Former "American Idol" contestant Katharine McPhee will star in a new movie from Happy Madison, the production company run by Adam Sandler. The untitled film will be a comedy about a sorority, and McPhee will play a pregnant hippie. Anna Faris, Rumer Willis and Emma Stone will also star in the picture. The script was written by the same people that wrote Legally Blonde.
A hippie with loose sexual morals? Surely this must be a work of fiction. While I haven't seen an Adam Sandler movie since Mr. Deeds (and I avoided that one as long as possible), I've heard good things about the movie Grandma's Boy, which came from Happy Madison. So who knows, this could be good.
On to more important matters. Does Katharine McPhee want to be a singer, or a movie star, or worse yet, does she just want to be a celebrity regardless of how it happens? If we keep letting these "American Idols" into movies, plays, TV shows, etc... well then pretty soon the entire entertainment industry is going to be nothing but "American Idol" alums. I expect former "AI" contestants to completely take over pop music, but I didn't expect them to take over all forms of media. Pretty soon you'll turn on your TV to see "Regis and Fantasia," or "The Late Show with Chris Daughtry," or "NBC Nightly News with Sanjaya." It's got to stop, people.
The one thing I don't like is when people use music simply as a stepping stone into a career in the entertainment industry. I'm all for an artist diversifying their career with movies, TV appearances, clothing lines, fragrances, and all that crap. But at least show some dedication to music. McPhee having two movie roles (she also appears in the upcoming film The Last Caller) and just one album shows me that she might not be planning on being around in the music world for a long time, so she's trying to segue into as many other things as possible. I don't mean to call out McPhee specifically; She's young, so it's too early to tell how her career will go. And who knows, maybe she'll be a great actress (it could happen). This is more of a general concept.
When Gwen Stefani launched her clothing line, at least she had already achieved great success in music, and was probably looking to branch out after doing the same thing for many years. Madonna also does a good job of diversifying while focusing on music. For new, upcoming musicians, it seems like a music career is only one part of a multi-faceted "Get Famous" plan. How many of these "American Idol" contestants do you think will be around in five years? How many do you think will be in music? I would say "many" and "few," respectively. I think we have to make a new rule: For each new season of "American Idol," only two contestants are allowed to become famous. The winner is pretty much a shoo-in, so that leaves one more* open spot. We can't continue to flood the market like this.
On the other hand, if you think I won't be watching HBO in a few months, checking out Katharine McPhee's hot pregnant hippie ass, well then you're sadly mistaken.
[*Seasons of "AI" with an exceptionally high number of attractive females may qualify for exemption.]
