A new THE KING AND I film

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 4:14pm

https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-king-and-i-remake-rodgers-and-hammerstein-paramount-temple-hill-1234693074/

[joevitus]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 4:35pm

"Concord, who acquired the Rodgers & Hammerstein catalogue in 2017, will also serve in a producing capacity." What's Concord, and how does this relate to  the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization?

I am so not looking forward to all the p.c. screeds and "cancelled" articles that shall accompany this film's release, should the film be made.

[Globefan]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 4:38pm

I'm very intrigued.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 4:44pm

 

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 4:46pm

Some information on Concord from their website:

CONCORD THEATRICALS IS THE WORLD’S MOST SIGNIFICANT THEATRICAL COMPANY, COMPRISING THE CATALOGS OF R&H THEATRICALS, SAMUEL FRENCH, TAMS-WITMARK AND THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER COLLECTION.

Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production.

[BwayLB]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 4:53pm

I’m open to it as long as they are some actual Asians in the cast. But i think Emily Blunt should be Anna

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 5:03pm

Could Ken Wantanabe and Ashley Park reprise their performances from the 2015 Broadway revival?

[Globefan]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 5:21pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Could Ken Wantanabe and Ashley Park reprise their performances from the 2015 Broadway revival?"

I want Daniel Dae Kim 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 5:22pm

Globefan said: "Call_me_jorge said: "Could Ken Wantanabe and Ashley Park reprise their performances from the 2015 Broadway revival?"

I want Daniel Dae Kim"

He’d be good! I want him to get more work!

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 5:46pm

I could totally see Ashley Park reprising her role in this. Her star keeps getting brighter and brighter. On a hit Netflix show and currently filming a new Tina Fey series... a movie seems like it's not far off.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 5:52pm

Hope y’all are ready for James Corden as The King.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 6:41pm

James Corden is very talented and has given so much to the arts and entertainment industry, especially during Covid. 

Would love Ashley Park and Conrad Ricamora to reprise their roles. Excited for a whole new generation to experience this!

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 7:05pm

MichelleCraig said: "Some information on Concord from their website:

CONCORD THEATRICALSIS THE WORLD’S MOST SIGNIFICANT THEATRICAL COMPANY, COMPRISING THE CATALOGS OF R&H THEATRICALS, SAMUEL FRENCH, TAMS-WITMARK AND THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER COLLECTION.

Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production."

So... all of those collections are owned by one company now? I'm surprised, and hadn't heard about this. I remember when those were all separate collections administered by separate offices. That's basically everyone but MTI.

[candydog2]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 7:43pm

I'm intrigued by the "reimagined" part. I hope they don't lost too much of the stage version. I doubt this will have any connection to the last revival though, so they'll probably start afresh with a whole new cast.

 

 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 7:58pm

Will it, in fact, still be a musical?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 7:58pm

Will it, in fact, still be a musical?

[Globefan]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 8:38pm

Dollypop said: "Will it, in fact, still be a musical?"

Yes it will! 

[Globefan]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 8:42pm

Who should direct this film? 

[BwayLB]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 8:55pm

^ I think it should be Rob Marshall or Bill Conden

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 9:19pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Hope y’all are ready for James Corden as The King."

Hahaha. But he could sign on as a producer or executive producer if he isn't cast, just to get his name up there in another movie musical. You know, Corden is one of the producers of his Late Late Show.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 2/12/21 at 10:04pm

BwayLB said: "^ I think it should be Rob Marshall or Bill Conden"

I think Rob would be a pretty great choice. Also I think Steven Spielberg could be another solid choice, depending on how his version of West Side Story turns out.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 2/13/21 at 12:09am

It needs to be an Asian director. Period.

I’m still very surprised the new West Side Story wasn’t directed by a Latinx director.

With these white versus nonwhite stories, we need to see it from the nonwhite perspective. Otherwise, what is the modern twist on this particular East v West white savior plot and how authentic can you actually be in telling the story? Have we not had our eyes opened by Soft Power?

If anyone were to reprise their role from the revival, I can see Ruthie Ann Miles recreating her Tony-winning performance.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 2/13/21 at 12:10am

Double

Updated On: 2/13/21 at 12:10 AM

[joevitus]

Posted: 2/13/21 at 2:25am

MichelleCraig said: "Some information on Concord from their website:

CONCORD THEATRICALSIS THE WORLD’S MOST SIGNIFICANT THEATRICAL COMPANY, COMPRISING THE CATALOGS OF R&H THEATRICALS, SAMUEL FRENCH, TAMS-WITMARK AND THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER COLLECTION.

Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production."

So, Concord is the Rogers and Hammerstein organization under a different banner? I see the R&H site calls itself "A Concord Company," which sounds like the R&H is a subsidiary,  but what exactly happened here in terms of who owns what?

[justoldbill]

Posted: 2/13/21 at 3:23am

The families no longer have any say.  I believe Concord is the second buy--out after a Dutch concern I never bothered to know the name of.  After the first buy-out, some of the members of the two families couldn't quite grasp that their wishes were now dross.  As to a new movie version of THE KING AND I, wasn't the cartoon bad enough?

Updated On: 2/13/21 at 03:23 AM