Post by kay80 on Mar 21, 2006 20:50:52 GMT -5
It takes a brave soul to fill Shannen Doherty's shoes--just ask Tiffani Thiessen.
But when the fourth season of the WB's Charmed kicks off September 27 with a special two-hour episode, Doherty will vanish--poof!--and Rose McGowan will swoop in as long-lost half sister Paige, keeping the show's "power of three" intact.
Paige won't possess the same magical mind power as Doherty's Prue, but she's sure to have a few bewitching tricks up her sleeve--and a bad-boy love interest to send pulses racing.
Wondering how McGowan will handle prime-time fame? Well, after being engaged to Marilyn Manson and attending the MTV Video Awards in a dress that could put J. Lo to shame, the 28-year-old knows all about life in the public eye.
Which is why she may just have what it takes to fill Doherty's sexy stilettos.
What made you want to do the show?
I never really thought of doing a television series, but the writing is really good on Charmed, and it's a big hit, so at least I'm not making my TV debut in a pilot that could fail.
Did you have to audition?
No. They offered it to me when I was doing a movie in Romania. I actually found out through the Internet. I was surfing around, and I thought it was a joke when I found this story saying I was going to replace Shannen. Then they called me, and I realized it was true.
So, you're the long-lost sister. How do you get discovered by the girls?
I can't tell you how it happens, but at least it's not all a dream--like in Dallas or something.
What can you tell us about Paige?
I can't tell you anything! I think Mr. Spelling wants to keep it a secret, and he carries a big stick. Actually, I'm kidding. He's so sweet--but he does like to keep secrets.
Fair enough. Can you tell us if you're anything like her?
It's funny...I was reading a book a long time ago, when I was about 11, and I kept coming across this word, chutzpah, describing a character who was feisty and a go-getter. I thought, I think I have that. I definitely would say I still do. So, I'm attracted to female characters with chutzpah.
When you were growing up, was there a particular character you really identified with?
The only time I really wanted to be somebody, so to speak, was when I watched Dynasty when I was really little. I just wanted to be Alexis more than anything. Ironically, that was produced by Aaron Spelling, too. So, now, I'm at least getting to be in one of his series.
This fall we'll also see you in the Showtime drama The Killing Yard, based on the bloody riot at Attica prison 30 years ago. Sounds like an intense project.
It was absolutely surprising and shocking and upsetting. I'd heard of Attica, but all I knew is that it was a prison. I remember watching Al Pacino yelling, "Attica!" in Dog Day Afternoon. I kept wondering, What's he so upset about? Now, I know.
Back at the WB, a lot attention will be focused on you to help deliver big ratings. Does that scare you at all?
Gee, I never thought about it until you mentioned it. Thanks a lot. [Laughs.] All you can do is the best you can and show up and do your work and leave the rest to fate. I've done pretty well flying by the seat of my pants so far.
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Rose McGowan Age: 28 Hometown: Florence, Italy Breakthrough Role: Amy Bloom in 1995's The Doom Generation, a role she landed after meeting director Gregg Araki outside an L.A. gym What You Don't Know: Rose was raised in Italy in a commune of the Children of God cult On Her Own Witchy Ways: "I think if I had lived back in Salem, I would have been burned at the stake"
But when the fourth season of the WB's Charmed kicks off September 27 with a special two-hour episode, Doherty will vanish--poof!--and Rose McGowan will swoop in as long-lost half sister Paige, keeping the show's "power of three" intact.
Paige won't possess the same magical mind power as Doherty's Prue, but she's sure to have a few bewitching tricks up her sleeve--and a bad-boy love interest to send pulses racing.
Wondering how McGowan will handle prime-time fame? Well, after being engaged to Marilyn Manson and attending the MTV Video Awards in a dress that could put J. Lo to shame, the 28-year-old knows all about life in the public eye.
Which is why she may just have what it takes to fill Doherty's sexy stilettos.
What made you want to do the show?
I never really thought of doing a television series, but the writing is really good on Charmed, and it's a big hit, so at least I'm not making my TV debut in a pilot that could fail.
Did you have to audition?
No. They offered it to me when I was doing a movie in Romania. I actually found out through the Internet. I was surfing around, and I thought it was a joke when I found this story saying I was going to replace Shannen. Then they called me, and I realized it was true.
So, you're the long-lost sister. How do you get discovered by the girls?
I can't tell you how it happens, but at least it's not all a dream--like in Dallas or something.
What can you tell us about Paige?
I can't tell you anything! I think Mr. Spelling wants to keep it a secret, and he carries a big stick. Actually, I'm kidding. He's so sweet--but he does like to keep secrets.
Fair enough. Can you tell us if you're anything like her?
It's funny...I was reading a book a long time ago, when I was about 11, and I kept coming across this word, chutzpah, describing a character who was feisty and a go-getter. I thought, I think I have that. I definitely would say I still do. So, I'm attracted to female characters with chutzpah.
When you were growing up, was there a particular character you really identified with?
The only time I really wanted to be somebody, so to speak, was when I watched Dynasty when I was really little. I just wanted to be Alexis more than anything. Ironically, that was produced by Aaron Spelling, too. So, now, I'm at least getting to be in one of his series.
This fall we'll also see you in the Showtime drama The Killing Yard, based on the bloody riot at Attica prison 30 years ago. Sounds like an intense project.
It was absolutely surprising and shocking and upsetting. I'd heard of Attica, but all I knew is that it was a prison. I remember watching Al Pacino yelling, "Attica!" in Dog Day Afternoon. I kept wondering, What's he so upset about? Now, I know.
Back at the WB, a lot attention will be focused on you to help deliver big ratings. Does that scare you at all?
Gee, I never thought about it until you mentioned it. Thanks a lot. [Laughs.] All you can do is the best you can and show up and do your work and leave the rest to fate. I've done pretty well flying by the seat of my pants so far.
VITAL STATISTICS Name: Rose McGowan Age: 28 Hometown: Florence, Italy Breakthrough Role: Amy Bloom in 1995's The Doom Generation, a role she landed after meeting director Gregg Araki outside an L.A. gym What You Don't Know: Rose was raised in Italy in a commune of the Children of God cult On Her Own Witchy Ways: "I think if I had lived back in Salem, I would have been burned at the stake"
