Other Musicals Being Turned Into Movie

[emleepc]

Originally posted by moe.ron
At first I'm really excited about the prospect. Then, I wonder wether or not the public would want to see a 3+ hour sung through musical movie abou a depressing subject. Let's hope they get people who can actually sing, unlike that other long running musical.

I hope to goodness that this works out for the sake of the musical lover. The Les Mis movie they put out several years ago, was just rubbish.

[Lindz928]

Originally posted by ms_gwyn
Ok I just saw that they wanted to remake Mame.....I am sorry, but NO

if they decided to remake this, it needs to be Auntie Mame, with Suzanne Pleshette, she really is the only women who I can see attempting to "replace" Rosalind Russell....

I saw the musical with Lucille Ball (whom I LOVE) but it just couldn't stand up

Mame Dennis is such a great women

ok I need to go buy this on DVD

You are SO right! I think Auntie Mame (with Rosalind Russell) was incredible though (just look at my sig haha)... I own it on dvd.

I'm not crazy about the idea of "Damn Yankees" redone. I can see them just completely destroying the story. Of course, even the original movie has a hard time comparing to when I saw it on the stage with Jerry Lewis as the devil. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by emleepc
I hope to goodness that this works out for the sake of the musical lover. The Les Mis movie they put out several years ago, was just rubbish.

Is that the one with Claire Danes and Liam Neeson? If so, I agree with you totally. They left out a lot of important scenes from the book. If you want to see a really good Les Mis movie, go see the one with Gérard Depardieu and John Malkovich. Be forwarned, it's a miniseries and it's in French. However, it's the best Les Mis movie out there.

[ASUADPi]

Originally posted by emleepc
I hope to goodness that this works out for the sake of the musical lover. The Les Mis movie they put out several years ago, was just rubbish.

It was horrible wasn't it.

My thing is I love, love, love the character of Eponine and I don't believe she is technically in the book (while Cosette and Marius are).


Although I'm sure they will cut it down, because it is a very loooonnnngggg musical. And now that I think about it I can think of a few things that could be cut where it wouldn't hurt the integrity of the story.


I'm so excited for all these Musicals being made into movies. So many aren't running either on broadway, London or even touring companies and it gives the new audiences a chance to see them.

[emleepc]

Originally posted by moe.ron
Is that the one with Claire Danes and Liam Neeson? If so, I agree with you totally. They left out a lot of important scenes from the book. If you want to see a really good Les Mis movie, go see the one with Gérard Depardieu and John Malkovich. Be forwarned, it's a miniseries and it's in French. However, it's the best Les Mis movie out there.

I'll try to check that out. I can probably get through the French, and I don't mind having captioning on. If it's truer to the book, I'll try it. And I do like Gerard Depardieu.....

[moe.ron]

I think Steve Martin would make a great Thenadier. We know he can sing and the Thenadier role isn't that hard to do (compare with other roles in the musical).

[emleepc]

I would make a great Eponine! It's kinda a dream. She's got great songs, the emotion.....

But, like I said, it's a dream. I'm content to sing along with the soundtrack.....


But really, who's gonna play Jean Valjean?

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by emleepc
I would make a great Eponine! It's kinda a dream. She's got great songs, the emotion.....

But, like I said, it's a dream. I'm content to sing along with the soundtrack.....


But really, who's gonna play Jean Valjean?

Michael Ball is interested.

[ASUADPi]

Michael Ball as Valjean?

I'm just not feeling it. I mean for me it would be incredibly hard to picture Michael Ball as Valjean when all I can do is picture him as Marius.

How about Emmy Rossum for Eponine?

[emleepc]

I don't think it would work.......because now she basically seen as Christine from Phantom. Another unknown would work though (of course, that's why I said, me!)

Linda Eder should somehow play a part in this........she's fabulous!

[moe.ron]

I hope it isn't Emmy Rossum. She had two expressions during Phantom, confused and more confused. Eponine needs a wide ranging of emotions. Plus, I don't like her voice and you need to know how to belt to play Eponine. Emmy couldn't doesn't have the belting voice.

[emleepc]

Originally posted by moe.ron
I hope it isn't Emmy Rossum. She had two expressions during Phantom, confused and more confused. Eponine needs a wide ranging of emotions. Plus, I don't like her voice and you need to know how to belt to play Eponine. Emmy couldn't doesn't have the belting voice.

So very true.....it's scary.

She's got that way to innocent look. No way she could be Eponine.

Eponine needs to be someone that looks like the really lived, someone that from the first note that you hear, sounds like raw emotion, from the gut. Someone you can't get out of your head. Emmy ain't go that.

[ASUADPi]

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on the flip side, we don't know if she "got it" or not. Emmy is a trained Opera singer. I'm sure the girl can belt. Belting really isn't called for in Phantom.

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Thoughts on Marius or Cosette?

[emleepc]

Originally posted by ASUADPi
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on the flip side, we don't know if she "got it" or not. Emmy is a trained Opera singer. I'm sure the girl can belt. Belting really isn't called for in Phantom.

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Actually, though, she was in some Lifetime or ABC family movie I saw a few months ago, and she sang in it too. Same kind of timid singing....but she was playing the piano....that's cool.

[moe.ron]

I think they'll need to find a relative unknown, or even somebody from Broadway to play Eponine. As for Javert, how about Russell Crowe. If he's considered to play Sweeney, I think he will be able to play Javert. Plus, Crowe have that menacing look.