http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/05/06/tim-gunn-joins-the-smurfs-these-other-franchises-could-use-his-guide-to-style-too/
Tim Gunn is well known for his fashion advice, but he's starting to build a reputation for himself beyond "Project Runway" and "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" with something of a big screen presence. He's already set to appear in this month's "Sex and the City 2," and now there's news that he'll star in "The Smurfs" as an executive assistant at a major cosmetics company.
Clearly, Gunn's theatrical makeover isn't ripping him away from the fashion industry altogether — from the sound of it, his acting roles are firmly tied to his status as an expert on what styles are in and which ones are out. But the idea of Gunn making a film career out of playing analogues of himself in major franchises like "The Smurfs" sounds rather brilliant, at least to me.
After the jump, I've listed a few other franchise films that could use some in-movie fashion guidance from Gunn.
"The Chronicles of Narnia"
There's a reason that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy worked and the "Chronicles of Narnia" saga hasn't, and it all comes down to fashion. Well, it's not all fashion, but Gunn as a fantasy fashionista could help the heroes of Narnia look as spiffy as Aragorn, Legolas and the other members of the fellowship.
There are a million reasons I can think of as to why Narnia didn't do as well as LotR... the "fashion" design is not one of them.