Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
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#1Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:01pm
As reported by Baz Bamigboye - Wilkinson will be the Biship and Ruffelle one of the whores.
>>>The original stars of the stage version of musical Les Miserables will join Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in the big-screen version, which begins rehearsals on Monday.
Colm Wilkinson, who was the first Jean Valjean, and Frances Ruffelle, who created the part of Eponine, have been given feature roles in the movie.
Wilkinson will play the Bishop of Digne. ‘He shows Valjean the road ahead, after Valjean has robbed him of silver candlesticks,’ says Cameron Mackintosh, who produced the musical on stage and who is also involved with Working Title and Universal in making the picture, which Oscar-winner Tom Hooper will direct.
‘“I have bought your soul for God!” the bishop says to Valjean — and it’s a beautiful moment,’ Cameron told me.
Wilkinson, who played Valjean in London and on Broadway, said that as he takes on the role of the bishop, his journey with Les Miserables has ended ‘and I have come full circle’.
Cameron also revealed that Ruffelle will play ‘the most fabulous whore’ in the movie, and while she won’t have a song of her own, she will be part of the group of prostitutes who sing the number Lovely Ladies.<<<
Wilkinson and Ruffelle Join Cast
Updated On: 1/26/12 at 07:01 PM
#2Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:27pm
LOVE it!
And I actually suggested Wilkinson should play the Bishop many (many) threads ago. Obviously, I wasn't alone with that sentiment. I'm glad they did it on their own, although I'm sure they just PORE through these threads to get all their ideas.
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#2Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:45pmA glimmer of something not terrible!
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#3Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:46pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 07:46 PM
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#4Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:52pmWe also need to have Michael Ball in there. :)
#5Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:54pm^That would actually be pretty awesome if LuPone played the factory b*tch, but I doubt she'd ever agree to do it.
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#6Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:55pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 07:55 PM
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#7Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:56pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 07:56 PM
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#8Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 8:16pm
>>Michael Ball could be Tenardier's customer.<<
There have been rumours that there will be new songs and more from the original French show(and or the novel) would be included.
Michael could then play Monsieur Gillenormand - Marius' grandfather...
Other possibilities: Bamatabois, one of the constables or factory foreman.
Updated On: 1/26/12 at 08:16 PM
#9Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 8:19pmBall can play a new character, a huge Madam to the whores :)
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#10Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 8:25pmWith his Sweeney beard? I doubt it... :)
#11Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:10pmI was thinking Michael could play the customer Fantine attacked.
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#12Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:11pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 09:11 PM
#13Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:46pmMichael Ball should play the Factory Foreman ("I might have known the bitch could fight...")!
#14Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:58pmWill Frances wear the outfit she wore at the 25th Anniversary concert?
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#15Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:24pmHow cruel to make Frances a whore!
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#16Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:31pmPatti should play the old whore.
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#17Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:36pmMaybe she can play the tuba.
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#18Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:39pmMs. Lupone will not be appearing in that role. I believe you are thinking of the role Faith Dane has already signed on to play: "Old Whore with Trumpet"
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#19Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:40pm
"Will Frances wear the outfit she wore at the 25th Anniversary concert?"
umm ... no..that's too over the top....even for a whore.
Updated On: 1/26/12 at 10:40 PM
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#20Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:45pmRandi Graff can play one of the nuns.
#21Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:45pmBWNUT, I was being facetious.
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#22Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/26/12 at 11:01pmIn the original London cast, some of the female leads would also double up for the whores who sang LOVELY LADIES - two of them were Rebecca Caine ( who played Cosette) and Frances Ruffelle ( who played Eponine).
#23Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/27/12 at 2:09am
That was the case in all the replica productions.
Maybe they can bring back as many Gavroches as possible for various barricade boys...
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#24Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
Posted: 1/27/12 at 6:28am
I'm sure if Frances felt the whore part was cruel, she would have turned it down.
Since she played the part of a whore in the original production, I don't think it'll bother her, any more than it bothered Chita Rivera to play an old prostitute in 'Chicago' (a great cameo, by the way, the first time I saw it in the movie theater, someone in the audience actually gasped out loud when he recognized who it was!).
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