Hayden Christensen plays Italian in "Little Italy"

Why would they cast him as anything?

I guess the same reason they'd cast Emma Roberts as a human person.

[quote] Why would they cast him as anything?

Because with his name attached to the film, it gets financing.

Looks like a cute movie.

What part does Alyssa Milano play? Her name was in the credits but she wasn't in the preview.

[quote]Because with his name attached to the film, it gets financing.

FUCK. YOU.

He ain't no Eye-talian!

Is Emma Stone playing a Hawaiian?

Well Chris Pine was cast as a Scot. So Hayden can be as Italian as he wants to be

R4 Alyssa Milano plays Emma Roberts sister

[quote] Why would they cast him as anything?

Hayden says he wants to do more made-in-Canada films to promote Canada film industry

Ugh, aren't we over Italians already - weren't the 70s enough?!

Italians look like everyone, very much like a Brazilian. He's OK casting.

[quote] Italians look like everyone

Could Julie Andrews and Sophia Loren play sisters?

That movie is an expected bomb and a total write-off. I live in Toronto and the only commercials for it are on TLN which is, basically, a network for local Eyetalian population.

R14 Hayden was just on CP24 and he has two appearances tonight in Toronto and Markham

Not all (nor even most) Italians are swarthy Sicilians, despite American preconceptions to that effect. I'm not seeing the problem here.

Does he show peen?

[quote]Hayden says he wants to do more made-in-Canada films to promote Canada film industry

If he wants to attract viewers to Canadian films he should stay out of them.

This whole movie is nothing but cultural appropriation!

[quote]Not all (nor even most) Italians are swarthy Sicilians, despite American preconceptions to that effect. I'm not seeing the problem here.

In America, the Italian stereotype is the Sicilian stereotype. I have relatives from Northern Italy with blue eyes and blond hair.

Oscar bait.

Hayden Christensen is miscast as an actor.....

This looks shittastic and has exactly the type of bad acting one would expect from Emma Roberts. She's a weak actress and it really stands out when she doesn't have Ryan Murphy to coddle her and surround her by much better actors.

I've always found Hayden Christensen to be an underwhelming actor but he did show some promise in Shattered Glass and Life as a House. His career must be pretty bad if he's making movies like this. It looks worse than a really bad TV movie.

I guess you bitches don't realize that Hayden Christensen is part-Italian!

He looks delightful. The movie isn't going to be the new "Moonstruck" it seems to be aiming for, though.

Do your research next time, bitches!

[bold]“I’m a quarter Italian so (the role) is not a complete stretch. On my mother’s side, my grandmother is Italian so I’m familiar with the culture,” said Christensen[/bold]

I'm supposed to buy that that bitch Emma Roberts is a down to earth Eye-talian gal? Girl, No. You may dye your hair black, but you're still a bleach blonde tramp just like your slutty Aunt

He looks way too old for her.

Straight to On-Demand. That oughta tell you something.

Remember when Hayden was young we were convinced he was gay?

Do we still believe that, or were we wrong on this one?

I dont think he is gay, but i remember a picture of his alleged "boyfriend".

I'm pretty sure he's bisexual and I recall there was a blurb from an insider somewhere that explained his history and how his relationship with Bilson was definitely real and not bearding (cause he's bi).

R32, I used to be among those on this board who thought Hayden was gay during the Star Wars prequels.

But since he had a relationship with Rachel Bilson for quite a few years, and had a child with her, I don't think he's gay anymore.

Plus, we don't seem to have ever been able to connect him with another gay celebrity.

So yeah, maybe he is bi.

[quote]What part does Alyssa Milano play? Her name was in the credits but she wasn't in the preview.

Alyssa plays his mother. She was in the preview when she welcomes him home and feeds him pizza.

So how has the film been doing?

Just horrible playing an actor. Maybe he should try something else... Washing cars, being an accountant... Anything but acting.

[quote] Alyssa plays his mother. She was in the preview when she welcomes him home and feeds him pizza.

