Daniel Radcliffe Wants To Do A Romcom with Quinta Brunson, and I Wanna Help!
Harry Potter and the Princess of Abbott Elementary
I didn’t watch the Emmys.
Anthony Anderson hosting while his slew of sexual assault allegations is there for everyone to see just doesn’t sit right with me.
I did however watch the Emmys RED CARPET where it became quickly evident many, MANY celebs and their stylists had had a disagreement on what the hell was going on with their fashion. (This was not the case for Ayo Edebiri or Lizzy Caplan) While that disagreement was flourishing, so too were Daniel Radcliffe and his That’s So Raven vision of his career, namely—starring in a romcom with Quinta Brunson.
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Do I think Daniel Radcliffe could reboot Austin Powers? Absolutely. Do I think he could pull off an About Time or Notting Hill-esque filmé? You bet your hot cross buns! But Daniel said he wanted to star in a romcom with Quinta Brunson (who is a two-time Emmy winner who broke a record last night for being the first black woman to win Best Lead Actress in a Comedy in FORTY TWO YEARS—is that a crazy ass first to be having in 2024? Well, yes! But that’s beside the point) when the cookie crumbles, (mmm I want warm oatmeal cookies now—and now that I mention it, cookies shouldn’t be hard! They shouldn’t be crumbling!!!! They should be soft and moist (grow up if you can’t handle that word) and they should delight you!) together their comedic timing and short stature amounts to something even more special. Romcoms for short people!
“We’re a perfect height match, so really, there’s a future in this” — truer words have never been spoken Daniel. But it got me to thinking—much like the time I came up with some sexy movie options for Vulture when Jake Johnson said he wanted to do a film with Oscar Isaac, I figured I should help him out, brainstorm a few pitches!
Short Circuit
A romcom reboot of the same name where Frankie, an unlucky in love engineer (Brunson) creates an anatomically correct robot Johnny 5 (Radcliffe) who becomes all the “man” she’s ever needed, and she soon realizes that if you really want love, sometimes you have to make it. Also, a German film similar to this already exists, Ich bin dein Mensch (I’m Your Man), but it’s not a romcom and it stars Dan Stevens as a hot cyborg. It’s definitely worth the watch while you wait for them to start filming!
Small Potatoes
(But you have to say it like Small Pataytas)
France 1935. Michel (Radcliffe) a farmer whose crops have been failing decides to switch things up and instead of growing regular potatoes he starts growing teeny tiny small potatoes that become delicacies in demand in his village of Nestlé Tôlhouse, and when Marguerite (Brunson) gets her hand on them, she BAM kicks it up a notch with a little spice and seasoning that the white people of Nestlé have never seen. Together, they make a pair that are sure to make your mouth water.
If this sounds delicious to you, you should rewatch Chocolat, and just stop the movie when J*hnny D*pp shows up. Or better yet, watch The Dressmaker with Kate Winslet. It’s a sexy, insane, lusty movie that you will for sure enjoy!
Anyway, I know somebody from A24 is reading this and I need to stop giving them ideas! Pay me A24!!!!
Chocolat and The Dressmaker you say? 📝
Now that I mention it, have you written a post on your top 10 movies/books of all time? Need more recs from you. Chop chop!
Thank you for your point about cookie texture. You are 100% correct.