Other Musicals Being Turned Into Movie

[emleepc]

Yeah, but he might be too well-known. I always picture Javert as being, forgive me, not so good-looking......maybe that adds to the character or something. If he's a good-looking guy, don't you tend to like him a bit more?

I don't know.

[OhSoVeryLadylike]

I can't wait to see Dreamgirls. I am not a Beyonce fan, but I must admit she is good for the part...

[deadbear80]

Originally Posted by OhSoVeryLadylike

I can't wait to see Dreamgirls. I am not a Beyonce fan, but I must admit she is good for the part...

Sure...since she is the former lead singer of an all-girl group and sold-out to go solo! Perfect part--she's playing herself. Or rather, the Diana Ross-type version of herself. I'm excited to see Dreamgirls because I love the music. Don't know how many of you have seen the musical, but it's good. The entire 1st Act is pretty much the story of the Supremes/Diana Ross and the Supremes/Diana Ross featuring the Supremes but the 2nd Act broke away from them--probably so the playwrights wouldn't get sued!

[OhSoVeryLadylike]

Originally Posted by deadbear80

Sure...since she is the former lead singer of an all-girl group and sold-out to go solo! Perfect part--she's playing herself. Or rather, the Diana Ross-type version of herself. I'm excited to see Dreamgirls because I love the music. Don't know how many of you have seen the musical, but it's good. The entire 1st Act is pretty much the story of the Supremes/Diana Ross and the Supremes/Diana Ross featuring the Supremes but the 2nd Act broke away from them--probably so the playwrights wouldn't get sued!

I have seen the show awesome...Audra Mitchell, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Heather Headley...the One Night Benefit was GREAT!

[moe.ron]

They'll have to go after one or two big names just to get people in the seats. Look what happen to Phantom. They went for no names and got burned.

I do agree with you that Russell Crowe maybe too much of a pretty boy. Javert must be intimidating and menacing. If Christopher Walken can sing, he'll be perfect.

[emleepc]

Oh, he's perfect! I just love to hate him---pretty much every character he's played (gosh, that sounded mean).

Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert's characters are going to have to be really strong though, to 'oppose' each other.

(thinking----I can see someone like Roseanne playing Madame Thenardier......)

[moe.ron]

Javert is a hard character to pull off. He's such a multi-layered character, he's an anti-hero. He sits directly opposite of Valjean, but you cannot hate him because of his loyalty to the law, no matter how twisted his loyalty is.

Roseanne? Remmember her singing ability during the national anthem? LOL

Just to see:
Jean Valjean
Javert
Fantine
Marius
Young Cossette
Young Eponine
Cossette
Eponine
Enjolras
Thenardier
Mme. Thenardier
Gavroche

[Taualumna]

I can sort of see Emily Rossum as Cosette. Many Cosettes have also played Christine.

Let's just hope that Katie Holmes isn't going to play Eponine...she didn't do the best job singing On My Own on Dawson...

[kstar]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

I can sort of see Emily Rossum as Cosette. Many Cosettes have also played Christine.

But she shouldn't have even played Christine. She cannot sing. Her parts in Phantom were manipulated so much. Even with the manipulation they had to lower many of her parts a whole octave at times.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by kstar

But she shouldn't have even played Christine. She cannot sing. Her parts in Phantom were manipulated so much. Even with the manipulation they had to lower many of her parts a whole octave at times.

The very first part of "The Phantom of the Opera" when she sings "In sleep he saaang to me" I swear the word "sang" has more drawl on it then a country music singer...drives me CRAZY!!!

And when she sings "Father once spoke of an angel" her "angel" sounds like "a-njul" when she should have been closer to "an-gel" (like gel pens).

[moe.ron]

Emmy Rossum's deer caught in the headlight acting bothers me. She should play one of the students that gets shot at the barricade. Before she gets show, they should show her deer caight in the headlight act.

[emleepc]

Originally posted by Taualumna
I can sort of see Emily Rossum as Cosette. Many Cosettes have also played Christine.

Let's just hope that Katie Holmes isn't going to play Eponine...she didn't do the best job singing On My Own on Dawson...

I just don't want to see Emmy in this one---I'll be disappointed. But you know that they're looking at her for one of the parts. They'd be stupid not to.

What about Donald Sutherland for Javert? If he could sing---he would be good.

If you gave Katie a part in this movie, I guess you'd have to put Tom in it too........I mean, they are attached at the hip. And Tom isn't that great.....we heard him sing in Top Gun, and he changed keys in that acappella number 2 or 3 times.........

Yikes.

[moe.ron]

Can Rossum hit the high notes? She was struggling with Christine's high and low notes. Seems like she's ill prepared to tackle the role. But, I've never liked Cossette anyway, so they can get almost anybody to play that role.

I think his son, Kiefer Sutherland, would be better. Javert isn't that old and most of the actors that played him were in their late 30s to early 40s.

How about Anne Hathaway? She has the voice, could hit the high notes and is pretty popular. I think she'll be pretty good as Cossette.

Macintosh is extremely protective of this musical. I think he'll be very picky when it come to picking the actors to play the role.

Let's talk about who can direct this movie. Maybe Baz Luhrmann?

ETA: Just thought about this: Neil Patrick Haris as either Enjrolas or Marius.

[moe.ron]

Tim Burton is to direct Sweeney Todd. Here's a suprise, Johnny Depp is rumored to play Sweeney. can he pull off the singing chop?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Tim Burton is to direct Sweeney Todd. Here's a suprise, Johnny Depp is rumored to play Sweeney. can he pull off the singing chop?

I have no idea whether Depp can sing or not, but Sondheim is not for the "pretty good" singer.