Close. She plays Emma's mother. Emma comes home to work on her visa application so she can work for Jane Seymor's character for good in England. Of course she meets her childhood friend Hayden and it's all rom-com from there while their fathers have their childish feud and Andrea Martin (playing Emma's grandmother) and Danny Aiello (Hayden's grandfather) have their own Romeo and Juliet romance going on.

Spoiler: The Asian Luigi comes out as gay and being thrown out by his dad, but welcomed with open arms (for some reason) by the original Luigi and taking over his bar.

This film doesn't even have a page on Box Office Mojo.

There is a hilarous scene of Hayden getting groped and manhandled by a female cop right in front of an audience.

Asian Luigy also hugs Christian and gropes his ass.

Then there is Jane Seymor playing a Gordon Ramsey type of chef verbally abusing most of her underlings.

And Andrea Martin gets addicted to Starbucks coffee.

I was shocked that it was a legit movie as in coming from Lionsgate. It's deffo Netflix if not Hallmark level of straight to video imho.

Alyssa Milano is now playing mother roles to Millennials. God, she must feel like crap.

It's already on Amazon Prime.

Ooh okay, well that makes sense. Film was straight dumped.

It was a cute little movie. Released here in Canada a month or so,ago. The entire cast was in Toronto for the premiere. I enjoyed it for a Sunday matinee ....probably have some life on Amazon prime.

Not dumped. Amazon is a legit prestige site. Best Picture and Actor winner Maneater by the Sea was released on Amazon.

LOL. Do you mean Manchester by the Sea or is there really a legit movie called Maneater by the Sea?

Of course Hayden should play an Italian - He's an ACTOR.

Watch "Shattered Glass." He's a far better actor than given credit.

A lot of people can play Italian and it is ok. Think about James Caan.

The exception is Bradley Cooper who got on my last nerve with his caricature of Italian American. He got an Oscar nom out of it, but it is not the first time the Academy makes a gross mistake.

He was okay before the SW tragedy. Never recovered and was utterly crap in everything since.

[quote]Asian Luigy also hugs Christian and gropes his ass.

Christian?

Do you mean Christensen?

He looks really hot. Sorry, haters.

I just wish Hayden would have done some nudity in one of his films by now.

He was especially pretty when he was in his 20's.

And yet he's never even shown his ass.

He looks really old. Why is this old man romancing a teenager in this film?

I didn't realized Hallmark financed straight to video "movies"...

Hayden is part Italian folks! His mom is part Italian. He might not look Italian but he is of Italian descent. Bradley Cooper's mom is Italian. So it is not a stretch for him to play Italian either.

He is so hot.

Are we really going to start demanding that people be the right heritage for the part? I've also seen people on here and YouTube saying that they should've cast an actual Scot and Englishwoman (instead of Ronan and Robbie) in that MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS movie. People, it's called acting. If a person can pull it off physically, then why not? Besides, Caucasians can play most Europeans without needing 'blackface' or whatever.

Even Argentineans are mostly European-descended and are not mestizo like most of Latin America. Eva Peron was of Basque descent (the region betwixt France and Spain) and there was an outcry last year because a swarthy Latina who'd auditioned for a regional production somewhere wasn't chosen for the role. But Evita was a white Caucasian woman. In many ways, Argentina is like the US. They also received an influx of European immigrants and have people with Irish, Polish, German surnames but Spanish first names. The difference is they speak Spanish, instead of English, and Argentina still has a tiny minority population compared to the US.

I should've added, the woman who got the Evita role was white but apparently the better singer/actress, but those SJWs crying foul thought it should've automatically gone to the darker Latina because she was Latina "like Evita."

Can’t wait. I’ll look like a shining star by comparison.

R58 There are Argentines who are in fact mestizo and mulatto. One has to travel there to see it yourself. The European angle is true up until a certain extent. They might be the most White European nation in the Americans but you do see mixed folks there.

R26 That's the first photo I've seen where he looks like he's aged. He was hot as fuck when he was younger. He also shows his cock in Factory Girl.

[quote]He also shows his cock in Factory Girl.

Really?

That's news to me.

R61 nowadays, yes, because of immigration from nearby mestizo countries. But at the time of the Perons, it was very white.

[quote] Italians look like everyone, very much like a Brazilian. He's OK casting.

Hayden looks Brazilian?

