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post #1 of 27
8/25/11 at 4:03pm
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Are there any theatrical productions, musical or otherwise, that you really want to see a movie of? My personal pick is still Sondheim's Into The Woods, which they've tried and failed to make into a movie before, but I think it could translate pretty well if it had the right talent behind it.

 

Also, feel free to fantasy cast and crew. I certainly will, after I think on it some more.

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post #2 of 27
8/25/11 at 5:06pm
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OK, here's my fantasy cast and director for Into the Woods:

 

Directed by: Rob Marshall. Feel free to suggest someone better, but Rob's a damn good musical director. I certainly prefer his approach to the Baz Luhrmann school of editing.

 

Cast:

The Witch-Bernadette Peters-She's older now, yes, but I have no doubts about her ability to still play the hell out of this role.

 

The Baker-Neil Patrick Harris-Because who the hell else would I have cast?

 

The Baker's Wife-Felicia Day-OK, it's a bit of a Dr. Horrible casting gag, especially since they both die. Yet I think Felicia could make this role into something really special, and make us feel just as heartbroken as the Baker when she makes her exit.

 

Cinderella-Amy Adams-Oh, come now. Like with NPH, who else could play this role? She can sing pretty damn well too, as Enchanted shows.

 

Jack-Max Records-I have no idea if he can sing, but I just want this kid to do more stuff, and before he loses his cuteness.

 

Little Red Riding Hood-Chloe Moretz-Again, don't know if she can sing or not, but I'd love to see her in this role.

 

Narrator/Mysterious Man-Stephen Colbert-A little left-field, perhaps, but I think he could rock this one.

 

Wolf-John C. Reilly-Sure, he can play nice guys, but he also has an interesting physicality for scuzziness, and the Wolf is as scuzzy as they come. And I know he can sing!

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post #3 of 27
8/25/11 at 5:39pm

A few months back I would have said I wanted a lavish big budget epic version of Les Miserables.

 

I don't have to say that anymore, and that makes me smile.

 

Other than that, I think King Lear's overdue for the lavish filmic treatment. Ole Cuddly Ken Brannagh could direct of course, and I'd love to see Sir Ian McKellen reprise his recent RSC stage performance as the titular character.

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post #4 of 27
8/25/11 at 5:50pm
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Yeah, a Branagh Lear would be pretty cool. Any thoughts on my Woods casting?

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post #5 of 27
8/25/11 at 5:53pm
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Yeah, a Branagh Lear would be pretty cool. Any thoughts on my Woods casting?



I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know the work particularly well.

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post #6 of 27
8/25/11 at 6:04pm
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I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know the work particularly well.


Aw, it's fine, dude! Just... go find the filmed version on DVD on Netflix. It's easily one of my favorite Sondheim works.

 

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post #7 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:23pm

We are years overdue on an Avenue Q movie happening. YEARS.

 

And no, Gary Coleman being dead shouldn't stop anyone from making it.

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post #8 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:26pm

Starlight Express!  Just because!

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post #9 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:28pm
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Starlight Express!  Just because!



That could actually make a helluva Disney style 3D CGI extravaganza for the whole family. It'd be like Thomas The Tank Engine on crack.

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post #10 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:39pm
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We are years overdue on an Avenue Q movie happening. YEARS.

 

And no, Gary Coleman being dead shouldn't stop anyone from making it.


This man speaks great sense. They should totally get the Henson company to do the puppets and everything, especially since I believe some ex-Henson puppeteers worked on the original show anyway.

 

Now, my questions are this:

1. Who do you cast?

2. Do we go "full Muppets" (i.e. we don't see the puppeteers) or keep the puppeteers on-stage in homage to the original show.

 

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post #11 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:40pm
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That could actually make a helluva Disney style 3D CGI extravaganza for the whole family. It'd be like Thomas The Tank Engine on crack.


Is Starlight Express even a good show, musically?

 

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post #12 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:51pm
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Is Starlight Express even a good show, musically?

 


Weeeeeeeeeell that's debatable. Andrew Lloyd Webber has never been particularly my thing as far as musicals go, but plenty seem to love them and I sure do remember being dazzled when I was taken to the Starlight Express Arena Spectacular when I was a young'un back in '88.

 

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post #13 of 27
8/25/11 at 7:57pm
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Weeeeeeeeeell that's debatable. Andrew Lloyd Webber has never been particularly my thing as far as musicals go, but plenty seem to love them and I sure do remember being dazzled when I was taken to the Starlight Express Arena Spectacular when I was a young'un back in '88.

 


I still need to check out the original Jesus Christ Superstar (he said as he added it to Netflix), but yeah, I've never been much of a Webber fan either. Phantom's fun, though, if hilariously overblown.

 

Didn't Universal try to make an animated CATS in the 90s? That might actually have been fun, even if the underlying material still kind of sucked.

 

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post #14 of 27
8/25/11 at 8:07pm

I do seem to recall mention of Cats being toyed with as a big animated musical yes.

