Rent the Movie to be Directed by Chris Columbus

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Originally posted by KSig RC


Past that - I'm sure this will be a blockbuster, I just hope it's done well so I don't have to hear whiney rentaholics bitch about how bad the movie version was compared to the stage show.

Seriously. There is definitely the potential for lots of bitching (because when is there not bitching when a well-loved book/musical/whatever is translated to film, even when it IS done well?), and it's going to drive me nuts.

The cast list looks decent so far. I'm just glad that we're not being subjected to Britney Spears as Maureen, etc.

And I'm going to have to go with Cats for #1 overrated musical, too. Rent is definitely overrated (although I enjoyed it even so), but I don't think it comes close to topping Cats, much less Phantom or Les Miserables. Although it has plenty of time to work on that the longer it runs (Drew Lachey what?).

ETA: I'm not sure how well this musical will translate to a movie format. It seems like it will be hard to do well. Any guesses?