Corden leaving Late Late Show; could FORUM revival still happen? — Page 2

JSquared2 said: "Josh Gad would be a much better fit —bothartistically and financially."

I will never forgive the writers of the Tony Awards like 4-5 years ago... he fake announced he was going to play Pseudolus and everyone cheered and it was all a joke. Everyone in the room I was with just kept saying "Wait he would be perfect"

hewhoshallnotbenamed2 said: "JSquared2 said: "Josh Gad would be a much better fit —bothartistically and financially."

Why do you think he'd be cheaper financially? I feel like he would be an equal or possibly even a higher paid name."



Financially as in he would sell more tickets.

I think it's simply down to overexposure. Especially on the movie side, he didn't need to be in almost every movie musical of the last few years - actually, almost every movie musical that flopped critically, if not commercially. It just made him a poison pill, and we all knew with each casting how it was going to go.

Listen, he is talented, and I think with a suitable amount of time away and some smart choices - assuming he can learn to say no at some point - he will be welcomed back, as Anne has been.

That said, I wonder if he should stay away from theatre for awhile. When the main focus of your overexposure is musical theatre-related, the smart thing would be to back to regular comedy.

I think all the online hate is just people listening to the loudest voice in the room. He would sell tickets on Broaway/West End for sure.

Corden is a lot ... as a person and a performer. Overexpose that and it is natural some people would not respon d well.

There is more than enough anecdotal evidence from numerous people who have attended tapings of the show as audience members over the past 7 or 8 years and shared their experiences on Yelp and on social media that the gregarious, outgoing personality you see on air shuts off immediately once the cameras are off and he appears to be taciturn and distant. It's this inconsistency in behavior that has caused people to peg his on air personality as an act and him as a phony. I suspect the behind the scenes comments about his personality and how he treats people probably have some merit. For those of you don't get why people are badmouthing him. That's at least part of it.

I heard the reason why he is leaving is so that he can concentrate on the now 2-part Wicked movie.

If FORUM is revived, Michael Urie would make a marvelous Pseudolus.

Not a baritone, but might be fun to see Alex Brightman tackle this one day.

darquegk said: "With Pseudolus being traditionally a solidly built to stout, deep voiced baritone actor-who-sings, I’ve always wondered about Will Ferrell in the role."

Putting aside that Ferrell’s recent work has been really lacking (though maybe it’s just bad scripts) I just don’t see him as a fit here, his style feels quite at odds with Pseudolus. And again, after his recent work, I don’t think I’d trust him to steer the ship of his first Broadway show.

Also, the earlier idea that nobody truly dislikes Corden is definitely false. A Broadway forum being more forgiving doesn’t change that especially since unlike a lot of his most ardent detractors, people here know of his all time best work in Guvnors. I do think he could’ve done this role really well, but I think the last few years have hurt his repairing to the point where there just won’t be the interest in seeing him do it. I really have doubts that Corden can properly rebound to his earlier comedic highs.

Anyway, I don’t know if he’d be the best fit, but I’d certainly be interested in Christian Borle starring in this show. Whenever he gets going in a farce, I find the results thrilling. For a more typical Pseudolus, I think Danny Burstein could be a ton of fun.

KEEP HIM PLEASE!

Updated On: 5/1/22 at 06:07 PM

Pop Crave (@PopCrave): “James Corden says he would return to Broadway following his departure from The Late Late Show: “I hope so. I’d love that. That would be great.“”

I feel like this article says it best: FAREWELL JAMES CORDEN, YOU WERE AN A**H*LE

When Corden crossed the pond to take over for Ferguson, the star had no hold on American media, almost making him an underdog (he was well-known to people like me for his role on Doctor Who). Slowly, it became apparent that, in order to prove himself, Corden would have to overcompensate by convincing celebrities to participate in all kinds of embarrassing behavior.

But unlike the similarly annoying and dark-sided Ellen Degeneres or Jimmy Fallon, Corden’s desperation to be liked doesn’t manifest itself in negging (Ellen) or laughing too hard at celebrities’ bad jokes (Fallon). It comes in the form of him desperately wanting to be liked more than the celebrities beside him. It’s rare to see someone so openly wanting attention in the presence of guests, so often he is silently screaming LOOK AT ME...