Bye Bye Birdie with Lindsay Lohan! — Page 2

#26

re: Bye Bye Birdie with Lindsay Lohan!

Posted: 5/9/04 at 11:30pm

William Hung as Conrad! LOL

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#27

re: Bye Bye Birdie with Lindsay Lohan!

Posted: 5/10/04 at 2:27pm

There is a planned film update of this musical, I believe Sony Pictures is doing it. It's from a pitch by a first time director right out of USC film school. He would like to make it more contemporary, for a current audience. Not sure what he means by that, but knowing this town...it can't be good.

#28

re: Bye Bye Birdie with Lindsay Lohan!

Posted: 5/10/04 at 2:34pm

I heard a few months ago it was between Lindsay and Mandy Moore. Both really wanted to do it.

#29

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 2:40pm

Billy Weeds..the BEST Idea I have heard in ages.....

A spanish rose playing a Spanish Rose!

The score would be NOTHING for her and the dancing....that girl can dance better than she can do anything..

well...almost anything!

Updated On: 5/10/04 at 02:40 PM

#30

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 3:22pm

Are you guys kidding, Patrick Swayze as Birdie? What is this...geriatric Bye Bye Birdie. Since when are teen idols 55 years old? Might as well cast J. Lo as the teen, then!

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of Lindsay Hilary Mary-Kate Ashley Lohan -- and their bare bellies

#31

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 6:13pm

Frontrow- Swayze for ALBERT! Not Birdie. Really, PAY ATTENTION TO THE POSTS!

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#32

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 6:18pm

NO (and I repeat) NO jennifer lopez as Rosie or any character please. She does NOT have a beautiful voice. She can act but thats only sometimes, and she can dance. I always have thought she was a much better actress then a singer anyway.

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#33

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 6:25pm

I don't think Ms. Lopez would be horrible, I just wish she were a better singer. This music is a little more difficult (not much however) than say...Jenny from the block.

#34

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 7:57pm

You don't think she could handle "An English Teacher", and "Spanish Rose"? The songs are NOT hard AT ALL. She could definitely do them, and pretty well, too. I think she'd be amazing in the role, to be honest with you.

And yes, I was casting Swayze as ALBERT.

Updated On: 5/14/04 at 07:57 PM

#35

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 9:07pm

The songs for Rosie are really quite simple. Janet Leigh (who I absolutely worship) is not a great singer by any means and she got by with them in the 1962 version. Lopez is a much better singer than Leigh and she's Latina too. She actually is perfect casting, now that I think of it.

#36

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 9:09pm

So we have Lopez as Rosie, Lohan as Kim, Aiken as Hugo, Roberts as Mae, Swayze (ugh!) as Albert. Four out of five ain't bad. But who's Birdie and Mr. McAfee???

#37

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 9:13pm

I think a popstar should be cast as Birdie, to bring in sales. I think JC Chasez could do it; he has a good voice, and the role is INCREDIBLY easy to act.

And as Mr. Macafee....Nathan Lane?

#38

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 9:31pm

yes, that'd be nifty AS LONG AS CLAY'S in it.

william hung as conrad is a BAAAD idea, lol.

#39

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 10:36pm

I'm all about Clay for Hugo...but I think that Matthew Broderick would probably end up as Albert. NO J-LO!!!! With my luck they would cast Nicole Kidman as Rosie. Hmph.

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#40

J-Lo as Rosie

Posted: 5/10/04 at 10:37pm

i can picture Justin T. playing the role of Birdie. He fits it much better than the ppl considering him for RENT. But does anybody else think it is bad timing for this movie. That Tad Hamiliton movie (though i didnt see it) had almost the exact same storyline as BBB. If this was released would people see it, being that something VERY similar to it was just in theatre?

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#41

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/11/04 at 12:05pm

Oh, sorry I misread the posts...

...but Swayze is too old for Albert also. A 55yr old mama's boy whose girl is still waiting for him to commit? Really, that would be too pathetic.

#42

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/11/04 at 2:49pm

ahhhhhhhH!!!! teen pop princess-and can you say off topic board?

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#43

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/11/04 at 2:51pm

Excuse me, but "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" is my line! HAHA

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#44

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/14/04 at 2:31pm

let's see... Lohan isnt bad for Kim. But if you're going to get that mainstream, Im thinking Hugh Jackman or Orlando Bloom for Conrad. David Schwimmer as Albert. Jlo couldn't act her way out of a veil of cheesecloth, so thats a thumbs down for Rose. Im thinking of a winona ryder or reese witherspoon with dark hair..maybe penelope cruz. What about whatsherface from Chicago...Michael Douglas' wife. She did pretty good in that film. PLEASE... PLEASE../ FOR GODS SAKE dont put Tyne Daly or Bernadette Peters in as Alberts' mother!! Doris Roberts? No way... too obvious & hence boring...it's like casting Edward Herrman as FDR in Annie. HOw about Carol Kane or Glenn Close

#45

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/14/04 at 4:39pm

David Schwimmer for Albert? Orlando Bloom/Hugh Jackman for Conrad? Reese Witherspoon for Rose?
This is, in my opinion, the worst case scenario.

#46

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/14/04 at 9:19pm

ooo I actually like the idea of Tyne Daly as Albert's Mother.

Okay, this would be my cast:
Kim: Lindsay Lohan
Albert: Matthew Broderick
Conrad: JC Chasez
Rosie: Rosie Perez (or Jennifer Lopez)
Albert's Mother: Tyne Daly
Kim's Mom: Donna Murphy
Kim's Dad: Martin Short
Hugo: Clay Aiken

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#47

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/14/04 at 10:56pm

TheaterBaby, only person i DON'T agree with is probably Rose. Is there rwally a celeb who can play her? Well, if they have aqll of those celebrities they oculd hire an unknown and it wouldn't hurt box office

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#48

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/15/04 at 12:19pm

nuh uh....

Kim McAfee :: Jessica Grove, Jessica Grove, Jessica Grove.. and did I mention Jessica Grove????

#49

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/15/04 at 2:30pm

Of course Jessica Grove is the best choice, but Lindsay Lohan is more suited for the role in a MOVIE setting.

I LOVE TheaterBaby's cast, except Rose would HAVE to be Jennifer Lopez. Rosie Perez? Please.

#50

bye bye Birdie

Posted: 5/15/04 at 3:21pm

The remake is supposed to be "Hip-hop/urban" so since they already have Lohan (who is neither hip-hop or urban) They might put someone in there like Nick Cannon as Birdie. Of those suggested so far. J-Lo is the only one that one that is hip/hop/urban.