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Dear Evan Hansen movie?
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#175
Posted: 9/1/20 at 5:18pm
This is an amazing cast and director and I'm wondering if Julianne Moore can sing. If she can, she'll definitely take mainstream movie goers by surprise.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#176
Posted: 9/1/20 at 5:36pmRachel Bay Jones and Idina Menzel... I am so sorry.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#177
Posted: 9/1/20 at 5:52pmSinging aside, Julianne Moore will be amazing as Heidi. This cast is amazing!
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#178
Posted: 9/1/20 at 6:27pm
I love Julianne Moore so much. I hope she can sing, though. She was dubbed for Bel Canto, but in that film she played an international opera star, which is a different matter.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#180
Posted: 9/1/20 at 6:39pm
I guess from that, all she needs is a really good vocal coach and she'll handle the songs just fine. Although personally, Toni Colette would've been amazing in this, but I'm not a Hollywood producer so what do I know? It would be interesting if there were other actors considered for Heidi.
Updated On: 9/1/20 at 06:39 PMDear Evan Hansen movie?#181
Posted: 9/1/20 at 7:34pm
I think she will be great in the role. She is having an incredible career and a musical at this point is amazing.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#183
Posted: 9/1/20 at 8:26pm
Seems really out of left field considering the other names be thrown out there. What wonders Kate Winslet or Toni Collette could’ve done to this role.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#184
Posted: 9/1/20 at 8:53pm
“Seems really out of left field considering the other names be thrown out there. What wonders Kate Winslet or Toni Collette could’ve done to this role.”
Yes it’s a shame Julianne Moore was so underwhelming in the role.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#185
Posted: 9/1/20 at 8:59pm
Great casting! You don't need to be an expert at singing to crush that song and I have no doubts that Julianne will nail it.
(Though I do think Toni Colette needs a musical movie at some point.)
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#186
Posted: 9/2/20 at 12:38am
Julianne Moore???? damn this is some good casting
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#187
Posted: 9/2/20 at 8:38am
But there is a part of me, no matter how well it's acted, Dear Evan Hansen on film will seem like a teen-drama TV movie with songs...Even onstage it was a little After School Special=ish (sorry for those of you too young to get that reference...).
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#188
Posted: 9/2/20 at 9:09am
Owen22 said: "But there is a part of me, no matter how well it's acted, Dear Evan Hansen on film will seem like a teen-drama TV movie with songs...Even onstage it was a little After School Special=ish (sorry for those of you too young to get that reference...)."
No one ever said otherwise. What you just described is exactly what the show always was and always will be. The film isn’t aspiring to be anything more but a film adaptation of an After School Special-type musical. It’s like saying people expected the film adaptation of MAMMA MIA! to be a musical drama on film.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#189
Posted: 9/2/20 at 9:28am
I mean...it did win Best Musical so clearly it did aspire to be more than just an after school special.
The person is just remarking that behind all the buzz and marked up ticket prices to see it-that is what it is:
a predictable after school special.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#190
Posted: 9/2/20 at 9:32am
And I also firmly believe the worst casting here is Evan. Ben Platt is an adult and visually an adult.
They 100 percent should have cast an exciting unknown up and comer.
I mean him next Julianne Moore?! He's not gonna seem like a kid at all.
The thinness of the plausibility of the plot relies on this being a KID that did this.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#191
Posted: 9/2/20 at 9:51am
She turns 60 in Dec. which won’t be long after shooting, if not at the tail end. Might be their thinking — he’s several years too old, so let’s balance it out with her being too old.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/09
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#192
Posted: 9/2/20 at 10:02am
Evan doesn't work if he's not believable as a kid. The only reason you can sympathize with him and not hate him at the end is because we are willing to forgive his foibles as part of growing up and making mistakes which he regrets and learns from. If it's clearly a mature adult making these choices - they're kind of unforgivable and make the Evan character downright creepy. At least those were my thoughts on it.
Maybe I can look at it like the Grease film - everyone is far too old for their roles. If I just accept that with a little suspension of disbelief, I can move on and enjoy the film (as much as one can for Grease). Or maybe, they'll use a dash of CGI (ala PeeWee) to age everyone down - with AI, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be too difficult or out of budget.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#193
Posted: 9/2/20 at 10:42am
BrodyFosse123 said: "Owen22 said: "But there is a part of me, no matter how well it's acted, Dear Evan Hansen on film will seem like a teen-drama TV movie with songs...Even onstage it was a little After School Special=ish (sorry for those of you too young to get that reference...)."
No one ever saidotherwise. What you just described is exactly what the show always was and always will be. The film isn’t aspiring to be anything more but a film adaptation of an After School Special-type musical. It’s like saying people expected the film adaptation of MAMMA MIA! to be a musical drama on film."
I'm pretty sure plenty of people said otherwise...
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#194
Posted: 9/2/20 at 10:42am
BrodyFosse123 said: "Owen22 said: "But there is a part of me, no matter how well it's acted, Dear Evan Hansen on film will seem like a teen-drama TV movie with songs...Even onstage it was a little After School Special=ish (sorry for those of you too young to get that reference...)."
No one ever saidotherwise. What you just described is exactly what the show always was and always will be. The film isn’t aspiring to be anything more but a film adaptation of an After School Special-type musical. It’s like saying people expected the film adaptation of MAMMA MIA! to be a musical drama on film."
I'm pretty sure plenty of people said otherwise...
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#195
Posted: 9/2/20 at 11:03amI just hope Moore can sing it and isn’t “passable” like Crowe or Bronson. That will really kill the vibe.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#196
Posted: 9/2/20 at 12:00pm
Unlike Javert, which is a completely sung-through role, Heidi Hansen doesn't require a powerhouse vocalist, but, rather, a powerhouse actor. "Good for You" and "So Big/Small" are all about the emotions behind the songs, not vocal ability, and I'm certain that Julianne Moore will have no problem conveying them expertly.
Updated On: 9/2/20 at 12:00 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#197
Posted: 9/2/20 at 1:14pm
I'm pretty sure plenty of people said otherwise...
Correct.
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#198
Posted: 9/2/20 at 2:34pmI guess I come from the musical theater world where you can convey the emotions behind the song and sound good? But maybe she’s a great singer! We don’t know yet!
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Dear Evan Hansen movie?#199
Posted: 9/2/20 at 3:50pm
SouthernCakes said: "I guess I come from the musical theater world where you can convey the emotions behind the song and sound good? But maybe she’s a great singer! We don’t know yet! "
Scroll up, there’s video of her singing in a film.
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