#26
Posted: 11/14/19 at 9:57pm
All I care about is making sure Michelle Pfeiffer is Phyllis.
FOLLIES Film, Helmed by Dominic Cooke, Has Been Greenlit — Page 2
#27
Posted: 11/14/19 at 10:07pm
PalJoey said: "
This will stink."
Are you basing that off of the National Theatre production? I didn't see this production on stage or on screen, but I imagine Cooke will try to replicate his vision of the piece for his film version (for better or worse).
#28
Posted: 11/14/19 at 10:07pm
I just hope Loveland is lavish, that was the only thing I was underwhelmed by when I saw it in London in March.
#29
Posted: 11/14/19 at 10:12pm
SweetLips22 said: "TotallyEffed said: "It would take a genius to make this work on film."
Ivo Van Hove?"
I said genius.
#30
Posted: 11/14/19 at 10:17pm
PalJoey said: "
This will stink.
"
I knew you wouldn’t be happy about this. I’ve been wondering, what are your thoughts on the new Company revival with female Bobbie?
Updated On: 11/14/19 at 10:17 PM
#31
Posted: 11/14/19 at 10:32pm
Keep Staunton far away from this.
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#32
Posted: 11/14/19 at 11:24pm
TotallyEffed said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "
Follies has ALWAYS seemed to me better suited for film.
The nature of this trippy night they all experience I just think really could pop and be beautiful and surreal on film"
I can’t think of many musicals that are moretheatricalthan Follies. What makes you think it’s better suited for film?"
It’s so intimately about the 4 of them. Also you could explore the actual theatre they are in as apposed to what always happens (the actors go offstage and come back onstage and it’s dimly lit and it’s just supposed to be somewhere else in the theatre)
What if Ben takes Sally to the roof?
or what if they have scenes sitting in seats?
or Too Many Mornings takes place where they use to sneak away to have sex?
the fantasy sequence will be much clearer and gorgeousif it feels “transportive” as apposed to just presentational
It’s just more dynamic to explore the space they are in
as well as using the ghosts, there’s so much filmic possibility there. They can meander translucently through the whole night.
I just think it could be really trippy. And definitely take a few cues from what made Birdman great.
#33
Posted: 11/15/19 at 2:14am
I would love a great film adaptation of Follies. And I quite liked Dominic Cooke's revival at the National, save for Imelda Staunton and the documentary crew device. However, his only theatrical film to date was On Chesil Beach, which I thought was rather dreadful. So this news doesn't excite me. And if you saw On Chesil Beach, I bet your excitement would be tempered as well.
Everyone who thinks Kelli O'Hara or Laura Benanti could be cast in the leads in this has such optimism to entertain the thought! Yes, that would be wonderful, and no, that would not happen. The only "theatre" person I could really see cast (outside of the ensemble and the young characters) is Renee Fleming as Heidi (and she's marginally a "theatre" person). Phyllis will probably be Nicole Kidman or Catherine Zeta-Jones, though I would pull for Toni Collette. I would expect A-listers in the main quartet, with celebrity cameos for Hattie, Solange, and Carlotta at the very least.
That is, if the movie ever actually gets made.
#34
Posted: 11/15/19 at 5:00am
TotallyEffed said: "SweetLips22 said: "TotallyEffed said: "It would take a genius to make this work on film."
Ivo Van Hove?"
I said genius."
Tongue in cheek
#35
Posted: 11/15/19 at 6:42am
There are so many things that can go wrong with Follies (and often does) with the wrong director or the wrong approach. The films made of Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods had admirers, but I thought Tim Burton and Rob Marshall ruined them with misguided direction and didn't seem to know what to do with the staginess of the material. Follies sounds like a potential disaster for the same reason.
#36
Posted: 11/15/19 at 7:35am
How exciting.
His revival got so many things right. I was thinking what it must have been about it that convinced Sondheim he would be right for the film and one guess is the idea he had to have the confessional/reminiscing dialogue usually delivered out instead delivered to a documentary film crew. A smart cinematic choice.
And I agree I'd rather not have Staunton in this. Fabulous actress but this wasn't her score.
#37
Posted: 11/15/19 at 7:45am
i too saw this production in London and LOVED IT...if this bit of news turns out to be correct than i am there and will hold off any near death until i see this on the big screen...how 'bout Catherine Zeta-Jones as Phyllis?...
#38
Posted: 11/15/19 at 8:17am
Saw the London production four times, twice with each cast. Loved almost every moment of each with some minor casting quibbles. I'd happily see a film that hews close to that stage version and with almost any of the casting suggestion made here.
#39
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:42am
broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "how 'boutCatherine Zeta-Jones as Phyllis?...
NO It has to be Michelle Pfeiffer. This is literally the only thing I want and care about as far as this film is concerned
#40
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:47am
Jordan Catalano said: "broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "how 'boutCatherine Zeta-Jones as Phyllis?...
NO It has to be Michelle Pfeiffer. This is literally the only thing I want and care about as far as this film is concerned
Dear Jordan i LOVE your passion!!
#41
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:51am
THAT would be wonderful, Jordan!
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#42
Posted: 11/16/19 at 6:47am
Shoot it in an actual old theatre that's ruined. That would be amazing- I mean theres dozens of old vaudeville theatres in the States in a state of ruin, likewise in the UK theres dozens of old music halls sitting around.
#43
Posted: 11/16/19 at 5:11pm
The ghosts of Liz & Dick need to be in this.
Sister George
#44
Posted: 7/23/20 at 8:41pm
Jordan Catalano said: "All I care about is making sure Michelle Pfeiffer is Phyllis. "
i was thinking about this today so wanted to see if anyone else had suggested her on this board. has she sang at all since Hairspray? i think she would be so fantastic as Phyllis.
who else could be in this if it ever happens?
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#45
Posted: 7/23/20 at 8:49pm
Hidden in this article about the Bob Marley Musical in London is a bit of info suggesting the film is still happening.
Link
#46
Posted: 7/23/20 at 11:43pm
bk said: "JBC3 said: "Oh look. The bitching has already begun.
Things here are so reliable and consistent."
Here's what's reliable and consistent - automatically believing that PR stuff is true. We'll see if this is real when they announce a start date. Anyone can say anything, witness the six YEARS of Streisand/Gypsy PR BS."
Oh for Christ's sake, Bruce, a script existed. What do you think I've been handing people for upwards of a goddamn month? PR B.S. or not for most of its existence, they did actually intend to do it at some point. A full screenplay is not drafted as a press ploy. Take the stick out of your <<edited by BWW staff>>.
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Updated On: 7/25/20 at 11:43 PM
#47
Posted: 7/24/20 at 3:40am
I don't know, what HAVE you been handing people for a month? I'll take the stick out of my <<edited by BWW staff>> when this film getting made actually happens. Where did you get what you've been handing out for a month? Do people know you've been handing whatever it is out for a month? Do tell.
Updated On: 7/25/20 at 03:40 AM
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