After the surprising loss of Demi Moore as Gloria Steinem, we’ve discovered that one of our favorite actresses/fashion icons/models, Miss Chloe Sevigny, is joining Amanda Seyfried, James Franco, and Peter Sarsgaard in the much-talked about Lovelace film. The fictionalized biopic is about the eponymous porn star Linda Lovelace, who starred in the X-rated film that shocked the world, Deep Throat (which stars this very town — or the surrounding areas anyway — as its smutty backdrop). Lovelace's legacy is a difficult one: After Deep Throat, she became a staunch activist against the pornography industry, which is where her relation to Steinem comes in.
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And while Sevigny isn't afraid of controversy (Brown Bunny, anyone), she isn't tackling Steinem, but is instead being tapped to play a journalist hired to write the story on Linda. While very few details have been released about the ever-shifting cast and how Lovelace will be portrayed, we're glad Los Angeles, not Miami, gets to play the seedy city, this time around.
Oh, and late-breaking news — the role of Steinem is apparently going to none other than Carrie Bradshaw SJP herself. Feminist icon indeed.
Photo: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures