Anna Nicole Driven by Ford in New Movie

Anna Nicole Smith may be in heaven, but she's also connecting with the stars, as in "Dancing With." Former contestant Willa Ford will play the sometimes lucid, sometimes not, former Playboy Playmate.
Anna Nicole Smith and Willa Ford
Ford has signed on to star in "Anna Nicole," and shooting begins next week. It's about Smith's rise from exotic dancer to reality-show-diet-spokesmodel stardom, from her late teens up until her death in February at age 39. Meanwhile, a thinly-veiled fictionalization of Smith on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will feature actress Kristy Swanson as an Anna-alike.

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16. Anna was SO MUCH MUCH MORE beautiful than Ford.

Christie Swanson looks more like her than anyone else does!

FOOTNOTE: It's extremely difficult to take ANY ONE is Anna's family seriously when they step up and proclaim their "DEEP LOVE" for her.

THEY'RE ALL FALLING OVER EACH OTHER TRYING TO GET TO BOOK PUBLISHERS!

IT'S SICKENING!!!!!

SHE'S JUST A "BIG FAT DOLLAR SIGN" TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM and THAT'S ALL SHE IS! IT'S NO WONDER SHE GOT HOOKED ON PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES!!

"THEY'RE A PATHETIC BUNCH of VULCHERS!"

Posted at 12:10PM on Apr 11th 2007 by TheyDisgustMe

17. I think Howard should play himself. He's acted through this entire saga. What's so different about a movie?

Posted at 12:10PM on Apr 11th 2007 by An Oscar-worthy performance

18. Yep, jump on this hot topic and get that movie made, while poor Anna hasnt been in the ground that long. It will serve th makers of this movie right if it fails like a sonofagun. This was nothing but an attempt to make a fast buck of something that has been so overblown in the news it is pathetic, My bet is it is going to be a stinkaroo of a movie. Hollywood and its greedines stinks.

Posted at 12:13PM on Apr 11th 2007 by jake

19. The policeman from the movie Silent Hill should play Howard.

Posted at 1:35PM on Apr 11th 2007 by constantinopleandtimbuktu

20. I think Kristy Swanson and Anna are more like as far as build and looking alike in my opinion.

Posted at 12:18PM on Apr 11th 2007 by K

21. SCUMBAGS!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
SHAME ON TMZ AND THE STERNS
Larry, get your daughter and come home...Stop this press asap!!!!!!!!!!!
Muffy

Posted at 12:51PM on Apr 11th 2007 by The Attorney General must reopen Annas death !

22. I think that Reese Witherspoon could pull it off...not sure she would but she's a great actor, would probably do Anna justice

Posted at 12:20PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Tori

23. ANNA WAS DEFINITELY PRETTIER. I KNOW I WILL WATCH THE MOVIE.

Posted at 11:00AM on Apr 12th 2007 by CONFUSED

24. She's not as pretty as Anna, but then who was?

Posted at 5:56PM on Apr 12th 2007 by I love TMZ!

25. Yes, Rex Balsom from One Live to Live should play Larry Birkhead!!

Posted at 12:26PM on Apr 11th 2007 by BUCKEYEGIRL

26. Sorry, I can't think of a single actress who could match Anna Nicole's beautiful face. When she was younger she was gorgeous and still was at death. Why are they making a movie so soon after her death?

Posted at 12:27PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Savannah

27. My bad! John-Paul Lavoisier joined the cast of One Life to Live in May 2002 as Rex Balsom
He would make the perfect Larry Birkhead

Posted at 12:27PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Tori

28. I think Jenny McCarthy is a closer match than this girl. ANS and Jenny McCarthy both have that larger than life smile.

Posted at 5:24PM on Apr 11th 2007 by KEA

29. To "Free Fall" # 19. Not all of us Americans are dumb and greedy. I am the one who wrote the # 18 post and one who who is critiziing the making of this movie. This is a few greedy people in Hollywood that are like this, , not everyone in America. You should not generalize and insult everyone like that.

Posted at 12:42PM on Apr 11th 2007 by jake

30. First of all, ANS is NOT in heaven....I can guarentee you that! With the way she treated people in her life and dening the right of the real father of his parental rights with his daughter. All the lies she told along with her cohorts (HKS)...As for Willa Ford to play her, that's hilarious....I wonder if she's going to get fat or wear a fat suit when she plays the "fat ANS". Yawn!

Posted at 12:47PM on Apr 11th 2007 by r u kidding?

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