Carrey and Gyllenhaal to Star in Big Screen Damn Yankees; Zadan, Meron & New Line to Produce- Page 5

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 2/28/09 at 12:05pm

I think it makes for a steamier dynamic when Lola is older than Joe.

[dfwtheatreguy]

Posted: 2/28/09 at 1:23pm

oh crap, just had a thought - if Gyllenhall is attached does that mean that his "girlfriend" Reese Witherspoon might possibly be Lola?

[wickedfan]

Posted: 2/28/09 at 1:48pm

Why? Because boyfriends and girlfriends always have to do a movie together in Hollywood?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/28/09 at 1:58pm

dfwtheatreguy, Witherspoon (who would probably be serviceable) is unavailable.

Updated On: 3/1/09 at 01:58 PM

[Eris0303]

Posted: 2/28/09 at 3:40pm

"-"Six Months out of Every Year" will be cut for being too politically incorrect"

Why not add a few husbands complaining about their wives watching too much baseball?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 7:00pm

Charlize Theron has great song and dance skills that have yet to be utilized on screen (Nicholas Hytner cast her to play Roxie when he was doing the film version of CHICAGO, but when he was scrapped as the director, so was she.)

I think she has all the sensuality, charm, beauty, and screen presence to nail a role like Lola, as well as the recognizable pedigree to go along with it.

Of the current crop of talent in Hollywood, she would be my first choice.

Updated On: 3/1/09 at 07:00 PM

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 7:03pm

She would be STUNNING as Lola.

I love it!

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 7:04pm

I guarentee you if there is a GYPSY remake then Meryl Streep will be up for the role. Guarenteed.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 7:10pm

Whoa, I liked Carrey's version of "And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going." Especially the last note. And Larry's horrified reaction.

And I like his horrible version of "I Am The Walrus." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPkytVdy5Us

Updated On: 3/1/09 at 07:10 PM

[alterego]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 8:18pm

I can't understand the appeal of Jim Carrey. I want to say, yes what you do was funny when you were eight years old, but you are now a middle aged man. Act your age.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 8:52pm

I'm for anyone, ANYONE being Lola...as long as it's not Beyonce.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 9:53pm

This is horrible, but I like Jim Carrey because he reminds me of me.

Luckily, I don't plan on going into acting professionally.

[SpamalotDiva]

Posted: 3/1/09 at 10:18pm

OMG OMG OMG. so were doing this show at my school. im playing sister.. im happy its going to become a movie, but i agree on most topics that its a safe show... but fosse and hollwood kinda have a thing for each other...

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 3/2/09 at 12:30am

I could live with Beyonce, but it's gonna be Katie Holmes. Just tellin' ya.

still all about Gasteyer or Hathaway for Gloria and Cheno for Sister.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 3/2/09 at 12:38am

Chenoweth would be fantastic as Gloria, after all, she was this close to being cast as another annoying reporter-Mary Sunshine--why not cast her in this part? She'd be a hoot. My only issue with casting her as Gloria is that she doesn't have the big belty voice required for the part. She'd be hilarious as Sister too but she's too young for the part. I always thought Sister was close to Meg's age.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 3/2/09 at 1:16am

I think that Carrey would actually a very funny Applegate and Gyllenhaal will probably be fine. I think Katie Holmes would be a fantastic Lola, as long as it is not Beyonce.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 3/4/09 at 4:57pm

I think the idea of Jaime Pressly as Lola is interesting. She's been wanting to do a movie musical for a while.

Rose McGowan could also be fun.

Jaime singing Fever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJ_b9MFtWw
Rose singing Fever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntEWQRN08Bw

[Craig]

Posted: 3/4/09 at 5:15pm

Cherry Jones would be a great Meg too

[annapiranha]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 12:15am

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Amy Adams for Lola. She has the voice for it, and it would give her a chance to show some range and play something other than the ingenue. I wonder if she can dance...

[sabrelady]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 3:06am

I must be the only one who thinks Jenifer Lopez could do Lola.
Yeah I know, she has babies but she still can dance. ( and more importantly she hasn't done much since the babes and her price would be cheaper that Adams or Witherspoon)

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 3/11/09 at 4:42pm

I would say it's going to be Beyonce' and I ain't thrilled. It just seems very safe unimaginative casting. With quasi-rap video versions of her songs on TV.

Charlize Theron and Jennifer Lopez would be excellent casting.

[Bodes08]

Posted: 6/18/09 at 11:41am

So, Anne Hathaway was on the View this morning, and along with confirming that she'll be playing Judy Garland in an upcoming biopic, she also confirmed that she is in the works to star in an upcoming movie with Jake Gyllenhaal.
She didn't say what it was, but does anyone think that she could be playing Lola. Or maybe Gloria? She could make a great Gloria.

[Larcen26]

Posted: 6/18/09 at 11:57am

I am ready to be beaten to death for mentioning this...and it will more than likely never happen...

But Fergie might make a deccent Lola...if she has the acting chops. Her "Be Italian" in the Nine trailer aint half bad.

Just throwing her out there, as I think she has a more "seductive" quality than a lot of the names that are out there.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 6/18/09 at 11:59am

Damn Yankees wasn't the movie she was talking about, Bodes.

http://www.annehathawayweb.com/hathaway-gyllenhaal-team-up-for-in-love

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/18/09 at 12:03pm

Anne Hathaway would make a great Gloria? Is that a joke? Anne is much too "fresh-looking" to play Gloria. You need someone a bit older and jaded for the role.

How about Allison Janney for Gloria? I know she may not want to do another musical at this point but Gloria only has the one song. I think she'd be great in the role.

Updated On: 6/18/09 at 12:03 PM