Film Versions of This Season's Musicals

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 1:02am

That's right. A big-time Hollywood producah thinks you've got what it takes to make it to the big-time as a casting director. They currently want to develop films based on all of this season's new musicals, and want you to cast them without weaselling out by using the entire original cast. You don't have to cast all of them, mind you. Pick one. See if I care.

Here's mine:

9 to 5:
Frances McDormand as Violet Newstead
Anne Hathaway as Judy Bernly
Kristin Chenoweth as Doralee Rhodes
Alec Baldwin as Franklin Hart, Jr.
Kathy Bates as Rosalind Keith
Jason Sudeikis as Joe
Phyllis Smith as Kathy
Molly Shannon as Margaret

[Kad]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 1:16am

Put in Ana Gasteyer as Roz and I am sold.

Updated On: 5/9/09 at 01:16 AM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 2:28am

Next to Normal:

Diana: Anna Gasteyer
Gabe: Michael Pitt
Dan: Patrick Wilson
Natalie: Mandy Moore
Henry: Emile Hirsch
Doctor: Jeremy Sisto

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 5:04pm

Molly Shannon as Margaret would be AMAZING

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 5:18pm

Rooms would make a fantastic indie film.

[tos] as a film would be wild

[legally_popular]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 6:34pm

Next to Normal

Diana: Toni Collette or Jennifer Connelly
Dan: Patrick Wilson
Natalie: Evan Rachel Wood or Jena Malone
Gabe: Emile Hirsch or maybe Hunter Parrish (I was also thinking Ryan Gosling or Jake Gyllenhaal if it weren?t for their ages)

Updated On: 5/9/09 at 06:34 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 7:39pm

Oh, I like Toni Collette for Diana! I should have thought of that.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 7:39pm

Alison Janney has enough credits in hollywood (I would hope!) that she could reprise her role in 9 to 5.

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 7:46pm

That's what I'm think MTVMANN. I would think that they could keep the three leads (There aren't any SET ages) & back them up with big names.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 7:49pm

I think that Alison Janney is a big enough name...or at least people will recognize her face. There other two...not so much.

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 8:01pm

And be sure to cast Queen Latifah as something...it's like a law now that she has to be in every movie musical!

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 8:03pm

Why? Because she's been in two and great in both of them?

Oh wait, I forgot. I loved her as Joanne in Rent. And how amazing a Phantom was she?

[Kad]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 10:08pm

I loved her as Ulla.

[darquegk]

Posted: 5/9/09 at 10:25pm

And she was a BRILLIANT Troy Bolton in the past 3 High School Musical films.