Who else thinks that a remake of Annie Get Your Gun would be a great film? I think Anna Kendrick as the title role would be awesome, or Megan Hilty since she did awesome at Encores!
Let me know what you guys think!
Why?
You would get the pc version . In addition, the one that we have was fine. It would have been dynamite with the original star Judy Garland.
If there's one thing I hate on this planet, it's agreeing with Roxy.
But you could never remake that musical now without it being so politically correct, that it would fundamentally change the piece. A remake would be an absolutely terrible idea.
"If there's one thing I hate on this planet, it's agreeing with Roxy."
Did we just witness Hell freezing over?
By the way, I agree -- horrible idea.
Oh my god. Jordan agrees with me. Can mideast peace be far behind?
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But you could never remake that musical now without it being so politically correct, that it would fundamentally change the piece. A remake would be an absolutely terrible idea
Didn't they revise it for the revival?
Much as I enjoy and admire the show, I don't see a movie remake being a success.
If they did, while Kendrick and Hilty are fine ideas, I'd want Annaleigh Ashford.
Movies of current shows are one thing. Movies of shows more than 60 years old I doubt would have much of a market.
CBS was interested in doing their film adaptation around 2001 with Reba McEntire after her enormously well-received run in the Broadway revival.
THIS is the remake that should have been done. Period.
Who else thinks that a remake of Annie Get Your Gun would be a great film?
No one. Next question.
Its a meh show (with a knockout score) and is so old-fashioned that a new film would just be silly.
"Didn't they revise it for the revival?"
Yes, they PC'd it up.
I would not consider it "meh" show.
I read recently in a bio that Barbara Streisand briefly optioned the rights to ANNIE GET YOUR GUN in the late 70s and planned to star in a film remake after A STAR IS BORN. Can you imagine?
Be afraid, be very afraid.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
What was fundamentally changed about the revival?
From Wikipedia:
For the 1999 revival, Peter Stone revised the libretto, eliminating what were considered insensitive references to American Indians, including the songs "Colonel Buffalo Bill" and "I'm An Indian Too".[10] Stone said, "The big challenge is taking a book that was wonderfully crafted for its time and make it wonderfully crafted for our time... It was terribly insensitive...to Indians.... But it had to be dealt with in a way that was heartfelt and not obvious... In this case, it was with the permission of the heirs. They're terribly pleased with it."[11] Stone also altered the structure of the musical, beginning it with "There's No Business Like Show Business" and presenting the musical as a "show within a show".[9]
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I didn't say it was good or bad...just different. I enjoyed the revival and I'm not old enough to have seen the original.
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