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I Am Not Ready to Live in a World Where Michelle Pfeiffer Plays Chris Pine’s Mother

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I am not ready to live in a world where Michelle Pfeiffer plays Chris Pine’s mother. That world is one we will reportedly live in, and soon, according to recent casting news. Nothing against Pine, a pleasant young talent I look forward to seeing in a smallish drama for once as opposed to smirky sci-fi/action-flick tentpole bombast. And nothing against Pfeiffer, whose choppy last decade of work overshadows her more historic demonstration of versatility and taste. (OK: Grease 2 and Scarface , but they weren’t her fault and everyone must start somewhere.) This may be a wonderful collaboration! All I’m saying is I am just not ready to live in a world… where Michelle Pfeiffer… plays Chris Pine’s mother.

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Allison Janney on Mr. Sunshine, Matthew Perry’s Helpful Insults, and Missing Aaron Sorkin

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Allison Janney returns to primetime Feb. 9 on the ABC comedy Mr. Sunshine , playing Matthew Perry’s unpredictable boss. The four-time Emmy champ will exercise the comic chops she brought to Juno and Hairspray , dotting her punchlines with classic C.J. Cregg smarts. We caught up with Janney at the TCA press tour in Pasadena and discussed Mr. Perry’s candid commentary, her love-hate relationship with auditions, and her response to West Wing scribe Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue in The Social Network .