DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread — Page 15

I don't think the issue is whether the hair is a wig or not, it's the fact that the filmmakers (and there are a LOT of people who work on making a film) saw this look and decided to keep it. To me that is shocking because (for reasons I have explained in an earlier post) the look just does not work. I remember seeing early photos of Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz where she had blond hair and was all glammed up. Thankfully, people looked at that and decided to change it. Even after filming started the hair could have been an easy fix. The bottom line is, in a role where being young, wide-eyed naive teen is imperative to the role, they actually made choices that make Evan look older. I don't think that this is Ben's fault and I hope his performance is as moving as it was on stage. But I think the filmmakers made a mistake that might impact the effectiveness of the entire movie.

Updated On: 5/22/21 at 12:07 PM

DEHFanatic said: "Sorry to interrupt but I have some breaking news - commercials are out on TV! Here is one with "Waving" as the background music!!!"

For anyone interested, I've been able to extract a better quality copy:


https://youtu.be/dDsSxa9_8UU

Updated On: 5/24/21 at 01:17 PM

His hair in the promo is distracting.

DEHFanatic said: "DEHFanatic said: "Sorry to interrupt but I have some breaking news - commercials are out on TV! Here is one with "Waving" as the background music!!!"

For anyone interested,I've been able to extract a better quality copy.

And yet still a better quality clip - this is full HD picture and sound:

https://youtu.be/dDsSxa9_8UU

Updated On: 5/24/21 at 11:24 AM

This definitely looks like a CW series. It looks like RIVERDALE.

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From what I've seen, Kaitlyn Dever is a superior actor to Lilla Crawford, but it's not really fair because Crawford has probably come a long way since I last saw her act. A lot can change in 6 years for a young actor. She does a good job in the video above, but it's not really the optimal format to get a good sense of how well she'd act the role in context. If Dever is bad at singing, it will definitely be frustrating, but she's perfect for the role on paper, and has demonstrated the acting chops to bring an immense amount of depth and vulnerability to the role.

Updated On: 5/25/21 at 10:37 PM

JBroadway said: "If Dever is bad at singing, it will definitely be frustrating, she's perfect for the role on paper, and has demonstrated the acting chops to bring an immense amount of depth and vulnerability to the role."

I hope she slays it so good. Her brief bit of singing in Booksmart isn't enough to convince me, but by then she probably has had some more vocal training to prepare for this role. I know Julianne Moore is a fantastic actress and will nail it acting wise, but I hope she had a vocal coach for this.

Is Moore singing "Good for you" in the film? (Sorry I've seen the show once and it wasn't for me, but I do like that song) and just wonder if she'll be able to bring the powerhouse vocals and almost rock star quality to it.

They've announced one new song was written for Alana. There may be others, but that is one that we know of for sure.

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If they add a song that wasn't in the stage production, I hope it's "In the Bedroom Down the Hall"... an already-great song that was cut before the show opened.