#301
Posted: 6/26/09 at 10:23pm
Zeta-Jones? That would ruin it for me.
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#302
Posted: 6/26/09 at 10:41pm
Nicole Kidman is in NYC currently filming "Rabbit Hole" (seen at the last performance of 'reasons to be pretty' with her husband keith urban)...not sure when shooting finishes but she doesn't have anything on her film schedule until 2010 (she has "Nine" in the can)...Hmmmmmm.
Rumored cast so far:
Desiree: Oscared Actress
Frederick: ?????
Madame Armfeldt: Angela Lansbury
Charlotte: Laura Benanti
Anne: Ramona Mallory
Carl-Magnus: Michael Cerveris
Petra: Leigh Ann Larkin
Henrik: Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Rumored cast so far:
Desiree: Oscared Actress
Frederick: ?????
Madame Armfeldt: Angela Lansbury
Charlotte: Laura Benanti
Anne: Ramona Mallory
Carl-Magnus: Michael Cerveris
Petra: Leigh Ann Larkin
Henrik: Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
#303
Posted: 6/26/09 at 10:41pm
Carl casting should prove interesting too, I'll say that. And yes, two of the three that have been most looked at are on that list. The third may come from across the pond.
#304
Posted: 6/27/09 at 1:29am
"I'm still a little skeptical of Benanti as Charlotte though, I mean is it believable that a man would cheat on her? She comes across as really genial onstage, I am just gunning for more of a bitch type."
Of course it would be believable. Men cheat on women (and vice-versa) for a lot of reasons. That includes "genial" women as well as "bitch type[s]." (Besides, describing Charlotte as "a bitch type" is drastically oversimplifying her character. I think Benanti can bring the necessary bite to Charlotte's lines without losing sight of the other traits that make her such an interesting character.)
Of course it would be believable. Men cheat on women (and vice-versa) for a lot of reasons. That includes "genial" women as well as "bitch type[s]." (Besides, describing Charlotte as "a bitch type" is drastically oversimplifying her character. I think Benanti can bring the necessary bite to Charlotte's lines without losing sight of the other traits that make her such an interesting character.)
#305
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:36am
I seem to remember Kidman dropping a couple of interesting film projects. Could it be?
#306
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:42am
I think Kidman has that air about her, which would be perfect for the character.
#307
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:43am
I agree, she seems really right for the character. I'm not sure if she can pull off singing well and consistently, but then again, I guess she doesn't have to.
#308
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:50am
I don't think Kidman could pull off the kind of comedy the role requires and I find her almost too aloof for the part. Someone like Winslet would have fun with it, I think Kidman would be too straightman about it. I'm not sure if she's in the running, but I hope she is, she'd be ideal.
And it sucks to hear that it's an Oscar-winning actress because that means that Laura Linney is nowhere near the project which is a real pity.
And it sucks to hear that it's an Oscar-winning actress because that means that Laura Linney is nowhere near the project which is a real pity.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#309
Posted: 6/27/09 at 7:03am
I think the hardest role to cast is Frederick...has to be the right age, good actor, very good singer...and hopefully be taller than the 6-foot+ Nicole...hmmmmm.
#310
Posted: 6/27/09 at 11:23am
I think it has been suggested on ATC that it is an Oscar-nominated actress.
#311
Posted: 6/27/09 at 11:30am
The two front-runners are, yes.
#312
Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:04pm
I'm looking over the nominees for Best Leading and Supporting Actress over the last two decades, and I have to say that there are plenty of people I personally find more exciting than Nicole Kidman. I would honestly rather see Amy Adams as Desiree than Nicole Kidman.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#313
Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:18pm
I'm going to take that more to show how far down the list Nicole Kidman is for you, as opposed to how high up your list Amy Adams is.
#314
Posted: 6/27/09 at 12:35pm
NOMINATED or WINNING LoveIsCompany?
#315
Posted: 6/27/09 at 1:16pm
I've heard Oscar-winning but who knows if it's Oscar-nominated or winning. It's just exciting to know that they are going for a renowned actress versus a less interesting choice like Waddingham.
Nicole Kidman is just not well-suited for the role, I'd much rather see her as Phyllis in FOLLIES or Margo Channing in APPLAUSE, roles that require a different type of humor than the one for NIGHT MUSIC.
Nicole Kidman is just not well-suited for the role, I'd much rather see her as Phyllis in FOLLIES or Margo Channing in APPLAUSE, roles that require a different type of humor than the one for NIGHT MUSIC.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Updated On: 6/27/09 at 01:16 PM
#316
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:35pm
The two that I know of are winning, and on the lists that people have mentioned above.
#317
Posted: 6/27/09 at 2:47pm
Oh, please. All of this speculative talk may be a time-killer for you darlings but it is clearly a foregone conclusion what the real truth of the matter is and who is who.
And who has won... wins.
P
P.S. WOW does she have good PR people.
Winslet visits childhood theatre school, Thompson takes year off
And who has won... wins.
P
P.S. WOW does she have good PR people.
Winslet visits childhood theatre school, Thompson takes year off
Updated On: 6/27/09 at 02:47 PM
#318
Posted: 6/27/09 at 5:28pm
I'm going to take that more to show how far down the list Nicole Kidman is for you, as opposed to how high up your list Amy Adams is.
haha, yes, exactly. I love Amy Adams, but I don't think she'd make a very good Desiree either.
haha, yes, exactly. I love Amy Adams, but I don't think she'd make a very good Desiree either.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#319
Posted: 6/27/09 at 5:35pm
*Wiping brow in relief*
I adore Amy Adams, but yes, givesmevoice, if you had been suggesting her for Desiree I might have asked you to seek professional help.
I adore Amy Adams, but yes, givesmevoice, if you had been suggesting her for Desiree I might have asked you to seek professional help.
#320
Posted: 6/27/09 at 8:07pm
...So does that mean Winslet and Thompson are the two being considered? If so, I would love that. I would also love Kidman, Zeta-Jones, or Weisz, to be honest. Any Oscar Winning Best Actress would be fine with me.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#321
Posted: 6/27/09 at 11:48pm
I stand by my guess of Emma Thompson.
#322
Posted: 6/28/09 at 12:54am
...and Thompson is from "across the pond", as Loveiscompany hinted.
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephen Sondheim
#323
Posted: 6/28/09 at 12:56am
I highly doubt it's Thompson.
#324
Posted: 6/28/09 at 2:08am
If you read my post in which I basically tried to guess which one of them had musical theater background or movie musical background AND was in the right age range, you can tell that very few (if any) of them are American, some Australian, a South African, but most from Great Britain.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#325
Posted: 6/28/09 at 8:56am
Well what about a good Italian-American like Patti Luone?
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