Yesterday, before watching Open Season, we saw a preview for The Nativity Story, which presents the birth of Christ, but with much detail about the trials and tribulations pre-birth of Mary and Joseph.  (Mary seems to fear that she will be stoned to death, etc.)  The movie looked really interesting, particularly because the characters don't seem blond-haired and fair-skinned, with British accents.  We made a mental note of going to see it later, but maybe not with the kids (there seemed to be much detail about King Herod and the killing of first-born children).

So last night, I'm catching up on my People magazine reading, and I see that the actress, Keisha Castle-Hughes, who plays Mary in the movie is pregnant.  The actress also appeared in Whale Rider and was the youngest actress nominated for an Academy Award at thirteen.  The actress is now sixteen.  In the tradition of People magazine, the blurb said that she and her boyfriend, Bradley Hull, have been dating for three years.  When thinking of someone who is thirteen, that sentence seems a little odd.  It does seem a little ironic that she is now an unwed teenaged mother after playing the most famous unwed teenaged mother.  I guess her parents can't yell at her -- she'll just say that they would have judged Mary, too!  (As a side note, I can't imagine that the producers are very happy about this development -- this may throw a wrench into the marketing plan.)

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