"Doubt" Film Casting: Mrs. Muller?- Page 2

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:37pm

No one but Hattie McDaniel...
If She had only been given a Coveted role like this,
Love to her Spirit,
and the road she paved for other Actreses of her race.

[Funny Face]

Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:39pm

Halle was way better in Dorothy Dandridge than Monster's Ball, IMHO.

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:59pm

Kimberly Elise, please! Although, I think she comes off younger than her 40 years on screen.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:18am

I think Marianne Jean-Baptiste would be fantastic in this role.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:35am

I have not seen this play but does she have to be black?

[ljay889]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:44am

^ Umm yeah.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:45am

Why?

[little_sally]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:48am

Because it's integral to the plot. The boy in question is the only black student in the school.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:56am

For everyone's sake, Ivan "suck puppet" Wonderful's comments should be ignored and dismissed.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 1:06am

Why Ray? My opinions are just as valid as anyone elses.

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 2:06am

Ivan: Your opinions aren't really opinions they are just inconsistent thoughts.

I know she is a little young for the role but I really think Thandie Newton could do it.

[NYC4Life]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 2:20am

"I know she is a little young for the role but I really think Thandie Newton could do it."

Thandie Newton is 35, they can age her 5 years

Plus even if she had her son when she was 20 or 21 it would not be that weird in the 1960's. Updated On: 8/1/07 at 02:20 AM

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:01am

I'd like to see someone a little rougher in the role. MRs. Muller has to be able to stand up to Sister Aloysius. I think Angela Bassett is perfect. She was the first one I thought of (especially with names like Streep and Hoffman).

I would NOT like to see Queen Latifah. She's talented but I don't think she's right.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:15am

Most definitely Angela Bassett. She's fantastic, versatile, and would be perfect for the part.

Alfre Woodard would be good, but I think Bassett would be better.

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:32am

I HATE that they're showing the boy on screen! Part of the reason we "doubt" as an audience, is that we don't have all the pieces of the puzzle in front of us.

It could seriously hurt the impact of the film. It's like showing us the big white rabbit in Harvey. The story doesn't work if you actually see him and know him. (They actually tried that out of town with Harvey and nearly closed the show when it wasn't working. They ultimately removed the white rabbit entirely, left it to the audience's imagination, left the rest of the play exactly as written, and Chase took home a Pulitzer for a play that almost didn't make it to New York.)

This sucks!

As for Mrs. Muller --- Bassett is my top choice, especially locking horns with Streep.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:43am

Do you know if they're going to show Donald in shots just to see what he looks like, or will there be scenes with him interacting with the Priest or the Nuns?

If it's just the former, then I think it could still work. The latter, however, would be a disaster.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 10:50am

I think it will be a challenge to show the boy and keep the 'doubt', but I wouldn't say it can't be done.

I would prefer a younger actress to Bassett. I had suggested Chandra Wilson in a prior thread, and I still think she's the best choice.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 11:24am

If Laura Michelle Kelly can play the Beggar Woman, then Raven Simone can play Mrs. Muller.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 11:55am

I love the idea of Angela Bassett, Marianne Jean-Baptiste or Viola Davis. Kerry Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Jada Pinkett all read a little too young. Even Kimberly Elise and Thandie Newton read young (although Thandie acted the hell outta "John Q". When she got on that phone and told Denzel "DO SOMETHING!", I almost gave that boy MY heart). Alfre Woodard would read a little too old ( that might be because I've seen her play Sanaa Lathan's mother twice). And keep Halle Berry away from this role.

[NYC4Life]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:15pm

"(although Thandie acted the hell outta "John Q". When she got on that phone and told Denzel "DO SOMETHING!", I almost gave that boy MY heart)."

That was Kimberly Elise...

[Funny Face]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:20pm

Kimberly Elise is a supremely underrated actress, but so are most of the actresses in this thread, but that's a whole different can of worms entirely...

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 12:32pm

Oh My God! NYC4Life, Thanks! I can't believe I made that Typo! That movie is in my regular rotation. I love me some Kimberly Elise.

And Funny Face, how true, how true.

[Viola2]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 3:01pm

I vote for Audra.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 3:09pm

OH Viola2, how you tempt my love of Audra to kick in full force...

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/1/07 at 4:08pm

How about Lynn Whitfield?