Dear Evan Hansen movie? — Page 8

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. 

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 PM

Looks like Platt is officially announced.

“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.

Updated On: 9/1/20 at 08:53 PM

Julianne Moore???? damn this is some good casting

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.  

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.

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.

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...

 

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