Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#1Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 3:17pm
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Luhrmann_Wants_Jackman_and_Knowles_for_Movie_Musical_20090325
Wicked maybe? Isnt Baz directing that?
#2re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 3:23pmI hope (and kill me if you want) that its for Aida. She would be great for Aida, and he would be great for Radames (since she is already rumored for the part, it makes sense)
#2re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 3:30pm... Seriously? SERIOUSLY??
#3re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 3:33pmI wanted Tamyra Gray for Anita...I know she was rumored for it once.
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Fan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#4re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 3:53pmTruthfully, I think that was just an offhand comment made by Baz to Vogue since he had just worked with them for the Oscars. Not sure if it would ever happen.
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#5re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 4:03pmI would like to say that I called Jackman as Radames years ago. And like Pianolin717 said, Beyonce has been rumored as Aida for a while. So this makes sense.
#6re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 4:12pmThis is some movie musical casting that is actually good.
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burnsy
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#7re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 4:49pmBeyonce is perfect for the movie because she doesn't have to sing live. Just lip sync like she did at Oscar.
#8re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 4:55pmWhen I saw them doing the performance on the Oscars, my first thought was they were prepping them to work together on Aida.
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#9re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 4:55pmThis is great...but is Baz rumored to direct the film version of WICKED? So maybe it's for that!
#10re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 4:56pmI am not a fan of Jackman's voice and wasn't overly impressed with the medley he did with Beyonce on the Oscars. I do like Beyonce's voice and she is one of the very few young singers out there that can deliver live vocals well.
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#11re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 5:01pm
This is great...but is Baz rumored to direct the film version of WICKED? So maybe it's for that!
Beyonce as Elphaba? Hugh as Fiyero? Ew. Maybe they can just draw that partial-birth abortion of an Oscar number out to two hours!
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AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#12re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 7:01pm
Beyonce as Aida, maybe.
Hugh as Radames. F*** no. He has a lovely voice but it is not right for Aida AT ALL. AIDA IS A ROCK MUSICAL AND RADAMES IS A BAD*** ROCKER DUDE OF EYGPYT. HUGH JACKMAN IS NOT A BAD*** ROCKED DUDE!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#13re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 7:07pm
I would hope that the girl who would play Aida would be a black girl. Beyonce is just too light for my tastes. Hmf.
JHud, ftw!
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 7:56pm
AIDA could be a brilliant idea for a movie musical - it is surprising that no one from Hollywood has looked at it seriously ( rather than remakes of Damn Yankees, Bye Bye Birdie, Fame, Footloose, etc).
Beyonce and Hugh - hmm...sounds intriguing as Aida and Radames!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/05
#15re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 9:30pm
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SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#16re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/25/09 at 9:47pmHugh Jackman's too old for Radames, IMO.
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#17re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/26/09 at 11:39am
"Hugh as Radames. F*** no. He has a lovely voice but it is not right for Aida AT ALL. AIDA IS A ROCK MUSICAL AND RADAMES IS A BAD*** ROCKER DUDE OF EYGPYT. HUGH JACKMAN IS NOT A BAD*** ROCKED DUDE! "
Thats what I thought when I saw Cheyanne as Radames, lol.
but i think drawing any connection to Wicked is a bit out there, He just mentions that he would like them to work together in a musical at some point. I'm sure if he were refering to Wicked he would have said so.
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#18re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/26/09 at 12:01pmI love how one person says maybe it's Aida, and then a whole bunch of people decide that it is.
#19re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/26/09 at 12:25pm
I'm pretty sure it is Bill Condon that is attached (or rumored) to direct AIDA, not Luhrman.
I think Luhrman was more or less just making that comment, I doubt he meant that he's actually pursuing it in any way.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#20re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/26/09 at 12:57pmWell, Condon worked with Beyonce in "Dreamgirls" and was the producer of the Oscars that Hugh hosted....
TonyaFanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/04
#21re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/27/09 at 7:42pm
"I would hope that the girl who would play Aida would be a black girl. Beyonce is just too light for my tastes. Hmf.
JHud, ftw!"
what a stupid and racist post. i guess Jennifer's more "black" than Beyonce...ugh
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#22re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/27/09 at 7:47pmThey need someone younger for Radames, Hugh is too old.
#23re: Beyonce and Hugh wanted for movie musical?
Posted: 3/30/09 at 10:28pmWhoever they cast needs to be able to top Heather Headley--which is going to be very difficult. Beyonce, JHud or whomever; they better be freaking fantastic.
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