Miley Cyrus, "Sex and the City" star? Upon hearing that the Disney Channel teen queen will make a cameo in the movie sequel to the R-rated franchise, we had to wonder: Was Miley making the right decision?
PopEater talked to several industry experts about the 16-year-old's role in the film and what it means for her career. Click for more.
Granted, Miley's image is no longer that of a squeaky-clean Disney princess. While "Hannah Montana" made her a role model for gazillions of tween girls, the 16-year-old megastar has strayed from that mother-approved aura of wholesomeness with a slew of PR disasters: There was the scandalous Vanity Fair portrait, in which she revealed her bare back while swaddled in a bed sheet; her relationship with an older model, Justin Gaston; the racy photos that leaked online after hackers invaded her cell phone. Recently, she raised eyebrows at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards for performing her hit song "Party In the U.S.A." along a dance pole, of all things.
Yet, Miley -- who turns 17 next month -- has managed to transcend the hoopla with her dignity intact and ever-growing success. For those banking on a "True Hollywood Story" downward spiral, consider this: The outspoken non-Twitterer has a No. 1 single, the feel-good pop anthem "Party In the U.S.A"; she's back on tour playing to sellout crowds; and her acting career is heating up thanks to a starring role in the upcoming drama "The Last Song," written especially for her by Nicholas Sparks. (She plays, go figure, a rebellious teenager.)
With everything she's got going on, a brief appearance in "SATC" seems like a small thing, something exciting to check off her list as she expands her entertainment empire. Plus, as Miley told Vanity Fair last year, it's her "favorite show."
"It's a fun wink-wink cameo," says Carissa Rosenberg, entertainment director at Seventeen magazine. "Millions of women are gonna have their eyeballs on her--and why not?"
In her scene, filmed Friday in Manhattan, Miley reportedly plays herself and shows up to a movie premiere sporting the same strapless gold dress as Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall); according to Us Weekly, this potential red-carpet faux pas forces Anthony (Mario Cantone) to quip, "Mother of god. She is wearing the same dress as Hannah Montana."
As Rosenberg sees it, Miley has been graduating from her Disney Channel alter ego for some time and stands no chance of alienating her fans with a guest role in the sequel to the "SATC" movie, which did gangbusters at the box office in summer 2008.
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"Any girl would die to be on `Sex And the City," she says of the iconic HBO series-turned-global phenomenon.
This is a step forward in her career, says Ian Drew, editor-at-large of Us Weekly.
"It's absolutely a great move," Drew says. "Everybody wants a cameo. Everybody wants to be in that movie."
(Indeed, word is Penelope Cruz and Liza Minnelli will also make appearances).
Drew credits Miley's parents (her dad is "Hannah Montana" co-star and country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus) with supporting her as she navigates Hollywood and makes smart choices.
"She's gotta grow up sometime," says Drew, who insists Miley must continue to take on more mature acting roles to break out of the child-star mold.
Branding expert Charlie Walk says Miley appearing in "SATC" allows Miley to reach out to a wider demographic, which is also what she's accomplishing with ageless, crossover songs like "The Climb," which topped the adult contemporary charts.
"You can't look at Miley Cyrus as a Disney artist anymore," says Walk, CEO of the entertainment company CWE Media. "You need to look at her as Miley Cyrus Incorporated."
Walk calls Miley's career momentum a "natural evolution" that speaks to the power of her brand: aspirational yet accessible and down to earth.
Says Walk, "If you are Miley Cyrus fan, you feel she's talking with you, not at you. A whole 'nother thing's happening: She's being accepted."
marketers call it Tween because its the time that girls are between teen and kid.. this is a main group that marketing strategists target. So it may look like a type-o, but it is actually Tween.. the Marketers made it up, if that helps at all.
Ok this is all so stupid. Miley Cyrus is not too young for a stupid cameo. Geez ya'll are acting like she's actually having sex on the screen. Geez cut the girl a break. Oh and her "Party In the USA" performance on the Teen Choice awards kicked ass! That was not pole dancing, that was holding on so she didn't fall off you dumbasses. I think you all are low lifes for targeting a 16 year old girl. I for one am 15 and not the hugest fan of Miley but I dont think she deserves what you guys say about her.
