ROTTEN TOMATOES: 16-Year-Old "Whale Rider" Star To Be A Mommy

16-Year-Old "Whale Rider" Star To Be A Mommy

by Jen Yamato | October 06, 2006

Young Oscar-nominated actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, who starred in the lauded New Zealand drama "Whale Rider" at the tender age of 12, has announced that she's pregnant. "Whale Rider" came out in 2002, so if you do the math...the young mom-to-be is sixteen years old. But a very mature sixteen, they say.

Castle-Hughes became the youngest, uh, woman, nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 2004, for her debut performance as a Maori girl destined to become her tribe's leader in "Whale Rider." She followed up that turn with a role in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," as the Queen of Naboo. Her next role? Playing the Virgin Mary in Catherine Hardwicke's "The Nativity Story," due this December.

Castle-Hughes next stars as Mary in December's "The Nativity Story"

According to gossip-scooper People Magazine, the baby's father is Castle-Hughes' boyfriend of three years, nineteen-year-old Bradley Hull. The two met in high school.

Castle-Hughes is also onboard the Australian coming-of-age dramedy "Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger," in which she's set to star with Toni Collette. It's about a 13-year-old Jewish girl (played by Aussie newcomer Danielle Catanzariti) who secretly switches from private to public school; production is scheduled to start this month, and Castle-Hughes is expected to give birth in the spring.

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NMB writes:
on Oct 06 2006 12:20 PM

this is.... gross?

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Reeven writes:
on Oct 06 2006 12:36 PM

Oops.

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Sadistik writes:
on Oct 06 2006 12:40 PM

she should get an abortion just to fuck with the intended audience of "The NAtivity Story"

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Oct 06 2006 12:59 PM

In reply to this comment (#845885)
The Christians Conservatives should all love it, they want to get back to traditional values so this girl should already be married with 3 or 4 children by now, staying in the kitchen to make sure her husband has a hot meal to come home to

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puablo writes:
on Oct 06 2006 01:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#845886)
WOW. You are my hero. I was waiting for someone to make a crack relating this news with the Nativity movie.

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dudemovies writes:
on Oct 06 2006 03:21 PM

I guess she rode too much whale

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Filmshark writes:
on Oct 06 2006 05:24 PM

Isn't that illegal? I mean if he's 19 and she's 16... :-(

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Mudhole writes:
on Oct 06 2006 05:31 PM

In reply to this comment (#845888)
YES --

You just became the single greatest poster in the history of RT. NICE.

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spiteface writes:
on Oct 06 2006 06:00 PM

The legal age for sex in New Zealand is 16, so no, its not illegal.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Oct 06 2006 07:43 PM

Wow i cant believe how many of you nerds are complete bigots, maybe you guys should of been aborted and the rest of us would never have to hear from you retards.

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Oct 06 2006 07:56 PM

In reply to this comment (#845888)
I guess she didn't realise it was a sperm whale.
*rimshot*

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wilkiedriver writes:
on Oct 06 2006 08:41 PM

In reply to this comment (#845886)
You sound bitter...

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VML writes:
on Oct 06 2006 09:48 PM

In reply to this comment (#845891)
you said it

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inessalenin writes:
on Oct 07 2006 01:34 AM

Too young to be a mother!

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ninjaandy writes:
on Oct 07 2006 08:55 AM

I love how this immediately turned into a Christian bash just because the chick's in a Jesus movie.

You guys do realize you are acting far worse than the Christians you demonize, I hope. Since you seem to think it's such a great idea to insult people and tell them how their ideas are all assinine and you are superior, I wonder what it is about Christians that you dislike so much, other than the mere idea that they dare to hold a different viewpoint from yours.

And what the hell's this crap you're supporting about obeying social conventions? I mean sure, 16 is young for motherhood, but are you actually saying there's something wrong with people who don't go to grad school or who marry before they're 30? You must hate just about everybody for some reason, huh?

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jab1981 writes:
on Oct 07 2006 10:43 AM

"I wonder what it is about Christians that you dislike so much, other than the mere idea that they dare to hold a different viewpoint from yours."

I know I enjoy my fair share of Christian bashing simply because the shoe is almost always on the other foot. I cannot even begin to tell you the number of times I've been told I was going to hell for the music I listen to, the books I've read, the movies I've watched, my political views... hell I've even been told that some of the restaurants I eat at are "against God". And I'm not even talking about serious issues, for example I've been told on a number of occasions that I'm hellbound for reading things like Harry Potter or watching a Star Wars film. For studying science, logic and reality as opposed to the bible, fantasy and fairy tales, I received quite an earful from a number of concerned Christians. I even had a family friend who died over in Iraq and his funeral was basically ruined by a group of Christians who decided to yell derogatory comments to those attending because our country doesn't openly hate gay people.

Glad to be able to clear this up for you. Honestly it's not terribly confusing. It's a case of "what goes around comes around". Christians have constantly been trying to force their views upon others. It struck me a bit funny as you suggest the users here are overly critical to those of a different viewpoint when that's the standard behavior that most Christians adopt. They've been trying to push their beliefs into our laws and our schools. I can think of no other group of people who tend to belittle the beliefs of others or who judge others more harshly.

And I know that not all Christians behave so disgustingly, but there are enough to keep these bad feelings going. There have been too many people coming in my life to try to tell me that I'm not allowed to do the things I want to do because it's against what they personally believe in. That's what makes people like me poke sport at Christians on a message board. It gives people like me a chance to show them what it's like to be harassed simply for having a different view on the world.

And before you mention how childish it is, I didn't take part in this Christian bashing and I don't usually because it a is a bit petty. But it's very easy to understand where it comes from and one shouldn't be surprised that it happens. They've had it coming. Try not to take it so hard.

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Marv Vega writes:
on Oct 07 2006 01:28 PM

In reply to this comment (#845885)
Great comment!! Although if she really wanted to screw with them she'd swear on the bible that she's never had sex.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Oct 07 2006 01:35 PM

In reply to this comment (#845899)
Wow, hypocrite. It is people like you, the nonchristians that belittle and push you beliefs on people more then the fundies. You are bad guy not the christians you just hate to think what you do is wrong so you hypocritically blame the christians, go away bigot, to bad your mom did not abort you.

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highdough writes:
on Oct 07 2006 01:55 PM

In reply to this comment (#845901)
This is either a joke or proof that his post was right on. Either way, it's funny.

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Oct 07 2006 02:39 PM

I wrote a comment earlier saying Christian Conservatives want these traditional values-- I made a mistake since these "values" are a symptom of most cultures world wide.

And yes I do believe there is something wrong with women giving up on their careers and future(something we don't know wether or not this girl has done, btw). The whole institution of the young, stay-at-home moms is one created by men for the purpose of keeping men dominate in society. You can argue all you want about how this may be necessary, but that is what it boils down to. It frightens me that this has once again become an accepted practice in Western Society (I guess Feminism be damned)

And yes, I know she comes from a religous culture, which may explain the acceptance of being pregnet so young, but how does that condone it. I'm Jewish, the religion that practically defined(and justified) the inferior role women are molded into in Western culture, does that mean it should be excused out of "Cultural sensitivity"??(don't even get me started on how women are treated in the East)

We are at an impass in out society, in which women have the ability and desire to particapate in shaping our world. Although a RottenTomatoes forum is not the best place to figure this out, we must find a balance between the need to further our population, and a way to further a woman's role shaping our society, rather than just have her acting as a servant to her family. I wish there were more women posting on this site so I could hear their opinions(for too long, men have set the fate of women).

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