Daria the Movie: Difference between revisions

Typical of Hollywood films, several aspects of <i>Daria the Movie</i> have been glamourized. Jennifer Love- Hewitt's Daria is an example of the Hollywood "plain" girl who only needs a clothing change to be drop-dead gorgeous. She rarely wears Daria's trademark glasses except for reading. Most of the cast members (especially Jakob Dylan) are several years older than the characters they play. Meanwhile, the Morgendorffer surname has morphed into the cuter "Michaelis" (though why this was never extended to Daria is not explained).

The first hint at a movie came in the form of the <b>Unofficial Daria Movie Rumor Page</b>. Dating back to August 1998, the rumors discussed a possible <i>Daria</i> movie and who might be in the cast. (Early possibilities for Daria included Neve Campbell, SaraSarah Michelle- Gellar, and Shannen Doherty.) The Movie Rumor Page was notable for its strong resemblance to authentic movie rumor websites, going so far as to mix real news in with the fake and including "cast" photos. While the rumors date back to August 1998, it is possible that the Adelman brothers began the project much later and just back dated to make it look as though the rumors had been swirling for a long time.

* Daria Morgendorffer = Jennifer Love- Hewitt

* When Kara Wild wrote "[[Of Absolute Value]]" in October 1999, she had recently learned about the Unofficial Daria Movie Rumor website and, thinking it hilarious, included a Sick Sad World dig in her fanfic: "Would you want Jennifer Love- Hewitt starring in <i>your</i> movie?". She did not realize that, in fact, the Adelman brothers planned to release <i>Daria the Movie</i> that same month. Aaron later thanked her for the publicity in his fanfic end notes.