Dear Evan Hansen movie?- Page 4

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:23pm

Holy POOP this is good casting

Amy Adams Joins Universal's "Dear Evan Hansen" Musical

[singer234]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:31pm

Sounds about white. I love Ben Platt but he will be 27 by the time he films this movie and, to be honest, he does not look especially young for his age. I try to be positive with everything, but all of this casting has been so disappointing. How much more interesting would this story have been if Evan and Heidi were people of color?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:31pm

That’s some DAMN good casting right there.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:42pm

DAMN GOOD! So exciting! 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:43pm

The Amy Adams news is the first, and so far only thing that makes me look forward to seeing this. 

Her So Big / So Small will be heartbreaking. 

Fingers crossed this is finally her Oscar! She currently has 6 nominations without a win. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:48pm

Amy is playing Cynthia, not Heidi. 

Updated On: 8/28/20 at 01:48 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:49pm

Read the article then comment, perhaps?

[JBroadway]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:53pm

My mistake. I saw in the headline which character she was playing, so it wasn't for lack of reading. I just got the characters confused because, well, I just got them confused. Mea culpa. 

Well, anyway, she'll still be great, I'm sure. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:54pm

I actually think Cynthia is the better role.

[aliceripleyofficial]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:58pm

Very sad to see Amy Adams involved in project with the worst things to happen to musical theater(Pasek & Paul)

[aliceripleyofficial]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:58pm

Very sad to see Amy Adams involved in project with the worst things to happen to musical theater(Pasek & Paul)

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 1:58pm

K.

[Tag]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 2:04pm

Cynthia is such an underwritten character in the stage show, so hopefully they will expand it for the film.

Also I think we can expect Heidi casting fairly soon.  Still hoping for Kate Winslet!

[FosseTharp]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 2:08pm

Tag said: " Still hoping for Kate Winslet!"

 

Same! Either Kate Winslet or Toni Collette are who I’m hoping for. 

 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 2:27pm

UGH, Toni Colette would be amazing in that role. 

Seems to me that Cynthia is a great role, with perhaps more stage time than Heidi. She just doesn't have a big emotional character number that would grab the attention of awards voters the way that So Big / So Small does. 

I realize, of course, that it's not all about awards. I just find myself thinking in those terms because of how long overdue for an Oscar Amy Adams is. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 2:30pm

Love Amy and I concur that I hope they expand her role for the film. I was thinking, Cynthia might be a good character to write an academy award winning song for. Hope we find out her Larry soon. I was thinking the other day that I wouldn’t mind Chris Messina as Larry.

Updated On: 8/28/20 at 02:30 PM

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 3:15pm

This is EXCELLENT casting. Honestly, Platt is what excites me the least about this film.  While he was so great in the original production, he does not realistically look 17.  He's also done a pretty good job of building a career since DEH, and I think he has so many opportunities to showcase his talent in the future. 

I also think they missed a great opportunity to cast an actor of color in the role of Evan.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 3:22pm

jlindsey865 said: "I also think they missed a great opportunity to cast an actor of color in the role of Evan."

THIS.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 3:48pm

No they didn’t. This movie is being made now for Platt so there’s no “missed opportunity”.

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 3:53pm

Amy Adams is always incredible casting in anything, and this is no exception. I hope they buff up the role of Cynthia for her and really let her dig into it.

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 4:06pm

While no one is surprised that Platt is playing the role, there is no reason the role couldn't have been cast with an actor of color.

[Tag]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 4:08pm

^The producer's son is white.  That is the reason.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 4:09pm

Yes there is. It's been discussed widely in this thread the reasons why he got the role. Why are we still talking about the role of Evan? He was the first to be cast. 

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 4:11pm

Because this is a Broadway message board?

[Valentina3]

Posted: 8/28/20 at 4:14pm

Deadline is reporting Danny Pinno as Larry Murphy. Seems a little out of the blue but hey, he is just joining a long line of hot dads playing this part.

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1299436981089267713