Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie#1
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:01pm
As reported by Baz Bamigboye - Wilkinson will be the Biship and Ruffelle one of the whores.
>>>The original stars of the stage version of musical Les Miserables will join Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in the big-screen version, which begins rehearsals on Monday.
Colm Wilkinson, who was the first Jean Valjean, and Frances Ruffelle, who created the part of Eponine, have been given feature roles in the movie.
Wilkinson will play the Bishop of Digne. ‘He shows Valjean the road ahead, after Valjean has robbed him of silver candlesticks,’ says Cameron Mackintosh, who produced the musical on stage and who is also involved with Working Title and Universal in making the picture, which Oscar-winner Tom Hooper will direct.
‘“I have bought your soul for God!” the bishop says to Valjean — and it’s a beautiful moment,’ Cameron told me.
Wilkinson, who played Valjean in London and on Broadway, said that as he takes on the role of the bishop, his journey with Les Miserables has ended ‘and I have come full circle’.
Cameron also revealed that Ruffelle will play ‘the most fabulous whore’ in the movie, and while she won’t have a song of her own, she will be part of the group of prostitutes who sing the number Lovely Ladies.<<<
Wilkinson and Ruffelle Join Cast
Updated On: 1/26/12 at 07:01 PM
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #2
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:27pm
LOVE it!
And I actually suggested Wilkinson should play the Bishop many (many) threads ago. Obviously, I wasn't alone with that sentiment. I'm glad they did it on their own, although I'm sure they just PORE through these threads to get all their ideas.
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #2
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:45pmA glimmer of something not terrible!
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #3
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:46pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 07:46 PM
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #4
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:52pmWe also need to have Michael Ball in there. :)
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #5
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:54pm^That would actually be pretty awesome if LuPone played the factory b*tch, but I doubt she'd ever agree to do it.
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #6
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:55pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 07:55 PM
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #7
Posted: 1/26/12 at 7:56pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 07:56 PM
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #8
Posted: 1/26/12 at 8:16pm
>>Michael Ball could be Tenardier's customer.<<
There have been rumours that there will be new songs and more from the original French show(and or the novel) would be included.
Michael could then play Monsieur Gillenormand - Marius' grandfather...
Other possibilities: Bamatabois, one of the constables or factory foreman.
Updated On: 1/26/12 at 08:16 PM
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #9
Posted: 1/26/12 at 8:19pmBall can play a new character, a huge Madam to the whores :)
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #10
Posted: 1/26/12 at 8:25pmWith his Sweeney beard? I doubt it... :)
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #11
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:10pmI was thinking Michael could play the customer Fantine attacked.
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #12
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:11pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 09:11 PM
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #13
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:46pmMichael Ball should play the Factory Foreman ("I might have known the bitch could fight...")!
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #14
Posted: 1/26/12 at 9:58pmWill Frances wear the outfit she wore at the 25th Anniversary concert?
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #15
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:24pmHow cruel to make Frances a whore!
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #16
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:31pmPatti should play the old whore.
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #17
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:36pmMaybe she can play the tuba.
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #18
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:39pmMs. Lupone will not be appearing in that role. I believe you are thinking of the role Faith Dane has already signed on to play: "Old Whore with Trumpet"
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #19
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:40pm
"Will Frances wear the outfit she wore at the 25th Anniversary concert?"
umm ... no..that's too over the top....even for a whore.
Updated On: 1/26/12 at 10:40 PM
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #20
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:45pmRandi Graff can play one of the nuns.
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #21
Posted: 1/26/12 at 10:45pmBWNUT, I was being facetious.
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Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #22
Posted: 1/26/12 at 11:01pmIn the original London cast, some of the female leads would also double up for the whores who sang LOVELY LADIES - two of them were Rebecca Caine ( who played Cosette) and Frances Ruffelle ( who played Eponine).
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #23
Posted: 1/27/12 at 2:09am
That was the case in all the replica productions.
Maybe they can bring back as many Gavroches as possible for various barricade boys...
Colm Wilkinson and Frances Ruffelle in Les Mis Movie #24
Posted: 1/27/12 at 6:28am
I'm sure if Frances felt the whore part was cruel, she would have turned it down.
Since she played the part of a whore in the original production, I don't think it'll bother her, any more than it bothered Chita Rivera to play an old prostitute in 'Chicago' (a great cameo, by the way, the first time I saw it in the movie theater, someone in the audience actually gasped out loud when he recognized who it was!).
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