 

Let's put it this way, the only stuff of Webbers I actively love he did with Tim Rice and of the stuff he did unto himself (or at least without Rice anyway), Starlight Express is the show I hate the least, because the flashy fever-dreamed bombast kinda works with the inherent silliness of the stage show and story.

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post #15 of 27
8/25/11 at 8:15pm
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This man speaks great sense. They should totally get the Henson company to do the puppets and everything, especially since I believe some ex-Henson puppeteers worked on the original show anyway.

 

Now, my questions are this:

1. Who do you cast?

2. Do we go "full Muppets" (i.e. we don't see the puppeteers) or keep the puppeteers on-stage in homage to the original show.

 


Full Muppet, no doubt. There shouldn't be a human in sight.

 



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I still need to check out the original Jesus Christ Superstar (he said as he added it to Netflix), but yeah, I've never been much of a Webber fan either.

 

 



Im not his biggest fan either, but, that show is awesome.

The movie suffers from shitty 70s costumes, but the performances and cinematography more than make up for it.

 

Also, we can no longer speak if this is not one of the most badass guitar riffs you've ever heard.

 

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post #16 of 27
8/25/11 at 9:20pm

JCS is beyond reproach, as a musical and as a film. No remake needed.

 

It would be so hard to do as a film but Assassins never gets enough love.

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post #17 of 27
8/25/11 at 11:36pm
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It would be so hard to do as a film but Assassins never gets enough love.



Seconded.  There was talk a long while back about making this into an HBO special, but nothing came of it.  It's probably too episodic and dark for a mainstream movie.  

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post #18 of 27
8/26/11 at 7:02am
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Justin: Yeah, that is a pretty awesome guitar riff.

 

And I'd love to see some form of filmed Assassins, especially if they got the revival cast back.

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post #19 of 27
8/26/11 at 2:40pm
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Other than that, I think King Lear's overdue for the lavish filmic treatment. Ole Cuddly Ken Brannagh could direct of course, and I'd love to see Sir Ian McKellen reprise his recent RSC stage performance as the titular character.


Fun fact for fans of The Hour: Romola Garai was his Cordelia.

 

She Loves Me is a fun show with some gorgeous songs. Probably too "old-fashioned" to be done straight today, though.

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post #20 of 27
8/26/11 at 3:09pm

Evil Dead: The musical

 

I want Raimi to do this. The musical would work as the natural progression of the series. The movies go from Horror, to horror-comedy, to horror-comedy-adventure, to finally horror-comedy-adventure-musical and it could be labeled as Evil Dead IV. 

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post #21 of 27
8/26/11 at 4:13pm
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Evil Dead: The musical

 

I want Raimi to do this. The musical would work as the natural progression of the series. The movies go from Horror, to horror-comedy, to horror-comedy-adventure, to finally horror-comedy-adventure-musical and it could be labeled as Evil Dead IV. 


What did you think of the musical? I've only heard some of the songs, and wasn't bowled over, but I'm sure that the visuals are pretty important.

 

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post #22 of 27
8/26/11 at 5:56pm

I've only ever watched it off of youtube (though I would jump at the chance of seeing it in person). I didn't mind the songs and I think they'll fit fine because the cheesiness it brings to the proceedings is on par with the classic series lines like "Hail to the king, baby" and all the other famous one-liners Bruce Campbell has delivered in the series.

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post #23 of 27
8/26/11 at 10:43pm

I'd really love seeing someone try and tackle Sweeney Todd. It's such a fantastically nasty little dark Victorian piece, the songs are all fantastic and it hasn't been done to death so not everyone knows it.

 

I reckon if you got someone along the lines of a Danny Boyle or even someone young and hungry with a lot to prove like a Duncan Jones or a Cary Fukunaga then cast an actor who can go dark and intesne but actually has a decent singing voice like say, a Gerard Butler or Our Hugh and you could end up with something pretty special.

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post #24 of 27
8/26/11 at 10:48pm

To hell with Sweeney Todd's lukewarm commercial business, I want a full-blown film of Sondheim's Assassins. I saw the 2004 revival with Neil Patrick Harris (pre-career resurrection!) as Lee Harvey Oswald and I'd do terrible things to see the movie happen.

 

It's not too late to get Christian Bale as Lee Harvey Oswald, but I hate that Philip Seymour Hoffman is too old to play John Lee Hinckley now. That being said, the one casting that would be divine is Patton Oswalt as Samuel Byck.

 

Stallone and Banderas cannot stand alone with the title. This movie must happen.

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post #25 of 27
8/26/11 at 11:04pm

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 but actually has a decent singing voice like say, a Gerard Butler

I dunno, I kinda want a redo on PHANTOM because of well, Butler's lack of fitting pipes.

 

 

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post #26 of 27
8/27/11 at 8:24am
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 That being said, the one casting that would be divine is Patton Oswalt as Samuel Byck.

 


Dead on.   That would be aces.  

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post #27 of 27
8/27/11 at 8:21pm

The Queen musical We Will Rock You. The plot is the success of Pop Idol led to a dystopia.

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