THE HYPOCRISY OF PURITANICAL AMERICA: If Miley were in a film where she was murdered with a chainsaw, no one would think twice. Let her pose for a photograph in which you can see one of her shoulders bare, and half of America throws a tantrum. Most of the rest of the world is the exact opposite, by the way. You don't see bloody gore films, because they are sick and there is fear that it might inspire psychotic copycats. By the same token, depicting normal human sexual relations is no big deal. There is nudity and sex on broadcast television, because that's part of life. Hacking bodies up with an axe is not. Your ideas are completely bass-ackwards.
its her career who are we to tell her whats right or wrong. she obviously has people who advise her if they thought it was a poor decision im sure they would speak up.
since they are now selling Hanna items at the 99 cent store, it goes to show that Miley time in the limelignt is slowly running out...my neice and her friends who are between the ages of 11-14, have moved on and no longer like or watch the show...and for that I am elated..Miley image lately is not one I would want my neice to copy..nor my teenager...
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"gazillions of tween girls" ???????????????
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"tween" refers to not being a teenager yet - like 9-12 yr olds. Is that what you mean??????????????????
Get with it rob, old man... A "tween" is not yet a teenager... as another poster said and everyone knows, a "tween" is age 9-12 years old.
marketers call it Tween because its the time that girls are between teen and kid.. this is a main group that marketing strategists target. So it may look like a type-o, but it is actually Tween.. the Marketers made it up, if that helps at all.
no its called Tween, it means the girls in between teenager and the teenagers themselves!
They ment tween. It's the 10-12 age range I believe. Between teen and kid.
Ok this is all so stupid. Miley Cyrus is not too young for a stupid cameo. Geez ya'll are acting like she's actually having sex on the screen. Geez cut the girl a break. Oh and her "Party In the USA" performance on the Teen Choice awards kicked ass! That was not pole dancing, that was holding on so she didn't fall off you dumbasses. I think you all are low lifes for targeting a 16 year old girl. I for one am 15 and not the hugest fan of Miley but I dont think she deserves what you guys say about her.
TWEEN --Preadolescence, the stage between middle childhood and adolescence in human development, generally in the age range of 10 to 14 years of age.
tween is a word. have you been living under a rock?
tween is when you are in be"tween" a child and a teenager. FYI
tweens are younger than teens, or "almost" teens.
Tween means like younger teenagers, like 13, 14, and 15.
THE HYPOCRISY OF PURITANICAL AMERICA: If Miley were in a film where she was murdered with a chainsaw, no one would think twice. Let her pose for a photograph in which you can see one of her shoulders bare, and half of America throws a tantrum. Most of the rest of the world is the exact opposite, by the way. You don't see bloody gore films, because they are sick and there is fear that it might inspire psychotic copycats. By the same token, depicting normal human sexual relations is no big deal. There is nudity and sex on broadcast television, because that's part of life. Hacking bodies up with an axe is not. Your ideas are completely bass-ackwards.
Tween is "Between" so ... Bazillions of girls "between" the age of 9 and 12. Because they're not teenagers and not exactly small children.
I hate how AOL always puts things in the headlines to get peoples attention, I saw nothing sexual about miley's role in the film.
its her career who are we to tell her whats right or wrong. she obviously has people who advise her if they thought it was a poor decision im sure they would speak up.
That sounds fun.
*** Chris Hansen enters...
"What are you doin here? Why don't you have a seat there and, uh, get comfortable."
OH SHIIII--
How much does a dead horse need a beating? Or can the other posters not see this has been addressed several times already?
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since they are now selling Hanna items at the 99 cent store, it goes to show that Miley time in the limelignt is slowly running out...my neice and her friends who are between the ages of 11-14, have moved on and no longer like or watch the show...and for that I am elated..Miley image lately is not one I would want my neice to copy..nor my teenager...