You probably remember Isla Fisher as the somewhat unhinged ying to Vince Vaughn’s yang in “Wedding Crashers.” But that’s just the tip of the “Confessions of a Shopaholic” star’s iceberg. Just take a look at her file.
– At 17, she wrote two best-selling novels — “Bewitched” and “Seduced by Fame.”
– At that time, she was successful as a young soap star in Perth, Australia (the late Heath Ledger’s hometown).
– She is developing a script with “Saturday Night Live” vet Amy Poehler titled “Groupies,” a female-driven comedy about backstage bimbos.
– Fisher’s style icon? Michelle Obama (natch.)
– “Shopaholic” producer Jerry Bruckheimer says Fisher reminds him of Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett.
Oh, the irony
“Confessions of a Shopaholic” is getting a lot of buzz, but you have to admit its timing is a little off. When you’re in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, who’s thinking about Gucci bags? In honor of this awkwardness, RedEye cooked up a few ill-timed movie releases of our own. Jim Walsh, RedEye
Movie title: “The Illinois Candidate”
Starring: Rod Blagojevich
Movie title: “King Bong”
Starring: Michael Phelps
Movie title: “Cheaper by the Dozen”
Starring: Nadya Suleman
Movie title: “The Natural”
Starring: Alex Rodriguez
Movie title: “American Psycho II”
Starring: Christian Bale
