Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "If Jenn Colella DOESN'T get to reprise her role, you might as well not even make the film."
Ain't gonna happen, which is fine by me. Listening to her voice reminds me of the Seinfeld episode in which Mary Hart's voice causes Kramer to go into a spasmodic fit. I sort of have a comparable -- but internalized -- reaction with Colella. Beyond that, that is one of the roles for which they can entice a name to play the role. I will bet that, by the time it gets to the screen, a household name will be playing it. Not that that insures box-office success, as Nine clearly demonstrated.
I do also wonder if this isn't a piece that just isn't suited to filming, unless they go for a 'film the stage show' approach, a la L'il Abner or Top Banana...can't think of any others right this minute.
Just as the show has exceeded expectations since its first preview, I suspect that a well-reviewed movie adaptation has a much larger 'built-in' audience then NTN, although I would probably prefer myself to see N2N filmed before this (of course, I have been waiting for 45 years for a movie of Follies...as the decades have passed, my mental choices for key roles have updated to reflect current realities).
I would also prefer that Sunset Blvd. be filmed while Glenn Close is still capable of doing it and not seeming ridiculous...speaking of which, we never hear about Gypsy anymore...thank God.
Updated On: 11/15/17 at 06:03 PM
