Billy Elliot movie musical?

[broadwayfreak2]

Billy Elliot movie musical?#1

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:01am

Think it will ever happen? I really hope it does.

[TheatreDork2]

re: Billy Elliot movie musical?#2

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:02am

The movie isn't even 10 years old.

[BroadwayBound062]

re: Billy Elliot movie musical?#2

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:05am

I feel like Elton John said in an interview that this was something they were planning on doing in the future.

Genius lasts longer than beauty.

[Phantom of London]

re: Billy Elliot movie musical?#3

Posted: 7/29/09 at 7:32am

Movie blew me away and always knew with the correct creatives this would go on and make a great musical.

In the musical with the dad looking stunned when Billy come on stage to Swan Lake, you just cannot re-create that on stage.

Swan Lake, Electricity and Angry Dance that just cannot be done on film, both are great.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

re: Billy Elliot movie musical?#4

Posted: 7/29/09 at 7:38am

Someone (I thought it was Stephan Daldry, but it could have been Elton John) said a movie musical is a big possibility.

2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5 May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot

[SingingCats]

re: Billy Elliot movie musical?#5

Posted: 7/29/09 at 10:38am

Please, let's wait a bit longer. We don't need the Billy Elliot movie going the way of the Producers movie.

[Phantom of London]

re: Billy Elliot movie musical?#6

Posted: 7/29/09 at 12:51pm

Agreed!

Producers and Hairspray was awful in 35mm.