Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
#1Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:45pm
As for me...
Fantine-Keira Knightley
Madame Thenardier-Tracey Ullman
Thenardier-Gefforey Rush
Enjolras-Kris Allen
Marius-Chord Overstreet
Eponine-Selena Gomez
Cosette-Lily Collins
#2Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/1/11 at 11:51pm
jenniewie2
Swing Joined: 6/10/11
#2Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:11am
lol @lizzie
How much do you want to bet Lea Michele will be Eponine? I could also see them go for Anne Hathaway as Cosette or Fantine...I just hope they throw in a few real musical theater people in there in addition to whatever star power they decide they need. I swear, if they put in that Jonas Brother I will be livid. He looked like a not very talented high school actor next to all the greats at the anniversary concert.
#3Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:28am
@LizzieCurry I am smart enough to know I've been insulted and sexy enough not to care!
Lea Michele would be too obvious for Eponine.
Personally I'd love to see Sierra Boggess play Fantine at some point in her career. It dosen't have to be the film.
PennybankBill
Stand-by Joined: 11/1/10
#4Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:31amAh, so if I understand correctly Lizzy, Aida Man is threatening the X-eyed Cow with a club while an unknown force puts an arrow over him?
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#5Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:32am
Fantine-Joss Stone
Madame Thenardier-Jane Horrocks
Thenardier-Timothy Spall
Enjolras-Gerard Butler
Marius-Aaron Tveit
Eponine-Amy Winehouse
Cosette-Jennifer Damiano
except I would cast Butler as Jean and Jackman as Enjolras
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#6Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:34am
Lea was a mediocre Eponine at the Hollywood Bowl. I'm sure she'll be in the running, but I hope for all our sakes that she isn't cast.
Just throwing this out there: Jake Gyllenhaal for Enjolras.
#7Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:47am
"Personally I'd love to see Sierra Boggess play Fantine at some point in her career."
You have GOT to be kidding.
#8Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:48am
@VonTussleGirl I for one loved her voice when she sang "On My Own"
Updated:
Fantine: Sierra Boggess
Madame Thenardier: Tracey Ullman
Thenardier: Paul Whitehouse
Enjolras: Lee Mead
Marius: Chord Overstreet
Eponine: Stephanie Davis (of "Hollyoaks")
Cosette: Lily Collins
@ClapYoHands what do you mean by that?
Updated On: 7/2/11 at 01:48 AM
#9Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 2:12am
So did every stray dog within a three mile radius.
From the box seats it felt a bit like being assaulted. We get it, Lea. You emote.
Muhlethaler
Featured Actor Joined: 10/13/06
#10Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 2:51amUpdated On: 7/20/18 at 02:51 AM
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#11Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 3:15amI never heard of Joss Stone until I saw her in The Tudors and then I youtubed her... that is an excellent suggestion for Fantine!!!
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#12Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 9:41am
thanks, eatlasagna,
I had the opposite experience from you with Joss Stone. I knew her recordings and loved her voice. When I saw the woman playing Anne of Cleves in The Tudors I was very impressed, and when I discovered it was the same girl with that amazing voice I was floored.
I hope I am just as impressed when I hear Paul Bettany sing as I was when I saw Joss Stone act.
Curious why so many people here are not casting singers (Keira Knightley? Kate Winslet?). It is after all a musical and one that requires more than actors with only a modicum of musicality.
#13Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 9:46am
Jean Valjean: Hugh Jackman
Javert: Paul Bettany
Fantine: Kerry Ellis
Madame Thenardier: Tracey Ullman
Thenardier: Hugh Laurie
Enjolras: Hadley Fraser
Marius: Josh Groban
Eponine: Astrid Berges-Frisbey
Cosette: Sierra Boggess
This is my updated cast. Take it or leave it.
#14Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 10:02am
Jean Valjean: Hugh Jackman
Javert: Paul Bettany
Fantine: Anne Hathaway
Madame Thenardier: Kathy Bates
Thenardier: Hugh Laurie
I don't expect it to happen, but I would cast relative unknowns in the younger parts.
#15Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 10:13amI can't see Anne Hathaway as Fantine even if I do love her work.
#16Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 10:22am
If Anne Hathaway is anybody, she'll be Cosette, I think. She's too perky for Fantine and not scruffy enough for Eponine.
I'm sure Nick Jonas doesn't have a chance at Marius after the critical drubbing he got at the O2 show. How about Darren Criss from Glee? Or I can see them going with Zac Efron maybe.
I'm hoping for Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras but they might go Hollywood with that role.
#17Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:21amReally hoping no Disney actors! I too would like to see Ramin as Enjolras, and I love the idea of Darren Criss as Marius!
#18Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:44amMarion Cotillard must play Fantine.
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#19Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:56am
D'accord -- Marion Cotillard as Fantine!
This is a story in France by its arguably most famous literary personage, Victor Hugo -- I would like to see someone like Marion portray a French character.
How about major cameos for actors from the original London production -- Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop, Michael Ball as Thernardier ( he was excellent as Count Fosco in The Woman in White), maybe Frances Ruffelle in a comedic turn as Madame Thenardier ( after all, Eponine, whom she originally portrayed, is the daughter of the Thenardiers 
)?
Zac Efron as either Enjolras or Marius?
Amanda Seyfried as Eponine?
Muhlethaler
Featured Actor Joined: 10/13/06
#20Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 11:59amUpdated On: 7/20/18 at 11:59 AM
#21Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:16pm
Marion would be lovely. If we're talking French actors, how about Melanie Laurent as a prospect for Eponine? She's a singer and during the cafe scene in Inglourious Basterds, I couldn't stop laughing at how much she looked like she was about to break into On My Own.
#22Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 12:57pm
"She's too perky for Fantine..."
Do yourself a favor...rent Rachel Getting Married.
Cotillard is too old for Fantine.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#23Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:20pm
Kate Winslet is too old for Fantine, too. Fantine is in her 20s.
What about Bryce Dallas Howard for Cosette? I saw that suggestion once and liked it.
#24Besides Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany who else would you cast in Les Mis the movie?
Posted: 7/2/11 at 1:35pmWHO in their RIGHT MIND suggested SELENA GOMEZ to play a role in this film?! Girl CANNOT SING! That's almost as bad as casting Nick Jonas as Marius!
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