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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2021 19:51:38 GMT
Im mystified as to why so many think she’d be a good choice. It’s nearly 20 years since Chicago. Yes she was great in it but she’s done nothing of note since. She’s not box office, and I suspect that’s the reason why she’s selling coffee and her own line of homewares tat on QVC. I do wonder if since going public about her bipolar diagnosis, producers are reluctant to cast her.... I’d hate to think it had when she has proved herself in my eyes anyway. We should celebrate people who live with disabilities, I really feel people with mental health conditions have been left behind with the whole diversity thing. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 22, 2021 20:00:06 GMT
Just throwing out another Norma option..... Christine Baranski. I'm watching her performance in Mame (from over 15 years ago, admittedly) but she screams 'star' and she can sing. I think she'd put a really interesting spin on it. I’ll admit I can’t see her as Norma but it’s probably just aesthetically, like I don’t see Norma as fair or tall/skinny. That’s probably terrible to say but it’s the image in my head but am totally open. Just found it, thanks for the tip! She’s fab... not so much into Kelsey in that though |
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Post by justsaying113 on Apr 24, 2021 15:53:11 GMT
She is an incredible, versatile talent. The accent's a tad off but that timing (and vocal)!
Thank you for sharing.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 24, 2021 16:45:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2021 16:55:00 GMT
Complete #ICON. God I wish her and ALW would make up and somehow somewhere she would sing Norma again. (Never gonna happen but I can dream....) |
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Post by carmella1 on Apr 24, 2021 17:10:48 GMT
This movie will not be made.
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Post by anthony40 on Apr 24, 2021 17:15:08 GMT
This movie will not be made. Do you have a source? Or is this just your opinion? |
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Post by carmella1 on Apr 24, 2021 18:07:35 GMT
Its my opinion. But I did hear an interview with Glen Close on Wednesday and she never mentioned it. If you were getting ready to film something this summer I think she would have said something.
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Post by scarpia on Apr 25, 2021 14:15:15 GMT
It won't be made as long as Paramount don't say yes. And they still haven't said yes. And with ALW's track record re stage-to-screen transitions, who can blame them?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2021 16:10:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2021 16:17:56 GMT
It won't be made as long as Paramount don't say yes. And they still haven't said yes. And with ALW's track record re stage-to-screen transitions, who can blame them? I thought PP had green lit it a while ago. Reports in THR seem to indicate PP are lead producers of the project with Rob Ashford attached to direct. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 25, 2021 16:19:35 GMT
Thank you, this is so interesting! That must have been printed before the two s*its hit the fan, LuPone's and Dunaway's. Here Patti is said to have "turned down the role", which is quite the euphemism. And they weren't wrong about Dunaway either, but we all know how that went. Also, I didn't know rumors about Chita were so strong. And wow, I wasn't even born and people were already bitching about colour-blind casting! It's interesting that Moreno is the only one here who would actually end up playing the role. |
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Post by scarpia on Apr 25, 2021 16:30:56 GMT
It won't be made as long as Paramount don't say yes. And they still haven't said yes. And with ALW's track record re stage-to-screen transitions, who can blame them? I thought PP had green lit it a while ago. Reports in THR seem to indicate PP are lead producers of the project with Rob Ashford attached to direct. ALW said in January that PP still weren't persuaded to give the project the greenlight. That doesn't mean a team hasn't been proposed to make it...but I think it's stuck in 'development hell'. Which is not uncommon as the same thing happened to the films of Phantom, Evita, and Les Mis, among others. They'll need PP's $$$ to get this done properly as otherwise they won't be able to afford anything. That was part of the problem with the Phantom film - RUG did it alone with no studio backing because ALW got impatient that Warner Bros was taking so long to do anything, so he bought back the rights from them...which didn't leave money for major stars or a hot visionary director. I can understand PP's reluctance. The original film is a masterpiece and in film circles this would be considered a 'remake' of sorts which would never withstand comparisons to Billy Wilder's original. Everyone will compare this to the original if/when it gets made. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2021 16:41:30 GMT
Thank you, this is so interesting! That must have been printed before the two s*its hit the fan, LuPone's and Dunaway's. Here Patti is said to have "turned down the role", which is quite the euphemism. And they weren't wrong about Dunaway either, but we all know how that went. Also, I didn't know rumors about Chita were so strong. And wow, I wasn't even born and people were already bitching about colour-blind casting! It's interesting that Moreno is the only one here who would actually end up playing the role. I’m nicking these shamelessly from a Facebook fan group. Lots of interesting titbits show up. I joined after someone mentioned it upthread so thanks to that person! www.facebook.com/groups/599827720631298/?ref=share |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2021 17:02:26 GMT
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Post by robertb213 on Apr 25, 2021 19:23:50 GMT
I thought PP had green lit it a while ago. Reports in THR seem to indicate PP are lead producers of the project with Rob Ashford attached to direct. ALW said in January that PP still weren't persuaded to give the project the greenlight. That doesn't mean a team hasn't been proposed to make it...but I think it's stuck in 'development hell'. Which is not uncommon as the same thing happened to the films of Phantom, Evita, and Les Mis, among others. They'll need PP's $$$ to get this done properly as otherwise they won't be able to afford anything. That was part of the problem with the Phantom film - RUG did it alone with no studio backing because ALW got impatient that Warner Bros was taking so long to do anything, so he bought back the rights from them...which didn't leave money for major stars or a hot visionary director. I can understand PP's reluctance. The original film is a masterpiece and in film circles this would be considered a 'remake' of sorts which would never withstand comparisons to Billy Wilder's original. Everyone will compare this to the original if/when it gets made. Technically it shouldn't matter about Billy Wilder's original. Yes it's a brilliant film, but A) it was 70 years ago, I think enough time has passed for someone else to have a go, and B) this would be the first time it's been made as the musical. It's not a remake, it's an adaption (and yes I can hear Norma's line about comebacks and returns in my head as I type this!) 😀 |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2021 22:42:41 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 26, 2021 16:24:50 GMT
Never heard of Linda Balgord before but my god she’s chewing it up here! The NYE scene is fab too!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 28, 2021 18:23:02 GMT
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Post by theatreian on May 5, 2021 22:04:19 GMT
Not sure if this has been posted but a brilliant performance from Petula back in the day!
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Post by saral on May 5, 2021 22:15:31 GMT
I just had to see it again before it closed in London and i wasn't looking forward to seeing Petula after having seen Betty Buckley twice in the role....but I was pleasantly surprised with her performance, no where near the car crash I was expecting
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