Geoffrey Rush to play man-in-chair in Drowsy Chaperone film?

[madbrian]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 8:40am

I haven't heard a murmur about a Drowsy Chaperone film.
Drowsy Chaperone film?

[romgitsean]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 9:59am

I thought it was weird that was announced considering that there hasn't been any announcement of such a project as well, madbrian.

I feel like Drowsy as a film could either be really fantastic or awful.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 10:05am

Here's the actual story.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/rush-to-play-lead-in-film-version-of-drowsy-chaperone/article1703120/

[bk]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 10:07am

Yeah, I'd believe what I read in the Globe. Please tell me what show isn't in development for a film - at least in the head's of the creators of the show.

[Kad]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 10:13am

The BWW article title is extremely misleading. The film is not even in pre-production, and all that's been said about Geoffrey Rush is that he'd like to do it.

[bk]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 10:32am

No studio, no financing, no script, no director = no movie and the usual attempt to keep the title of the show and its creators in the press. It's been going on since year one.

[Daniel2]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 2:19pm

Don't know if this will ever happen but he's a good choice for the part.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 9/13/10 at 10:33pm

Yeah, apparently all that's happened is basically the creators said to Geoffrey Rush while he was playing the role in Australia, "We're hoping to get a movie version going--would you like to star in it?" and Rush said "Sure, that would be fun." And that's as far as the train is going to go, most likely. I don't think studio executives are going to be falling all over themselves to make a movie version of a little-known Broadway musical.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 9/14/10 at 7:31am

This is not the first we've heard of this. There have been rumblings of this before.

[Brick]

Posted: 9/14/10 at 8:43am

At the 2009 Tonys after parties he was talking about making a movie of this, before he did it in Austrailia.

At that time, Baz Lurmann was attached.

[wildcat]

Posted: 9/14/10 at 8:47am

Fred Schepisi is now slated to direct.

[madbrian]

Posted: 9/14/10 at 8:58am

Well, this is as good a time as any for me to cast the film, whether it ever happens or not.

Man-In-Chair: Rush
Janet: Scarlett Johansson
Robert: Matthew Morrison
Chaperone: Megan Mullally
Mrs. Tottendale: Betty White
Underling: Dick Van Dyke
George: Jason Alexander
Aldolpho: Kevin Kline
Kitty: Christina Applegate
Feldzig: Christopher Walken

Updated On: 9/14/10 at 08:58 AM

[slmlbl]

Posted: 9/14/10 at 2:45pm

Madbrian: that is some pretty terrific casting!