He got a tiny little slice of the gross from the Star Wars films he was in. He supposedly never has to work again. He can do films like this if he wants.

Tove

R67, yeah, Hayden's brother Tove is hot.

I think he did a few modelling shoots with the Carlson Twins some years back.

R64 No. There are natives Argentinians who have Indian and black blood. It is very much on the down low but people know. The genocide against the blacks there wasn't as successful as reported

[quote] Hayden's brother Tove is hot.

I don’t know what he looks like now, but when Hayden and Tove did that rafting or canoeing adventure show, Tove had a very nice ass in his wet shorts.

That Beyoncé line in the trailer was definitely miscast as a joke.

I'll be watching this for the Haydencandy and campalanche.

It's because it's considered Canadian content, so one of the two lead performers must be a Canadian. Emma Roberts isn't, so the male lead has to be Canadian.

If this wasn't a Canadian production, there's no way in hell he would be cast.

Even more embarrassing than Warren Beatty in the Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.

Milano actually had time for “acting” given her activist and Supreme Court justice confirmation hearing attendance?

[quote]If this wasn't a Canadian production, there's no way in hell he would be cast.

Why?

Wtf at Andrea Martin’s Italian Accent?!? Jesus, it sounds like the same vague “foreign person accent” Angelina Jolie has used in multiple performances.

AM is doing Aunt Toula again! What is Jane Seymour doing in this? They couldn't find any Canucks to play the cunty British woman?

Lord knows there are a lot of them r78!

[quote] Wtf at Andrea Martin’s Italian Accent?!? Jesus, it sounds like the same vague “foreign person accent” Angelina Jolie has used in multiple performances.

Oh that’s okay. I make lamb.

R76 He's just not a good fit for this type of romcom considering his previous roles. I suspect they would have cast someone different if it weren't for the constraint that the actor had to be Canadian.

There's an old saying in Montreal started by the Mohawks

Italians are really just blacks turned inside out

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I hope he bronzes up and we get a scandal.

[quote] I hope he bronzes up

Huh?

I slept with Vincent's son! My father's gonna kill me"

Spouted by me on Long Island many moons ago. Nothing to do with me being gay, mind you.

He's still good-looking as he approaches 40 y/o.

Remember a decade ago on DL when we were sure he was gay?

[quote] Remember a decade ago on DL when we were sure he was gay?

Apparently R30 does.

[quote]Remember a decade ago on DL when we were sure he was gay?

He still is. It wasn't a phase he outgrew in the past 10 years.

R89 who's his bf?

Damned if I know.

It's whiteadjacent-face. He must only be cast as Danes, or possibly other Scandinavian peoples.

[quote] It's whiteadjacent-face.

What do you mean by that?

Finally they have cast an actress that equals Hayden's talents. Oscar noms for both!

R94 = Natalie Portman

Hayden has always had olive/bronze skin. It's appropriate casting.

He's so hot. And has major BDF.

R92 Scandinavians are white NOT white adjacent! He's part Italian so he would be white adjacent(according to delusional DLers).

[quote]And has major BDF.

Rumored to be cut.

[quote] He also shows his cock in Factory Girl.

Where?

Hayden Christensen does not have BDF.

Tiniest ass I ever saw on a man. Like Macgyver, it's just a continuation of legs. No buns.

R102, you've seen Hayden in person?

Yeah, met him at a premier of a movie he starred in. Nice guy, think he was happy I didn't mention fucking "Star Wars" (only "Shattered Glass" in which he is great). Later, I swear, I bent over to tie my shoe and he was inches away taking photos with someone. So I had a nice two foot away look at his bottom in suit pants. Again, all legs, non-existent rump.

One of the great faces for sure.

He's never shown his ass on film.

Maybe because it's too flat?

[quote]One of the great faces for sure.

He is beautiful.

His gorgeous face makes him plow-able beyond belief. He must be a needy and complaint bottom.

[quote]He must be a needy and complaint bottom.

I'm absolutely certain you meant a [italic]compliant[/italic] bottom.

I used to think he was gay, but since he was with Rachel Bilson for so many years, and had a child with her, it's more likely that he's bi.