward." And maybe a little Megan Fox will go a long way. Says Van Airsdale: "Her best shot at getting more fans is to do an ensemble film -- something that shows she can share the screen without dominating it, will showcase her acting chops, and hopefully get her some face time with a few seasoned veterans who can coach her as well as keep Fox's name circulating in the Hollywood establishment. It could be a comedy, a drama, a mix of both ... but maybe avoid the horror films for now."
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I agree she might want to tame down her sexy roles a bit. I really do think she is a good actress and a very attractive woman. I think maybe she should take a few smaller roles in better movies this might soften her image a little. Lets face it if you are taking a date to a movie most women arent going to want to see a movie with a lot of lesbian type scenes. She will be alright I think her management is typecasting her.
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I agree with you Eric - she is smart and not a bad actress either. Shes very personable, I saw her on talk shows and she looks like she is trying to portray a role which she is not. She is just a hot girl who deep down wants to be successful, her reps are telling her to play up her sexuality. Its ok if your sexy but pick better roles like Charlize Theron and show the world you can really act! I saw a clip of that movie and she looks like a natural, she just needs to take more risks in her movie choices. She was good in transformers and disturbia so lets hope she finds that one good part to catapult her into a big movie star.
Really have her publicist tame her trash talking ways of people who are established in the industry i.e. Michael Bay. She comes across as very one dimensional and very shallow. She needs to have more essence and substance in the way she speaks, proclaims her opinions, and most of all kindness and gratefulness to those who made her famous.
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Best way she can silence her critics: LEARN TO ACT!!
Second best way: Stop taking terrible roles like in Jennifer's Body. Or as I like to call it- "Former Stripper Diablo Cody's Revenge Fantasy On The Bad Men Who Made Her Feel Dirty". AKA- "The Good Girl Kills The Bad Girl And Redeems Former Hooker Diablo Cody". All this from the dumb b*tch who tried to make America see the humor in teenage pregnancy.
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I think she's lovely, and she'd be stupid to take your advice, especially the part about copying Jolie. Everything Jolie has done to clean up her image was done by Mia Farrow the previous generation, including the UN diplomat part. There's nothing new under the sun.
Fox is a fox, and she's doing just fine.
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I just want to say re: Brian Austin Green that he gave a really good performance on Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles. He is no joke as an actor. I never would have thought this, but there it is.
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I never heard of Meagon Fox until this I read this page. Is She a new star?
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she could also try not being a total b**ch to people like seth rogen and watch her mouth when she talks about people she works with(i hate michael bay too but i don't owe him my career).lose the porn star look.get some grace and dignity(if they still make that stuff in hollywood...or if they ever did).stop the provocative poses...quit trying to sell yourself as a sex symbol and do something novel like oh i dunno...take some acting classes?discover shakespeare isn't ralph fiennes.arthur miller didn't found miller's barbecue...quit being a cliche.all of that is a very tall order for someone who is 30% physically plastic and 100% emotionally superficial.
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Cloak, get a life.
I watched her on a rerun of a show awhile back, and girl certainly couldn't act then. From all of the trailers I've seen for "Jennifer's Body", she hasn't gotten any better.
She may be a pretty face, but number one on this list should definitely be acting classes if she wants to stay relevant in a few years.
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I think Fox needs too do other roles where she is part of a larger cast. And not just her, she can then work on her acting chops and not her looks. Also, don't bash directors in the future. They are the ones that give you your roles. And are your bread and butter. And lastly, date someone who can definately act. Not Clooney. Clooney makes a great director, but the guy can't act. When I saw Batman and Robin, his mannerisms reminded me of Dean Martin, just give him a martini and give him his lines. He didn't make a very convincing Batman. Both he and the director, almost killed the Bat. And having him doing an Arnold imitation was really bad. He sounded like a Clooney with a head cold.
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Anyone who says bad about Bay is ok in my book. He ruined both TF movies. But it is kinda messed up to say it after she let him bend her over the hood of a car.
Who thinks straight people go to movies to see gays of their gender makng out? Body is a guy movie. Not a chick flick.
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First thing ... get rid of the damn tattoos ...
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Megan Fox is young. Like almost all actors and actressses, she just needs time to get experience and learn to act. Very few can hit the ground running and come up a winner from the start. Being young and relatively inexperienced, she will make mistakes. Let's see how she does in another decade or so.
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I wish there was a way to Transform my wife into Megan Fox
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lol- Given the same chance, I am quite sure your wife would ask the same of you.
She got what she asked for - if you want to come off as the "I'm a red hot babe who takes no prisoners and will eat any man alive I feel like it even if he's yours" you probably won't have many female fans.Angelina Jolie was (is) drop dead gorgeous, but up until Brad Pitt she did not reign terror on the minds of women throughout the world as being sleazy (although the Billy Bob/blood thing was kinda scary...) Maybe Fox should rethink her act, after all she's only twenty three, and all of this can be blamed on something in her not so distant childhood. Come up with a good reason and maybe the gals will forgive....try Oprah.
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who cares... you're all jealous.. SHES FRIGGEN HOT !!!!!!!!!!
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" Angie's already got the U.N. thing covered, and her and Madonna are busy snapping up every last third-world country child, so you don't have to worry about kids just yet."
Should be SHE and Madonna. Somebody should get fired for missing that.
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The body art is disgusting. How can anyone find that beautiful?
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