FOLLIES - MOVIE CAST - Age-appropriate, please! — Page 2

I don't think I want to see untalented Hollywood hacks destroying something as wonderful as Follies. Despite the idea of having 'the faded stars of yesteryear' in it,I honestly believe it should be done with an unknown cast that actually has talent.

"And upon my death it is bequeathed in equal shares to husk-charmer, ljay889 and Phyllis Rogers Stone. "

- Love it. <3

All those people are in their 60s.

Goldie Horn. Hee.

Barbra Streisand as Phyllis.

Bette Midler as Sally.

It would be the ultimate train wreck, but we'd all watch it compulsively, over and over and over and over and over...

Bette Midler's "Losing My Mind" would make Dorothy Loudon's version seem subtle.

Barbra's "Could I Leave You" would be scary. REALLY scary. As in horror-movie scary.

And if Barbra and Bette were the two leads, all the other female parts would have to be played by single-named divas ONLY.

Liza would sing "I'm Still Here"--up-tempo, with four boys.

Diana would sing "Ah, Paris," but with no French accent...

If a Follies feature film is going to be an inevitable bomb, it might as well be the biggest bomb ever.

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PJ, you left out Cher.

The issue is getting "names" to be in a Follies movie, but having people who can actually sing. As much as I thin Nicole Kidman is a decent actress, she can not-and should not-be allowed to sing ever again. But who will get Mr. and Mrs. Non-Theatre fans into the movies to see this? That is the trouble the casting directors will have.

Hollywood will cast the leads too young, and the real starring moments will come from the other ladies in the cast.

I've said it before and will fight to the death anyone who can not agree that Kathy Bates (who can sing VERY well and is of course an outstanding actress) is the only choice for Stella. I seem to remember a rumor that she was supposed to play Mama in the Chicago film, and I for one would have loved to have seen her do that.

They would all fight to be top of the billing...

PJ, your list is quite impressive, but I don't think "Diana" is truly recognizable as a single-name star.

Most people associate "Diana" with Princess Di (who will not be able to play the role, I know). And Diana Rigg, as much as I adore her, isn't a household name in the good ol' USA. So we need someone else.

Who is a really big star, easily recognizable by one name?

Whoopi?

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Whoopi singing "Ah, Paris!"?

That's so bad it's REALLY good.

Namo--you can let Madonna in the movie because I have her playing the part of an aging opera star.

It will be her worst performance ever and she'll look really old.

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I think the way to go is an all-male cast. Steve Martin as Phyllis. Siegfried and Roy as the Whitmans. Buddy Hackett as Carlotta.

I was going to have Madonna as Heidi, but I dont think they can lower the key enough...though Autotune will come in very handy for many of these players. Heidi is operatic, and they are always britishy sounding...and Madge is kind of Britishy too...besides, she really does look the oldest of the rest of the cast.

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Single-named ghosts too!

As the younger counterparts of Steve and Eydie, we'll have Donnie and Marie!

Jewel can be Young Sally, and Bjork can be Young Phyllis.

Prince can be Young Ben, and Usher can be Young Buddy.

And, as Dmitri Weissman...STING!

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"I think the way to go is an all-male cast."

La Cage Aux Follies!

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