The Pirate Movie(do I have to explain? really) The Princess Diaries(I see it happening) Batman(or any other superhero movies in that matter) Lelo & Stitch(disney movies are a list of their own, I could go on) Braveheart(Gore, gore, gore, death, and dancing, I don't see another Les Miz here) Forrest Gump(I can envision it having a ballad called "life's like a box of chocolates") ET King Kong Star Wars(*imagines song and dance with lightsabers*) Star Trek(kill me now) Pirates of the Carribean(yoho yoho gets a little old after one verse) Pretty Woman(I could really see this too)
That's all I could think of at the top of my head at the moment
Well Spider-Man is already on the way. With Julie Taymor helming the project, I'm not too scared.
The first movie that popped into my mind was "Wedding Crashers." Then I looked down on the page and some poster was suggesting that it be turned into one! Funny how that works!
The thing is, while I agree that they all seem like unlikely or in some cases trite candidates, all of them could work in the right syle, if handled in the correct manner. Well... maybe not Lilo & Stitck or Princess Diaries, because I'm sure that if they were made into musicals they would NOT be handled in the correct manner because... I guess you are right there, they just wouldn't work.
The Untouchables - my all-time favorite (non-musical) movie. Al Capone, shooting, horseriding, blood, blood, blood. If they could stage it properly, I could MAYBE see it as an opera, though.
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey "The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
Most noirish movies just don't translate to musicals in my head- their peculiar kind of dialogue doesn't seem right for singing. L.A. Confidential comes to mind as an example.
On Pirates of the Carribean, have you ever actually read the lyrics to "Yo Ho"? Except for the last stanza, these don't exactly scream Disney and could be quite amusing with a full ensemble:
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Yo ho, yo ho a pirates life for me
we pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. we kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
we extort, we pilfage, we filch and sack. Drink up me 'earties yo ho Maraude and embezzle and even hijack Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char and flame and ignite Drink up me 'earties yo ho. We burn up the city, we're really afright Drink up me 'earties, yo ho!
Yo ho, yo ho a pirate's life for me.
We're rascals, scoundrels, villans and naves Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We're devils and blacksheep and really bad eggs Drink up me 'earties, yo ho!
Yo ho, yo ho a pirates life for me
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well cats Drink up me 'earties, yo ho I think we're loved by our mommies and dads. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho!
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Going back to the subject, I agree with Harry Potter because: (1) I don't see it being possible to fit the full story into a single show; (2) we've just had witches on Broadway in Wicked; and (3) too much emphasis would have to be placed on the effects (the "Quidditch Song" anyone?).
A few others:
Million Dollar Baby (too easy to be overly melodramatic); Lord of the Rings (even if I'm too late to prevent it); Blazing Saddles (Young Frankenstein, I can accept. The Producers' Springtime for Hitler worked because of the setting of the show. Blazing Saddles, though, I just don't see the humor working today); Any recent Hollywood "epic" war flick, no matter what age it was set in (from Troy to Kingdom of Heaven to Blackhawk Down).
Harry Potter...I can see it now, Voldermort: the life and times of the wic-i mean Evil wizard of Hogwarts(sorry I don't read Harry Potter to know the name of wherever hogwarts is lol)
Okay here's more
Mommie Dearest Howard the Duck Revenge of the Nerds Dirty Dancing(it'd be considered another hairspray with it's simmilar theme, it's too late for it to work) Back to the Future Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure MAtrix
I know I have more but I can't think of them at the moment
I once heard that some college actually wrote The Matrix: The Musical. And somewhere, they DO have a musical of the original Star Wars trilogy. It's supposed to be at least kind of popular, if nothing else (know nothing about it, other than that).
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey "The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
Lord of the Rings isn't a Joke? It's actually being turn into a musical?! What is boradway coming too?! What next? Mary Kate and Ashley's Passport to Paris the Musical?
Okay more
Sixth Sense Godfather(oh please, I hope I don't jink it) Cold Mountain Aviator(enough with Howard Hughs, he already has another movie coming out) Titanic..wait it already is a musical Pearl Harbor Dances with Wolves
1)Citizen Kane 2)The Godfather 3)Bridge on the River Kwai 4)Casablanca 5)Raging Bull 6)Lawrence of Arabia 7)Gone with the Wind (Did you see Irreconcilable Differences?) Schindler's List (See tasteless tap dancing to theme music at Oscars) 9)High Noon 10)Jaws
You know too bad there was a prequel before Gregory Maguire could write a book on Darth Vader, I could really see Darth Vader and Obi wan singing "What is this Feeling?" and "Defying The Force"
Miss Congeniality(can't spell) I see it happening badly too Updated On: 8/2/05 at 01:07 AM
I can almost hear the Wagnerian crescendos during Darth Vader's solo.
I just saw a promo for the new Dukes of Hazzard movie and think I now have a new number one film I'd never want to see in a Broadway musical. I'm just imagining lot's of line dancing and choreographed bar brawls.
If we expanded this to TV, the list could grow exponentially larger. Anyone up for A-Team: The Musical? (Maybe Michel Bell could play Mr. T.)