“Requiem for a Dream?” “A Beautiful Mind?” Take your pick, but you have to admit that Jennifer Connelly has a knack for starring in some of the most devastating dramas. Unfortunately for the actor, Connelly believes that she is cast in dramas solely because of her looks. For that reason, she finds herself gravitating toward heavier material.
She told CBS Sunday Morning, “I don’t know. But I tend to get cast more in dramas. I think it’s my eyebrows. I look very serious. I look stern even when I’m not stern. If I’m not feeling cross, I look a little bit cross. I can’t help it. It’s just my face.” She later confirmed to Femail that she would have to push to work on a comedy. “At this point I might have a bit of trouble trying to get myself cast in a comedy, but I’d love to do one. I haven’t really done one as a grown-up person.”
Fortunately, Connelly got to star in some lighter affair when she appeared in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” You probably wouldn’t recognize her though. Connelly ended up providing the voice for Peter Parker’s A.I. system in his suit. Though she didn’t appear on screen, Connelly flexed her comedy chops. Reportedly, she had a remarkable better time than the last time she attempted a superhero film.
