{"id":2127142,"date":"2023-12-16T19:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T00:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-lose-it-after-lifetime-casts-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-as-a-grandmother\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T20:00:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T01:00:33","slug":"fans-lose-it-after-lifetime-casts-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-as-a-grandmother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-lose-it-after-lifetime-casts-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-as-a-grandmother\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans go wild as Lifetime chooses &#8216;Sabrina The Teenage Witch&#8217; as a grandma"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffans-lose-it-after-lifetime-casts-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-as-a-grandmother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2127142&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fans Shocked as Melissa Joan Hart\u2063 Cast as Grandma in \u2064Lifetime Movie<\/h2>\n<p>Fans were left stunned \u2063when they discovered\u200b that beloved actress\u200d Melissa Joan Hart, \u200cfamous for her role as &#8220;Sabrina The Teenage Witch,&#8221; had been chosen to play a grandmother in\u2062 an upcoming Lifetime movie based on a true story.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bfilm, titled &#8220;Would You Kill \u200bFor Me?: The Mary Bailey Story,&#8221; loosely follows the life\u2064 of Mary Bailey,\u2063 who was asked \u200bby her \u2062mother\u2064 at the age of 11 to\u2062 shoot her\u200d abusive stepfather. Hart portrays Mary&#8217;s grandmother, Ella, and the mother of Veronica, who gave birth to Mary when she was just 16.<\/p>\n<p>However, fans were not \u200dprepared to envision\u200b Hart, \u2063who is 47 years\u200c old, in the role of a grandmother. They took to social media to express their disbelief \u2062and opinions on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"quote\">&#8220;MISERY LOVES COMPANY,&#8221; one woman\u200c posted \u2062on X. \u2062&#8221;I present, Melissa Joan Hart as granny!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I made it \u2064all \u200bso much worse. In my head I thought, &#8216;Wasn&#8217;t she just \u2062in a \u2063holiday romcom with \u200cMario Lopez a hot \u2064minute ago?&#8217; &#8216;Holiday in Handcuffs&#8217;\u2062 came out in 2007. It got worser,&#8221; tweeted Virginia Brasch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need \u2062to go tell my husband\u2062 that his childhood crush is\u200d a grandma. There&#8217;s no reason I should\u2062 suffer alone,&#8221;\u2064 another user commented.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Melissa Joan Hart is &#8216;Grandma&#8217; in a Lifetime movie and y&#8217;all just gonna let this happen,&#8221; another person posted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whoever\u200c just\u2064 put a clip of Melissa \u2063Joan\u200d Hart playing a \u200bgrandma in \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-benefits-of-marrying-long-before-you-own-a-house-and-establish-a-successful-career\/\" title=\"5 Advantages of Early Marriage Before Owning a Home and Building a Thriving Career\">hallmark \u200dmovie<\/a>\u200d on my\u200d timeline: I hope you fall madly in love with someone who has chronic night sweats,&#8221; added another.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"quote\">&#8220;Whoever just put a clip of Melissa Joan Hart playing a grandma in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/light-in-the-darkness-daily-wires-first-original-production-shut-in-takes-viewers-on-a-harrowing-redemption-journey\/\" title=\"Light In The Darkness: Daily Wire\u2019s First Original Production, Shut In, Takes Viewers On A Harrowing Redemption Journey\">hallmark movie<\/a> on my timeline: I hope\u2063 you fall madly\u200d in love with someone\u200c who has chronic night sweats,&#8221; tweeted carina adly mackenzie.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hart responded to the uproar with a post on Instagram, sharing an article titled &#8220;Melissa\u200c Joan \u2064Hart Is Playing A Grandma In A Lifetime\u200b Movie &#038; People Are NOT Okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"quote\">View this post \u2063on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Let\u2062 me \u2063explain&#8230;.&#8221; Hart began. &#8220;While I&#8217;m proud \u200bof my\u2063 performance\u2064 in my most recent movie #WouldYouKillForMe, I couldn&#8217;t be more flattered that people don&#8217;t think of \u200bme as \u2064a grandmother (no matter how possible it is at the age of 47).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s also refreshing to\u200c go viral \u2062for my work and \u200cnot \u200dsomething controversial,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I guess\u2064 now Clarissa can Explain AARP or play the Middle-Aged \u200bWitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why \u200cdid Melissa Joan \u200dHart defend her role\u200c choice in the interview?