Clint Eastwood to Direct JERSEY BOYS Film Adaptation- Page 2

[Wildcard]

Posted: 5/22/13 at 8:53pm

He may not have directed a musical but he did act in one

[snarkmachine]

Posted: 5/22/13 at 9:19pm

Sooooo casting ideas? I can't think of any big star that has the adequate falsetto to do any of this

Unles we're talking like...Justin Timberlake

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 5/22/13 at 10:52pm

I'm impressed he's taken on this gig, and I'm pretty optimistic. It's one thing for straight to want to see a musical when it's on stage, because they can pretend they're just at an oldies concert. But getting them to see it in a movie theatre is a whole other story. Clint will be able to bring in that audience, which is going to be necessary for this thing to make money.

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/22/13 at 11:11pm

I think that, despite the old stereotypes still holding water, we ARE seeing a slow move away from the idea that "musical theatre is inherently gay." It's showing up in popular culture as a cultural force more and more frequently without the nudge-nudge gay irony. Consider things like "Les Miserables," an entirely unironic, somewhat macho musical, the success of "The Book Of Mormon" as a cultural buzz icon in 2011-2012, and the increased focus on musical numbers and theatricality in popular comedies like Family Guy and South Park.

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 6/19/14 at 3:18pm

Remember when Clint was announced to direct Jersey Boys...

I thought I remember saying...
"Does anyone think this will be a good idea?"