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[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 12:55pm

Ooh, Maya Rudolph. Or Kristen Wiig....hmmm...

[dreaming]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 12:59pm

I don't see Kidman as the Baker's Wife at all. She lacks the earthy element needed. She's more in the Witch mold but I hope she doesn't play it. I'm less than enthused about her singing.

I'd like to see what Rachel Weisz would do with it, actually. Kate Winslet would also interest me.

I know she has no chance, but Carla Gugino talked in an interview recently about doing singing (apparently she can indeed sing) and how she wants to do a Sondheim. She's quite talented and would be a fine choice.

[someone.else's.story2]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 2:52pm

My first guess is Kidman and I actually think she would be good. If you've seen ant of her extremely indie films, she often surprises with the range she has. That would be really interesting. I'm just glad it won't be Arienda.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:20pm

Glenn Close. I overheard her at Sbarro's the other day saying "If Streisand can play Gypsy, I can play Baker's Wife. If I have to open my checkbook, I will."

[Gothampc]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:26pm

Um, hello? I will have my Les Miz Oscar by the time this goes to filming. I will win an Oscar because who can refuse awarding a consumptive, dying mother who takes to whoring and makes herself look ugly for a role?

--Anne Hathaway

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:48pm

No one has yet mentioned Cate Blanchett (at least I don't think anyone has). An extremely interesting choice.

Updated On: 10/11/12 at 03:48 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:50pm

I have ... and I agree!

[dreaming]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:55pm

Blanchett doesn't scream Baker's Wife to me in any way. (And I really adore her-she's a personal favorite. Maybe as the Witch.)

Vocally, Anne Hathaway is a Cinderella. She's too old for the role now, sadly. (She'd have been perfect in that role, too.)

I stand by my desire to see Rachel Weisz or Kate Winslet play the role. Either one could be amazing. (I do think Carla Gugino could be very strong as well. But, I think they want more of an A-lister.)

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:58pm

Sorry best12. I disagree dreaming. I think she would be very funny, warm and bring a Gleason-caliber irony to it. And word is she can sing.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 3:59pm

Susan Boyle for the Giant's Wife

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 4:08pm

Lots of these names would/could be great, but deep down I REALLY want Nina Arianda to continue on with the project. She could be utterly glorious.

[dreaming]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 4:15pm

nasty-I said this awhile back to someone. I think she is a very gifted comedienne and I guess she can sing (she's going to play Joplin). But, they'll likely get a blockbuster name (and who knows, it could be someone really amazing-just because they're A-list doesn't mean they aren't talented).

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 6:13pm

What I like most about Blanchett is that she has that I won't take any crap from anyone thing that, among so many other things, made Gleason's performance so wonderful.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 6:26pm

Much as I love Cate Blanchett, how can someone that obviously beautiful play being shocked by the Prince's overtures to her? Doesn't "Moments in the Wood" depend on her being just an average everyday girl?

Updated On: 10/11/12 at 06:26 PM

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 7:11pm

At first I really resisted the idea of Blanchett, but Henrik's comparison to Joanna Gleason made me think that Blanchett might be able to find humor in the most surprising moments the way Gleason so beautifully did. She's someone that I'd be happy to see either as the Witch or as the Baker's Wife. I wonder if she'd be hesitant to get involved in another fantasy film with THE HOBBIT coming out during the holidays but the Sondheim factor might interest her.
I love Nicole Kidman and her performance in MOULIN ROUGE defines the term "star turn," she's mesmerizing in every way in that film (and in so many others, she's one of the best actresses of her generation) but I completely agree she lacks the earthiness necessary to make the Baker's Wife work, and I'm not sure she'd be particularly funny as the Witch either. Besides, I doubt she's dying to revisit the NINE experience, she also seemed very self-depricating when talking about her singing voice so I wonder if she'd even be interested in singing Sondheim after she was so heavily criticized for NINE.

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 7:13pm

Much as I love Cate Blanchett, how can someone that obviously beautiful play being shocked by the Prince's overtures to her? Doesn't "Moments in the Wood" depend on her being just an average everyday girl?

Oh, please. Cate can take the makeup off and darken her hair and get just as "plain" as (at least) Kate Winslet or some of these other Oscar beauties.

The Hollywood version of "plain." Just like Mare Winningham is the "fat girl" in St. Elmo's Fire, weighing in at 135.

You've seen Cate in "The Gift," right?

Updated On: 10/11/12 at 07:13 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 7:18pm

Oooooooh I love that movie. Only movie that ever made me actually throw my popcorn in the air from being so scared!

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 7:20pm

St. Elmo's Fire?

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 10:08pm

I also don't think that Joanna Gleason was unattractive in any way, she was clearly dressed down for the production, however, part of what made her so good was that in costume she looked like a "regular person" which worked really well when she was opposite someone like Bernadette Peters or even Kim Crosby. They need to cast someone who can play down her movie star looks, Blanchett, Collette, and Tomei have done it plenty of times, people like Kidman, Paltrow, Weisz, and some of the other struggle a bit more in that department.

[chris d]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 10:36pm

ten years ago I would've said Emma Thompson... maybe ten years from now Anna Paquin could rock it??

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/11/12 at 10:46pm

Could the oscar winner referred to be Paquin?

[americanboy99]

Posted: 10/12/12 at 12:31am

OOOOHHHH, henrikegerman! An inspired guess!

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 10/12/12 at 1:52am

Gotta be Whoopi Goldberg fo sho!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/12/12 at 1:58am

Helen Hunt would be fantastic in this role, I think.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 10/12/12 at 8:57am

Hunt is an excellent idea acting wise. She's funny, warm and biting.