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Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 5/16/23 at 12:13am

The shoot dates conflicted with Wicked

#27

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 5/16/23 at 12:35am

The Machine is really trying to make Erivo a thing.

#28

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 5/16/23 at 1:35am

RippedMan said: "The Machine is really trying to make Erivo a thing."

Desperately! I loved her in The Color Purple and I'd listen to her sing anything, but there's nothing particularly compelling/unique about her performances that would justify taking this away from Comer, who I think is as much if not more of a name?

It must be that Comer passed on it, because she already filmed the dang thing for NT.

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Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 5/16/23 at 4:07am

TaffyDavenport said: "I'm just assuming the film adaptation will be more than Cynthia Erivo simply replicating the stage presentation and will have other actors playing the additional characters, in which case I don't need to see Jodie Comer play the role again. The brilliance of the theatrical performance is that it's just her, and I've already seen that (twice), so I don't care if the movie goes in a different direction."

I understand what makes the one-woman performance compelling but I think a film version would have to have other actors playing the different characters and hopefully build up the script. One of my issues with the play was that there was rarely a moment to breathe. I'd hope they could add more depth by making it less chatty and better developing the other characters. If the script doesn't change much, I think it'll fall flat.

#30

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 5/19/23 at 3:14pm

Comer was absolutely offered the role but obviously passed it up. Comer is a name, Erivo is not. Comer made the play, she is the play. It’s likely she’s attached to a role that hasn’t been announced (within the Marvel-verse) which will take up a lot of her time. But let’s not be naive and pretend Comer wasn’t always the planned star of the eventual movie, which was in pre-production before the Broadway run was even announced.

On a slightly different note I always loved that Tess was Northern. It added another layer to the character and now that she’ll likely he a Londoner in the movie it takes away something from her character.

"Charlotte, we're Jewish"

#31

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 5/20/23 at 2:55pm

No TY Cynthia! This is Comer's role. Only reason she's starring is because she's producing!

"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new." Sunday in the Park with George

#32

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 7/7/26 at 11:42pm

Film set to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

#33

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 7/8/26 at 6:23am

I don’t think a one woman show would make for a good film. They should have just done a pro shot and called it a day.

#34

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 7/8/26 at 7:41am

Fred Mason said: "I don’t think a one woman show would make for a good film. They should have just done a pro shot and called it a day."

A live capture of the London production with Jodie Comer actually does exist. I was fortunate enough to have seen it in movie theaters during its run in 2022.

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Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 7/8/26 at 8:58am

Fred Mason said: "I don’t think a one woman show would make for a good film. They should have just done a pro shot and called it a day."

Hey, Pauline Collins got an Oscar nomination for a film adaptation of Shirley Valentine!

#36

Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Prima Facie,’ Film Adaptation

Posted: 7/9/26 at 12:20pm

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Fred Mason said: "I don’t think a one woman show would make for a good film. They should have just done a pro shot and called it a day."

A live capture of the London production with Jodie Comer actually does exist. I was fortunate enough to have seen it in movie theaters during its run in 2022."

Yes, and it was pretty terrific. Caused us to grab tickets for the Broadway run as soon as they went on sale. Jodie knocked that performance out of the park. FYI, the UK National Theatre Live does bring the film around to US theatres periodically, but only for a day or two. Last time I saw it in the DC area was early 2025. https://www.ntlive.com/find-a-venue/

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