DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread — Page 14

Fagnes Gooch said: "It’s a wig. A bad one."

So, you're just going to ignore this, and come up with your own facts?

CT2NYC said: "Fagnes Gooch said: "It’s a wig. A bad one."

So, you're just going to ignore this, and come up with your own facts?





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I forgot. No one has ever fibbed before.

Fagnes Gooch said: "The Republicans taught me that anyone can lie. And that people believe the lies, with ease.

Are YOU a Republican?"

Are you seriously treading into "wig conspiracy" territory? "Wig-gate?"

You should stop now. You're looking very foolish,

jlindsey865 said: "dramamama611 said: "WHY would he lie about such a ridiculous thing? He even states: but sadly those are my own curls?"

I totally agree. That would be such an odd thing to lie about. If Ben Platt says he isn't wearing wig, we should believe him.

With that being said, I find it interesting that Ben is addressing the hair/age comments at all. From a PR standpoint, it seems like an odd choice to publicly respond to something like that."

I agree, I was surprised to see him commenting on any of this. No need to, let the haters hate.

With that said, wig or no wig, it was not a great choice. I actually think a buzz cut or super short style would have made him appear younger.

And many people hide behind longer hair. When men do it, they seldom realize it brings them more attention since it is unique.

I'm hoping so hard that Julianne Moore nails "So Big/So Small" vocally on film, if she doesn't then it would be a miscast tragedy.

Musical Master said: "I'm hoping so hard that Julianne Moore nails "So Big/So Small" vocallyon film, if she doesn't then it would be a miscast tragedy."

I’m sure she’ll be fine. But it will still come nowhere close to that moment shared between BP and RBJ onstage.

DEHFanatic said: "Arrghhhh...I don't check the message board for 1 day and it's the day the trailer is released!!!!!!

And I'm not on social media so had no idea it had dropped.

So I'm really conflicted. I really, really, REALLY wish they had just filmed the stage version like they did for Hamilton. To me the stage version is absolute perfection.

I've been worried about how the intimacy of the live show will translate to the big screen. And how the addition of characters and songs etc will work. So I've been anxiously awaiting the trailer. I just watched it and I'm still conflicted.

Some of it gave me chills, but some not so much.

I agree with all the initial negative impressions of Ben's hair, his makeup, his entire look and that he is just too old for this. I was really taken aback first seeing him. As some have remarked, hedidn't look real.

Also, I was not particularly impressed with any of the brief glimpses of any of the adults, or the scene in the principal's office.

And I think they gave away WAY too much information - like Connor's suicide. That is the first huge reveal in the show, and now it's out there in the trailer. So it totally takes away that first OMG moment. As some have said, they managed to tell basically the entire story in the trailer. To me a trailer should be a tease, not a reveal.

Will obviously have to wait to see the finished product, but obviously hoping it doesn't disappoint and turns out to be a pure masterpiece :)"

So, after watching the trailer a few thousand times, in addition to dozens and dozens of reaction videos on Youtube (something I didn't even know was a thing - reaction videos that is, not Youtube haha), I'm no longer conflicted. The whole trailer gives me chills, and I think the film is going to be EPIC!

I just had to change my mindset and come to terms with the fact that it's not a proshot, it's not the play, it's an entirely different thing. I don't even notice Ben's hair anymore. It will be so amazing to see all the iconic moments of the show on the big screen - For Forever, Only Us, Words Fail, SB/SS, etc.

It's really fun watching people's reaction to the trailer, especially those that aren't familiar with the show/plot at all. I now think the trailer is masterful - taking us on a mini-rollercoaster ride. I'm not even upset at the Connor suicide reveal anymore lol. Watching all the reaction vids I see it's central to the overall narrative of the trailer and entices us to want to learn more about how all these elements play out.

FYI the primary Universal trailer site on Youtube is up to 3.9 million views - so almost a million views/day so far - with 55,000 likes and only 1,100 dislikes.

SouthernCakes said: "Eh. I just can’t get behind any of this. This man is here because his father paid for it. They curated a show that best suits his talents. Not saying he isn’t talent. I didn’t see him in the role but he’s clearly a great singer and actor but the fact that his only Broadway credits before this were shows his father has produced just sits weird with me. And how we are all okay with it. How it’s like oh you just need a Tony award winning producer father to get ahead in this business. I don’t know. I think the show - at least on stage - is boring and repetitive. And the trailer is not my thing. "

While I certainly have my opinions about the believability of Ben Platt as a teenager in the DEH film adaptation, it’s complete ludicrous for someone to discount his work ethic and career by claiming that his success is the result of his father being a producer.


Ben is very, VERY talented & deserving of the accolades and success he has received thus far in his career.

Updated On: 5/22/21 at 11:02 AM