Topic Posted by: daydreamer
Date Posted: Sun Feb 28 2:10:26 2010
Additional Comments: From EW.com
by Lynette Rice
The soon-to-be-history As the World Turns may be one of the least-watched soap operas in daytime TV but it’s looking to go out with a bang: Sources confirm to EW exclusively that the CBS sudser is in serious talks with Julianne Moore (A Single Man) to reprise her role (roles?) as Frannie and Sabrina Hughes. The Oscar-nominated actress got her start on ATWT in 1985 by playing the half-sisters - a depiction that earned her a Daytime Emmy in 1988, the year she left the show.
It’s unclear how Moore will be woven into the final episodes of the drama, which will end its 54-year-run in September, but it’s not expected to be a significant appearance. CBS declined to comment.
ATWT helped launch the film careers of many young actors. Meg Ryan played heroine Betsy Stewart Montgomery Andropoulos in the early ’80s, while Marisa Tomei moved to Oakdale in 1983 to depict teenager Marcy Thompson (she left in 1985). Other actors who did stints on ATWT include Parker Posey (Tess Shelby, 1991-92), Amy Ryan (1990), Dana Delany (1981), Lauryn Hill (1991), Emmy Rossum (1999), Martin Sheen (Jack Davis, 1965-1970), and the late John Spencer (1988).
As for Moore, the actress has made it clear that she wants to do more work on the small screen: she’s been fielding offers this development season after turning heads as Jack’s Boston gal pal on 30 Rock. Sadly, she turned down one of the higher-profile roles for a woman this fall – NBC’s remake of Prime Suspect. The network has since temporarily shelved the project until it can find the right leading lady.
ATWT was created in 1956 as a sister show to Guiding Light, which CBS cancelled last year.
*I find it funny that the show would go back to Frannie & Sabrina being identical cousins & half sisters again (even as a cameo) after recasting them with actors who didn't look anything alike. I would let Julianne Moore play Sabrina and bring back the last actress to play Frannie for that role. But it has been 18 yrs since they were in Oakdale. So it really doesn't matter.
Posted by: MartyB Date posted: Mon Mar 1 12:16:26 2010
Message: I think it's kind of nice & honorable that Julianne Moore would do this for ATWT. Others have stated on this board & I have seen her on talk shows give credit where credit is due. She has become one of our finest actresses in some remarkable films. As a side note she was robbed by not getting an Oscar nomination for her role in A Single Man. She was brilliant & her scenes with Colin Firth were remarkable. There was a time when soap actors would never really like to acknowledge where they got their start. All that has changed & it's a shame that the genre is being phased out when it has given us some of the large screens finest actors.
Posted by: MaryHatch Date posted: Sun Feb 28 17:16:34 2010
Message: I would LOVE to see Moore return for the final show, but is Sabrina really necessary? All I really need to see is Frannie and Kim in a final, loving embrace.
Posted by: silver Date posted: Sun Feb 28 11:52:29 2010
Message: As much as I enjoyed Julianne Moore as Frannie/Sabrina, I wouldn't care if totally new actors were hired to play the respective cousins. It would be nice to see the Hughes family expanded to a semblence of former glory before the end.
Posted by: Rosebud1 Date posted: Sun Feb 28 8:32:05 2010
Message: I disagree that is doesn't matter, simply because it has been almost 20 yrs since they were in Oakdale. Lots of people would tune in who haven't ever, or in a long time w/the presence of ANY of those who have gone on to other things. It isn't as though the actors, now w/very recognizable names, would be having to commit to something long term, since the show is ending!
There are lots of familiar faces to longtime fans of the show that would be a welcome sight. I would LOVE to see Margaret Colin & Justin Deas (ex-Margo & Tom) come to Oakdale as new or old characters, not necessarily as the characters they originally played. Just as I would love to see LB back playing John Dixon for the show's end.
It would be great to see/hear James Earl Jones again. He should have done the intro for yrs! But it would be nice to have him doing the final months' intro, getting back to having something more than just the theme song. Another familiar voice that would be great to hear would be Martin Sheen's. He wouldn't even have to make a trip to NYC for that!
