Option 1. Erotic Thrillers!
Once upon a time, no one really knew who Sharon Stone was. Sure, you recognized her when she turned up in a movie’s supporting cast — invariably as “Oh, there’s that blonde chick!” which is almost exactly what I said when she was in Total Recall — but then something magical happened. Stone landed one of the lead roles in Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 erotic thriller, Basic Instinct. A few sex scenes and a kitty flash later, Stone was an actress everyone knew and couldn’t wait to cast. Don’t believe this works? She went from Action Jackson, to Basic Instinct, to Casino and Marty Scorsese. I think the proof is, as they say, in the pudding. If Stone didn’t do Basic Instinct, it could have been a career filled with parts playing second fiddle to Steven Seagal. No one wants that — just ask Kelly LeBrock. If Megan Fox could find a raunchy-yet-mainstream erotic thriller, it could be just the thing to turn her career around. Wait, I think I see Denise Richards à la Wild Things raising her hand …
——from Seven Things Megan Fox Should Do To Get Her Career Back On Track (via Cinematical)
