Various wonderings about Boy Meets Girl
I've been thinking quite a lot about Rachael's upcoming project, Boy Meets Girl. All of the articles draw attention to the fact that it stars Martin Freeman, possibly because he's the most well-known out of him and Rachael, but think about it for a minute:
"Love Actually star Martin Freeman is to play a scruffy DIY store worker trapped in the body of a glamorous female fashion journalist in a new comedy drama for ITV1. In Boy Meets Girl, Freeman plays Danny Reed, a scruffy DIY worker who wakes up after being struck by lightning to find himself in the body of Veronica Burton, played by Tipping The Velvet's Rachael Stirling. Beyond his initial struggles with lingerie and the advances of Veronica's boyfriend Jay, Danny is eventually faced with the choice of going back to his old life or finding his feet in the fashion world."
What does that tell you? It sounds to me as though it's Martin Freeman's character who has the struggles, but it's a body-swap drama. It can't actually be Martin Freeman — it's got to be Rachael, surely. I don't get it otherwise.
So why is this so heavily publicised as starring Freeman? Is it purely because he's a "proper celebrity" and is therefore is used in all of the publicity to draw viewers in, despite the fact that the main actor is Rachael? Or does he feature more heavily than that — perhaps with voiceovers? — and if so, surely the story is about Rachael's character, Veronica, rather than Martin's character, Danny. Or maybe it's equally balanced, and we'll see both sides of the story. I find it unusual, though, that the papers keep referring to Martin Freeman dealing with the fashion world / glamour / boyfriend, etc. rather than Rachael…
It's all a bit confusing, really. What are your thoughts?
I like the pop art of Rachael!
Look forward to the US release of both films.
