#101
Posted: 8/8/14 at 10:43am
Dahling, who WOULDN'T be excited at the thought of a Far From Heaven reunion!?
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#104
Posted: 8/8/14 at 5:19pm
I wouldn't even know where to begin casting wise, but I'd be more interested in where the different songs and scenes would be set:
The "Prologue" could be all over the place (with the credits running over).
"Beautiful Girls" would be on the stage of course (with a pan out from Roscoe at the end to reveal all the girls lined up).
"Don't Look At Me" could be in the lobby (with Sally hiding behind columns to avoid Ben at first).
"Waiting For The Girls Upstairs" would be backstage.
The "Montage" would be on the stage again (along with "Who's That Woman."
"The Road You Didn't Take" and "In Buddy's Eyes" would be in one of the boxes.
I don't know where I'd set "I'm Still Here" or "Too Many Mornings" for that matter.
I've always imagined "The Right Girl" on the roof, and "One More Kiss" somewhere way up high in the wings (though that's impractical since she's in a wheelchair most times, imagine panning up with that intro playing...).
"Could I Leave You" would start somewhere and work its way back to the stage where the big confrontations would occur and the "Loveland" sequence would begin, lapsing to the alternate reality past.
Then, the final scene would end with the four principals exiting the stage door as the sun is rising, and as they exit their ghosts appear still inside doing their final lines.
Of course the movie we all want will never be made, so it's nice to imagine how it would be. And we can imagine it with those incomparable original leads.
The "Prologue" could be all over the place (with the credits running over).
"Beautiful Girls" would be on the stage of course (with a pan out from Roscoe at the end to reveal all the girls lined up).
"Don't Look At Me" could be in the lobby (with Sally hiding behind columns to avoid Ben at first).
"Waiting For The Girls Upstairs" would be backstage.
The "Montage" would be on the stage again (along with "Who's That Woman."
"The Road You Didn't Take" and "In Buddy's Eyes" would be in one of the boxes.
I don't know where I'd set "I'm Still Here" or "Too Many Mornings" for that matter.
I've always imagined "The Right Girl" on the roof, and "One More Kiss" somewhere way up high in the wings (though that's impractical since she's in a wheelchair most times, imagine panning up with that intro playing...).
"Could I Leave You" would start somewhere and work its way back to the stage where the big confrontations would occur and the "Loveland" sequence would begin, lapsing to the alternate reality past.
Then, the final scene would end with the four principals exiting the stage door as the sun is rising, and as they exit their ghosts appear still inside doing their final lines.
Of course the movie we all want will never be made, so it's nice to imagine how it would be. And we can imagine it with those incomparable original leads.
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Updated On: 8/8/14 at 05:19 PM
#105
Posted: 8/8/14 at 6:03pm
^My guess is that I'm Still Here would be set on stage and Too Many Mornings would be set in the dilapidated lobby when Sally and Ben think they're alone (sort of like the famous photograph of Gloria Swanson in the ruins of the old Roxy, which inspired FOLLIES).
#106
Posted: 8/8/14 at 9:38pm
In a few years, Amy Adams will be age appropriate, and she might make a terrific Sally.
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#107
Posted: 8/8/14 at 9:42pm
Shirley Jones would be a great Heidi if she can still sing it! It would be great to see a star of classic movie musicals like Oklahoma and Carousel in a movie musical again.
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#108
Posted: 8/9/14 at 4:11pm
^I think Shirley could pull it off, or if not, then a great opera star would play Heidi.
#111
Posted: 8/10/14 at 12:35am
If all these people can sing, that might be a great cast.
#112
Posted: 8/10/14 at 8:56pm
Now is it just me, or is it that Nicole Kidman is becoming like Carlotta, once a popular movie star who has turned into a joke? Which is probably why she could make a really good Carlotta if she can train her singing voice more and not have her sing I'm Still Here lower like her performance in NINE.
#113
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:10am
Nicole Kidman is more a bad choice for Phyllis than a good choice for Carlotta.
#114
Posted: 8/11/14 at 12:20pm
^I agree, Nicole doesn't have what it takes to play Phyllis and would be much better off playing the smaller role of Carlotta.
#115
Posted: 8/12/14 at 10:19pm
I forgot to say this, I think Darren Aronofsky could do a good job with the surreal aspect of FOLLIES better than any director today.
#116
Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:55pm
Sorry for bumping this thread but after much thinking, Amy Adams would make a great Sally better than anyone else could.
#118
Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:10pm
Well, you said that my choices were "bananas" after all.
#119
Posted: 9/8/14 at 11:27am
I had no idea until today that Robin Wright sings so well. It's hard for me to imagine a more perfect Phyllis.
#120
Posted: 3/18/15 at 5:36am
Well, we are post-Into the Woods release now. So does that change thoughts on dream casting?
It seems pretty clear the Marshall/Streep partnership is firmly established.
If Liza doesn't sing I'm Still Here there will be reprisals!
It seems pretty clear the Marshall/Streep partnership is firmly established.
If Liza doesn't sing I'm Still Here there will be reprisals!
#121
Posted: 3/18/15 at 10:37am
But movies aren't huge moneymakers anyway. No matter how much they "Meryl Streep" Into The Woods, it will never be a blockbuster. People who enjoy musicals and mothers with children will go to see it.
Looks like my prediction was way out in left field. I'll just skulk off to the sidelines.
Looks like my prediction was way out in left field. I'll just skulk off to the sidelines.
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