Sounds like another "safe" idea for a musical. Why not film a musical that has never been filmed yet? After seeing the abysmal Oscars, one bright moment was Anne Hathaway. How about her in "Promises, Promises" with Adrien Brody?
Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?
April Fools!!! No? Oh, god. Jake Gyllenhaal is going to attempt "Goodbye Old Girl"? Yikes. And Jim Carrey sang in the Grinch so I wouldn't consider this his musical debut.
Nope, ljay, they're gonna update it, which is their first mistake. Am I just supposed to assume that the article got it wrong and Gyllenhaal is playing Hardy? There's no way he's playing Boyd, that's ridiculous. Unless their doing a makeup-fatsuit-double-cast-transformation thing.
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Eh to Carrey, but I love the casting of Gyllenhaal. For Lola.... how about someone a touch older than the "norm" you'd picture Lola? Someone like Catherine Zeta Jones? I think she has the sex appeal (and talent) to spare....
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Not that I'm abig fan of her talent or anything, but I think she would look great with Gyllenhaal, and with her highly press-covered run in All My Sons just ending, she has a Broadway buzz about her. Plus, her song-and-dance vamp performance on "Eli Stone" this past season will put her to the forefront in casting directors minds.
I'm not really sure who I would choose to cast as Lola - most of the first names that come to mind are too old now (Zeta-Jones, Salma Hayek, Jane Krakowski) or will have come fresh off of doing a musical and will not likely take another one (Penelope Cruz).
As per other roles, I vote Ana Gasteyer or Anne Hathaway to play Gloria.
any suggestions for Meg? I can't think of any, outside of Kristin Chenoweth, who seems a little young-looking. I'd love to see Audra McDonald do it, if they cast it colorblind.
Cheno would actually make an amazing Sister, though.
who else read this and had the horrible thought that it was Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lola?
Carrey actually has a good singing voice (most recently in Yes Man) so I can live with him in the role. A few suggestions for Lola; Nicole Kidman Catherine Zeta Jones Anne Hathaway Beyonce
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
Nicole Kidman lacks all the sultriness to play Lola. Salma Hayek doesn't look old at all, if you've seen her in 30 ROCK you'll see how sexy she looks. I can definitely see her play Lola. Her "Whatever Lola Wants" would be fantastic since she is a great comedic actress. I can really visualize her in the part.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"