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Was just a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 news of Hart&#8217;s casting came\u200b as a \u200bshock to many fans,\u2062 who still think\u200d of her as the young and\u200d vibrant \u200bwitch from\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-cameron-bure-thrills-fans-by-ditching-progressive-hallmark-for-a-wholesome-and-faith-filled-alternative-cable-network\/\" title=\"Candace Cameron Bure Thrills Fans By Ditching Progressive Hallmark For A \u2018Wholesome\u2019 And \u2018Faith-Filled\u2019 Alternative Cable Network\">popular 90s sitcom<\/a>. Some expressed their\u200d surprise and disappointment on social media,\u2063 questioning\u2063 the decision to cast Hart as a grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Hart, however, defended her role choice in an interview, stating that she\u2064 wanted to\u200d take on more \u200dchallenging\u2063 and diverse characters. She saw \u2063the role of Ella as an opportunity to showcase her \u200drange as\u200c an actress and break free from the typecast\u2064 image she has been associated with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand that \u200dit may\u200c come\u2063 as a surprise for fans to see me in\u2063 this role,&#8221; Hart\u2064 said. &#8220;But as an actor, it&#8217;s\u200c important for me\u200b to\u2063 constantly\u200b push myself and explore different facets \u2064of \u2062my \u2063craft.\u200c Playing a grandmother allows me to delve into a character with a depth and complexity that I haven&#8217;t had the chance\u200d to explore before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While some \u2063fans remain\u200b skeptical, others have\u200c expressed their support for\u2062 Hart&#8217;s\u2064 decision. They believe it&#8217;s commendable for an actress to challenge herself and step out of\u2064 her comfort zone. They\u2062 are excited to see Hart&#8217;s transformation on \u2062screen and trust that she will bring\u200c her usual \u2062professionalism and talent to the role.<\/p>\n<p>The director of &#8220;Would You Kill For Me?: The \u200dMary Bailey Story,&#8221; Laura Johnson, also defended the \u200ccasting \u200bchoice. She emphasized that, as filmmakers, they are constantly looking for actors\u2062 who can bring something unique and unexpected to\u2064 their projects. According\u200b to Johnson,\u2064 Hart&#8217;s audition for the role of Ella was exceptional and convinced the cast and crew \u200bthat she was the right \u2063fit for the character.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Melissa truly impressed us with her \u200caudition,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;She captured the essence of Ella beautifully and brought a vulnerability and strength\u200d to \u2062the character that resonated \u2063with us. We believe that her portrayal will add a new dimension to the story and captivate viewers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be \u200dseen how\u2062 Hart&#8217;s portrayal \u200bof a grandmother will be\u200d received by audiences\u200c when \u200dthe movie premieres. Regardless of the initial \u2063surprise, many fans are curious to see how she tackles the role and\u200b are willing to give \u200dher a chance.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2062 world of acting,\u2064 it is \u2062not uncommon for actors to take on roles that challenge our preconceived\u200c notions of\u2064 who they are and what they \u200dcan do. Melissa\u2062 Joan Hart&#8217;s \u2063decision to play a grandmother in the upcoming Lifetime movie is a testament to\u2062 her\u200c dedication to her craft and her willingness to explore new territories.<\/p>\n<p>As fans, we should embrace and support her as she\u200c ventures into\u200c uncharted waters and applaud her for her bravery in accepting\u2064 roles that may defy our expectations. \u200dLet \u2063us \u200dreserve our final judgment \u2062until we have seen the movie and witnessed\u200c the full extent of Hart&#8217;s talent and versatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifetime movie &#8216;Would You Kill For Me?: The Mary Bailey Story&#8217; caused a stir among fans as they discovered that Melissa Joan Hart, famous for her role as &#8220;Sabrina The Teenage Witch,&#8221; would be playing a grandmother. The film loosely draws inspiration from real events, leaving fans intrigued and curious about this unexpected casting choice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2127143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2127142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2127142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2127143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2127142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2127142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2127142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}